Mom shaming has to stop! We need to rally together and encourage each other.
06:35 min
CLEAR ALL
Last spring an 18-year-old college freshman who got straight A’s in high school—but was now failing several courses—came to my office on the campus where I work as a psychologist.
The transition from high school to college is not always an easy one.
In this episode, I explain the psychology behind self-sabotage including the seven major reasons why we do it. Becoming more aware of those reasons can help you recognize self-sabotage when it’s happening.
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It’s not easy to let our kids be less than perfect.
Motherhood is supposed to be all about love and joy. So why do so many moms feel so bad?
When shame takes over, all we want is to get out of its discomfort—and in order to do so we often end up invalidating the other person involved to help ourselves feel better.