So many parents that I talk to agree that parenting is hard, but I think that is only part of the story. I think there are so many reasons that parenting is hard. Many of the parents I know are parenting differently than they were parented, healing generational trauma and breaking cycles - this is deep and hard work. Then layer that into a world were so many of us are parenting in isolation with limited support and so much pressure. It's actually quite amazing we are making it through our days.
I honestly don't have the answers to this conundrum but some musings on:
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Episode 5 - Transformative Self Care Practices
Episode 17 - Listen! Your Body is Talking
References:
University of Cambridge (n.d.). Hunter-gatherer approach to childcare suggests that the key to mother and child well-being may be many caregivers. Phys.org. https://phys.org/news/2023-11-hunter-gatherer-approach-childcare-key-mother.html
Doucleff, M., PhD (2021). Hunt, Gather, Parent. Simon & Schuster Audio.
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