I’m Good Enough

At baseline, it is HARD to be a parent, this increases with each additional child or stressor you add into your life. It is difficult to feel sure of yourself, especially in the midst of the day-to-day chaos and frenzy. It’s a real challenge to feel as though what you are doing with your children is the ‘right’ thing when so many of the dilemmas you face are a mosaic of right and wrong, good and bad.

One in three women struggle in the postpartum adjustment period with formal postpartum mood disruptions (depression, anxiety, or OCD), while up to 85% of women have experienced postpartum baby blues. If you expand out beyond the postpartum period (meaning beyond that first year post birth), how many parents struggle to feel confident and secure in their role? In 2024, the Surgeon General indicated that parental stress is a public health issue impacting the health and well-being of children as well as their parents, so we know that it is a considerable number of folks struggling…

Read more & subscribe to stay up to date here.