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Releasing the Mother Load: How to Carry Less and Enjoy Motherhood More

Releasing the Mother Load: How to Carry Less and Enjoy Motherhood More

Djossa, Erica

Hardcover

General PsychologySelf-HelpWomen's Studies

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ISBN10: 1649632258
ISBN13: 9781649632258
Publisher: St. Martin's Essentials / Sounds True
Published: Apr 9 2024
Pages: 328
Weight: 1.15
Height: 1.14 Width: 6.33 Depth: 9.06
Language: English

Winner of the Gold Literary Excellence Award from the Institute of Child Psychology

If you've ever felt like you're the only one struggling with motherhood, this book is for you. --Eve Rodsky, New York Times bestselling author of Fair Play

From a maternal mental health specialist comes an empowering guide to help reshape your internalized expectations and beliefs around motherhood.

Every mom wants to be a good parent--but if you've found yourself burned out and overwhelmed trying to be the perfect mom, you're not alone. We get handed a rulebook of motherhood without realizing it, says Erica Djossa. That rulebook comes with an invisible load--a world of mental and physical tasks that keeps us pushing toward perfection while barely being able to breathe. With Releasing the Mother Load, this renowned parenting specialist shares a guide to help you break free from the crushing burden of unrealistic expectations and reclaim the joy of motherhood while staying true to your own values.

As a therapist and the founder of the Momwell community, Erica has learned how many mothers from all backgrounds and walks of life feel trapped by modern motherhood. Here she dispels the falsehoods our culture has built around what it means to be a mom and shares practical, proven guidance for a more empowered approach to parenting, including:

- What is the Mother Load? Where our expectations come from and why they don't serve us or our children

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