Key points

Motherhood involves intensive caregiving that can be overwhelming.

Small strategies can make a big difference in maintaining your mental health as a caregiver.

You are important enough to take the time to think about what you need.

As much as I enjoy being a mother and a therapist, both can be challenging at times. Being a caregiver both in my personal and professional life has led me to develop strategies to cope with the demands of both. Motherhood in particular has proven itself to be a rewarding, humbling, and oftentimes thankless task that has stretched my caregiving abilities in ways that have been surprising to me, even as a trained professional. In light of this, I’ve been thinking of these three things in particular, what I’m calling the "ABCs" of my current mothe

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