I would like to share a new self-help book created not only for mother’s but all parents called Releasing the Mother Load: How to Carry Less and Enjoy Motherhood More by Erica Djossa (Author). I received a copy of the book for this review. Inside this post is my affiliate links if you click on the links and make a purchase I will make a small percentage from the items you purchase.
I believe a copy of this book should be given to anyone who is thinking or becoming a parent because the Author teaches why moms are carrying the mental load, how to stop feeling like you have to do it all, and how to make changes to ease the load and share it fairly. I like how the book is productive not just placing blame but teaching how to make real changes.
Erica Djossa creates exercises for readers to help them determine their values, and describes how our own personal values should dictate our choices around parenting.
About the book:
“If you’ve ever felt like you’re the only one struggling with motherhood, this book is for you.” ―Eve Rodsky, New York Times bestselling author of Fair Play
From a maternal mental health specialist comes an empowering guide to help reshape your internalized expectations and beliefs around motherhood.
Every mom wants to be a good parent―but if you’ve found yourself burned out and overwhelmed trying to be “the perfect mom,” you’re not alone. “We get handed a rulebook of motherhood without realizing it,” says Erica Djossa. “That rulebook comes with an invisible load―a world of mental and physical tasks that keeps us pushing toward perfection while barely being able to breathe.” With Releasing the Mother Load, this renowned parenting specialist shares a guide to help you break free from the crushing burden of unrealistic expectations and reclaim the joy of motherhood while staying true to your own values.
As a therapist and the founder of the Momwell community, Erica has learned how many mothers from all backgrounds and walks of life feel trapped by modern motherhood. Here she dispels the falsehoods our culture has built around what it means to be a mom and shares practical, proven guidance for a more empowered approach to parenting, including:
• What is the Mother Load? Where our expectations come from and why they don’t serve us or our children
• Making the Mother Load visible―the true emotional and physical cost of the many jobs, habits, and beliefs we carry
• Sharing the load―tools to establish strong boundaries, express your needs, and build a support system
• Practical techniques and scripts– to help you create a healthy, balanced, and enriching approach to motherhood
“You can chart your own journey in a way that is freeing, feels right to you, and reignites passions and dreams that you thought had died when you began to put everyone else’s needs first,” says Erica Djossa. Here is a life-changing guide for developing a new vision of motherhood that lets you parent more freely and with greater fulfillment―so you can finally release the Mother Load.
Meet the Author: Erica Djossa
Erica Djossa is the CEO and founder of Momwell, and a registered psychotherapist specializing in maternal mental health with over a decade of experience. As a mother of three rambunctious young boys, Erica understands first-hand the challenges of motherhood. Perfectionism, pressure, and loss of identity fueled her battle with postpartum depression, and she realized how difficult it is to seek care. She founded Momwell to set a standard of care for providers and ensure mom-centred specialized mental health support at any stage of motherhood.
Erica is also a regular media contributor. She has been featured in Time Magazine, USA Today, The Toronto Star, Cityline, Breakfast Television, Scary Mommy, Medium, PopSugar, and Romper. Her graphics have been shared by celebrities like Snoop Dogg, Ashley Graham, Nia Long, Christy Turlington, and Adrienne Bosh.
Erica is passionate about inclusive, accessible maternal mental healthcare, advocacy for women, and redefining the expectations of motherhood. She believes that moms everywhere should be able to define the role for themselves, retain their identities in motherhood, and break away from patterns of gender norms, unrealistic pressures, and socialized expectations.
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Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
