In this episode of Mr. Therapist & The Counselor Podcast we celebrate Mother's Day by discussing a topic that most mothers struggle with... The Mother's Mental Load. We got the inspiration to discuss the Mother's Mental Load after speaking to our good friend and psychologist Dr. Emily Guarnotta, who specializes in helping moms struggle with postpartum depression.
You can find Dr. Emily's Instagram account here: https://www.instagram.com/dr_emily_guarnotta/?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA%3D%3D
We start off with some banter. We discuss Manny & Jesse's Love Language. We discuss yet another "The Office" reference. We discuss Jesse's experience facilitating a group therapy that got out of hand!
We discuss our understanding of postpartum depression from 2 guys, and 2 mental health professionals.
Mr. Therapist discusses how he and his wife went through postpartum depression after the birth of their first child. What factors contributed to brining on postpartum depression and how they planned to avoid this in their second pregnancy.
We look at an article from The Huffington Post: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/mom-mental-load_l_63f7a67ee4b0616708e04d9a
We discuss societal expectations of gender roles and what women are supposed to do and what men are supposed to do.
Shout out to all the Mothers out there! Foster Mom's, Mom's who have lost children, Mom's who can't get pregnant. The mother's who have worked towards Motherhood!
