MOMMY BURNOUT

Parenting is one of the most rewarding decisions we can make in our lives. It can also be the most demanding and exhausting one ending up in mommy burnout. Often, this condition occurs gradually, with the addition of thousands of moments when loving mothers disregard their mental, emotional, and physical signals of trouble and continue to push through daily life and responsibilities. Mommy burnout doesn’t usually happen in a vacuum due to the parenting demands alone. Other contributing factors may be current life stressors, working excessively, isolation, and being without family and friends’ support. Unfortunately, one day it all becomes too much.

Symptoms of mommy burnout may result in:

• Poor self-care
• Irritability
• Lack of patience with the kids and others
• Crying spells
• Feeling guilty about parenting style
• Difficulties in falling asleep or staying asleep
• Difficulties concentrating
• Lacking energy
• Double guessing parenting decisions
• Physical aches and pains
• Feeling overwhelmed with responsibilities
• Anxiety
• Depression
• Isolation
• Avoiding and craving social support
• Feeling out of sort
• Forgetfulness
• Feeling exhausted most of the time
• Constantly comparing negatively with other parents in real life and those seen on social media.

Healthy Connections, a provider of counseling services in Miami, offers parenting enrichment sessions. During our counseling program, we partner with parents to explore and encourage healthy parenting habits such as expanding their support system and asking for help. Parents can strategize to balance parenting responsibilities with personal needs. And disclose feelings to trustworthy family and friends.

To decrease the probability of Mommy burnout, we advise establishing routines, understanding limits, setting boundaries, and avoiding multitasking.

We are committed to helping parents in our community because we believe Healthy, Happy Parents lead to Healthy, Happy Children. Our counseling programs help loving and responsible parents identify other underlying causes of mommy burnout. Through counseling, caring and accountable parents identify other underlying causes of mommy burnout.

This effortless technique your children can use in the comfort of your own home will teach them to stay in touch with their true self, discover their own talents, and build the life they deserve. Your children will overcome limiting thoughts, fears, and anxieties, and develop the correct thought patterns from early on to avoid self-defeating behaviors in the future.