DEEP DIVE: Ditching Mom Guilt
This month, we're doing a deep dive series into mom guilt\u2014why it's so pervasive and what we can do about it. You can find the playlist with all of the episodes in the series\xa0here. \n"Mom guilt" is shorthand for what we think are two pretty different things:\n\nthe universal, low-grade feelings of inadequacy that our soccer snacks aren't as good as Monica's\n\nthe intense, deeply personal shame that we are definitely the only horrible parent who has ever allowed their baby to roll off the changing table\n\n\nYes, we take on these feelings of guilt and shame\u2014but society is pretty quick to hand them to us. In this episode we discuss\n\nwhy there isn't such a thing as "dad guilt"\n\nwhy mom guilt might serve as a sort of magical thinking\n\nif we can at least skip the feeling guilty about HAVING mom guilt part\n\n\nHere are links to some studies and other writing on this topic that we discuss in this episode:\n\nLara Bazelon for The Atlantic:\xa0The End of Mom Guilt\n\n\nAmy Paturel for The Washington Post:\xa0Why we feel 'mom guilt'\u2014and how to stop\n\n\nFresh Take: Dana Dorfman on When Worry Works\n\nFresh Take: Carla Naumburg on Why You Are Not a Sh*tty Parent\n\nFresh Take: Sara Petersen on "Momfluencers"\n\nFresh Take: Susan Linn on How 'Big Tech' Targets Our Kids\n\nBatram-Zantvoort, Stephanie et al,\xa0Frontiers in Global Women's Health:\xa0"Maternal self-conception and mental wellbeing..."\xa0\xa0\xa0\n\n\nSubscribe to our newsletter! Once a month you\u2019ll get our favorite recent episodes, plus links to other things to read and watch and listen to, and upcoming special events:\xa0http://eepurl.com/h8ze3z\n\nWe love the sponsors that make this show possible! You can always find all the special deals and codes for all our current sponsors on our website:\nhttps://www.whatfreshhellpodcast.com/p/promo-codes/\n\nmom friends, funny moms, parenting advice, parenting experts, parenting tips,\xa0mothers, families, parenting skills, parenting strategies, parenting styles, busy moms, self-help for moms, manage kid\u2019s behavior, teenager, tween, child development, family activities, family fun, parent child relationship, decluttering, kid-friendly, invisible workload, default parent,\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices