Letting Go of ‘Mom Guilt’

Letting Go of ‘Mom Guilt’
Often moms run around taking care of everything and everyone but themselves. Make sure to take a step back and do something special for yourself too. Yuganov Konstantin/Shutterstock
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“Mom guilt” is the feeling of not being a good enough mother. It can come in many forms: We’re not spending enough time with our child; we’re not patient, loving, fun, or interested enough in our children; we’re not offering our children the life, family, and opportunities that we should; and so on.

The list of ways we moms can fail our children is endless.

Nancy Colier
Nancy Colier
Nancy Colier is a psychotherapist, interfaith minister, thought leader, public speaker, and the author of "Can't Stop Thinking: How to Let Go of Anxiety and Free Yourself from Obsessive Rumination,” “The Power of Off,” and the recently released “The Emotionally Exhausted Woman: Why You’re Depleted and How to Get What You Need” (November, 2022.)
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