by brittanyjeanmorris | May 26, 2023 | Mental Health
The mental load is part of the work that is required from life that is not visible It is a common confusion that household tasks are easy and people wonder why stay-at-home moms are exhausted even though they don’t “work” Household tasks require a lot of your mental...
by brittanyjeanmorris | May 19, 2023 | Mental Health
First, let me stress the difference between toxic traits and a toxic mom A toxic mom is a mom that does toxic things to her kids with no intention to learn or stop A mom with toxic traits wants to learn what those traits are and wants to stop If you are here, I am...
by brittanyjeanmorris | May 12, 2023 | Mental Health
The mental load has been a big topic online recently People that have been carrying it finally understand the work they have been doing and people who haven’t been carrying have been introduced to it The mental load falls into four categories: Identify, anticipate,...
by brittanyjeanmorris | May 5, 2023 | Mental Health
I have always been a thinker and a planner I actually really enjoy it, but it still takes a toll when I am doing too much Everything that we do, both physically and mentally, uses energy The difference is that no one questions someone being tired from physical...
by brittanyjeanmorris | Apr 27, 2023 | Mental Health
I remember the heartbreak and guilt that I felt the first time I thought to myself… “I can’t believe that I don’t enjoy being a mom” I wanted to be a mom for so long and now I have 4 years olds and its a struggle One thing that we aren’t warned about as...
by brittanyjeanmorris | Apr 24, 2023 | Self-Care for Moms
Being a parent is hard But being a burnt-out parent feels impossible Then the guilt that comes every day is terrible I have been there I tried so hard to be the perfect parent, then one day it all came crashing down Everything felt hard Even playing with my kids felt...
by brittanyjeanmorris | Apr 20, 2023 | Mental Health
Burnout is terrible If you have ever experienced it, you know that it is an experience that is truly terrible Since you are here asking about preventing burnout, I assume that you have experienced it before It’s like life is being pulled from you and not even fun...
by brittanyjeanmorris | Apr 17, 2023 | Mental Health
I will never forget the moment I realized that I was struggling so much because I was burnt out Honestly, I was angry with myself I didn’t have time to be burnt out But that didn’t help did it? Burnout is a real issue for a lot of different people, but moms have a...
by brittanyjeanmorris | Apr 13, 2023 | Mental Health
I used to think that people just have the confidence that they had Wishing I had someone’s confidence was like wishing I had their natural hair color I may be able to fake mine but it isn’t real Thankfully, confidence is not something people are born with It is...
by brittanyjeanmorris | Apr 10, 2023 | Mental Health
The mental load and the cognitive load are essentially the same things There are slight differences but they are very similar The mental load is the amount of mental work in your brain and in the background while the cognitive load is the amount of work in the working...
