The ultimate must-read handbook for the modern mother: a practical, and positive tool to help free women from the debilitating notion of being the “perfect mom,” filled with funny and all too relatable true-life stories and realistic suggestions to stop the burnout cycle, and protect our kids from the damage burnout can cause
I’m so tired
I never get anything done
I’m so depressed
My head /back/neck/stomach hurts all the time
My kids are driving me crazy
My husband is no help
I feel like I’m not doing a good enough job . . . ever
I’m just so . . .
Burned out
Dr. Sheryl Ziegler shows you how to take back control!
Modern motherhood is something very different from what our grandmothers and mothers experienced. The pressure to produce the most healthy, balanced lunches for your children, enroll them in enriching extracurricular activities, the birthday party bonanza that must be photo-worthy of social media, and the pressure to get your kids into the right school—these are today’s concerns. Add in work-life balance, disconnection from friends and families, and a healthy dose of social media-induced anxiety and you’ve got a recipe for disaster. No one can sustain this, but millions of women are living this way and damaging themselves in the process. Being everything to everyone is just too much pressure and the cracks are starting to show. And the fallout goes beyond moms—it is affecting our husbands, partners, colleagues, and especially our kids. So how do we stop the burnout cycle?
From years of personal and professional practice, Dr. Sheryl Ziegler, a Denver-based child psychotherapist who has counseled families and children for two decades, has devised a prescriptive program for addressing this epidemic—teaching moms that they can find ways to reenergize themselves and not get mired in guilt. Filled with real stories from real moms, and empowering, proven solutions for alleviating this condition, Mommy Burnout offers the hope modern moms need to save marriages and keep kids happy in the process.
