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We set mothers up to fail in this pandemic.\n\nFor decades before the pandemic began, we told moms they could and should DO IT ALL.\xa0While the intent was to give women permission to do all the things men do - we screwed this one up.\xa0Big time.\xa0Instead of giving moms the support they need (read: childcare and household support), we let them just keep adding to their plates in an effort to prove they can \u201cdo it all\u201d.\xa0\xa0\n\nAfter decades of piling on all the things and 2 years of a global pandemic, moms are breaking under the pressure and no one is talking about it.\xa0\n\nI routinely hear moms say things like:\n\u201cI just need to get through this day/week/season.\u201d\n\u201cI know I have it better than others so I really don\u2019t want to complain.\u201d\n\u201cIt\u2019s not that bad.\xa0I\u2019m just a little tired. I can push through.\u201d\n\nBut, the reality is\u2026 for almost 700 days now:\n\nYou haven\u2019t had a break\n\nSociety hasn\u2019t acknowledged the massive load you\u2019ve carried for the last 2 years (or decades before that)\n\nThere is no end and no relief in sight\n\nSocial media makes it look like everyone else is faring just fabulously, so you really should figure your shit out\n\nThere are no solutions being presented that make anything easier - just temporary workarounds that might work for a hot second until the next dumpster fire\n\n\nThe truth is\u2026\n\nYou don\u2019t need to push harder\n\nYou don\u2019t need to try to keep up\n\nYou don\u2019t pretend this isn\u2019t hard as hell\n\nYou don\u2019t need to ignore or negate the impact of the last 2 years - even if you\u2019ve \u201chad it better than others\u201d\n\n\nWhat you really need is likely:\n\nTo be and acknowledged as someone who has (perhaps single handedly) kept the world spinning for an entire household\n\nTo recognize that you have endured Trauma and/or trauma over the last 2 years in the form of loss, grief, and chronic stress and it\u2019s taken a toll on your nervous system and mental health\n\nConnection and camaraderie with women who can hold you, hear you, learn with you and laugh with you\n\nFUN\n\n\nIn this episode, I talk you through how to get past what you\u2019ve been fed in order to get WHAT YOU NEED.\xa0\xa0\n\nLink mentioned:\nJoin Momentum Mamas by January 25: shamelessmom.com/momentum\n\n\nPlease find our sponsor information here: shamelessmom.com/sponsor/\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices