EPISODE 8: Your Kids Don't Need a Perfect Mom. Good Enough is Just Fine.

Lauren opens this episode with something she learned in grad school that has never left her: the Good Enough Mother. A concept created by British pediatrician Donald Winnicott in the 1950s, it's the idea that perfection is not the goal of motherhood — repair is. She gets into it honestly, including losing her marbles during potty training round two and what it actually looked like to repair with her daughter afterward.On the Pink Couch Post-Its side: Lauren introduces a new provider partnership opportunity (details in the Provider Pal Mini Memo — link in bio) and gives a full breakdown of Accelerated Resolution Therapy. What it is, how it works, why she compares it to a chiropractic adjustment, and why she hasn't stopped talking about it since getting trained in August.This episode also marks the debut of a brand new segment: The Favorites Folder — good stuff Lauren can't stop talking about that you should know about. First entry: Prep for Us, a couples coaching program from Mike and Chelsea Scaggs at Postpartum Together designed to help partners actually prepare for life after baby. Their first cohort starts this week.And in Oh, One Last Thing: consultation calls are open. If anything from this episode resonated, that's probably a sign.New episodes weekly. Subscribe so you never miss a memo.Lauren Puliz is a licensed marriage and family therapist (California LMFT #133941) and perinatal mental health specialist (PMH-C) serving millennial moms throughout California. She is the founder of Millennial Mama Therapy and the host of the Millennial Mama Memo. New episodes weekly.➡️ Subscribe so you never miss a memo: https://linktr.ee/millennial_mama_therapyCONNECT WITH LAURENWebsite: millennialmamatherapy.comInstagram: @millennialmamatherapyFREE SUPPORT GROUPS FOR MOMSMama Mess Hall — free weekly virtual drop-in for any mom, anywhere. Mondays at 11am PT.The Break Room — free weekly virtual drop-in for moms who are also providers and spaceholders. Mondays at 10am PT.➡️ Sign up here: https://linktr.ee/millennial_mama_therapyWORK WITH LAURENLauren works with millennial moms navigating the intersection of motherhood and neurodiversity — whether you're newly postpartum, deep in the toddler years, or somewhere in between and realizing your brain works a little differently than you thought.➡️ Book a free consultation: https://linktr.ee/millennial_mama_therapyLauren Puliz is a licensed marriage and family therapist and perinatal mental health specialist serving moms throughout California. She also hosts Mama Mess Hall and The Break Room — two free virtual drop-in support groups for moms everywhere.