Anti-Super-mom

My journey of healing childhood trauma amid a divorce, while trying to resist the high expectations placed on mothers and re-learning how to prioritize myself. The Oxford Dictionary defines super mom as, " An exemplary or exceptional mother, especially one who successfully manages a home and brings up children while also having a full- time job." I tried to do it all and failed. I am putting my story out there so mothers asking for help is no longer perceived as shameful or a weakness.

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Understanding Co-Regulation: A Key to Emotional Control for ADHD Adults

Recently it has been increasingly difficult to stay calm with my children. They know exactly what to do to set me off and because of my ADHD I get easily overstimulated and can lose my cool quick. I was discussing this with my therapist when she said something that immediately changed my mindset. She said,…
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March 23, 2025

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