Most of the issues I see in my psychotherapy practice are gender-neutral; they affect men and women, for the most part, equally. Lately, however, far more women are coming in with a particular issue, and the difference is noticeable. The problem, in a word, is exhaustion.
More and more women are walking into my office in a state of mental, physical, and emotional depletion. Many of the women I meet these days aren’t just running their households, families, and children’s lives, but also earning the lion’s share of the money, serving as the primary breadwinners in the family. Women are on duty 24/7, never off duty, and overwhelmed with responsibility.
