Motherhood is hard! No, it is not just you!
If you feel invisible, trapped, angry and like you don't matter, you are not alone! The idyllic, blissful, calm picture of motherhood that you are led to believe will be yours often clashes with the reality of motherhood for so many mothers, both new and experienced mothers alike. Nobody tells you that your identity will shift dramatically, that you can feel like you have lost yourself, that, aside from the happy, blissful moments, there can also be anger, rage, resentment, guilt, shame, anxiety or depression, that juggling the demands of work and the relentless challenges of motherhood can leave you feeling depleted, burnt out and like you are failing, that your identity as a competent and efficient career woman may well be challenged, that you would struggle with how much you are always 'on', that motherhood is not valued in our society, that it would impact your career, that you would be shamed or dismissed if you express any dissatisfaction with motherhood, that you may well find yourself doing it all unsupported and isolated. |