Why is motherhood overwhelming and overstimulating?

In this week’s episode, the girls discuss a recent opinion piece they read, ‘Motherhood is killing me in so many ways’ which explores how we have not evolved to care for children in the capacity that we are required to today. The author describes the overwhelming stress and lack of support that many parents, especially mothers, experience. She likens motherhood to a draining job where there’s no escape, highlighting how the absence of a supportive community exacerbates parental burnout. She argues that in the past, multigenerational and community-based support systems helped share the burden of raising children, but today’s parents often navigate these challenges alone due to the rise of individualism. The author works in the wellness space and discusses how chronic stress can lead to chronic pain, heart conditions, hormonal imbalance, allergies and many more. While the girls don’t agree with all of the opinions, they felt it warranted a pretty important discussion - what does it really take to be a mother?As always, the girls catch up on the week that was, some new thoughts on shopping, their go-to jeans for this season, some more deodorant chats, the Taylor Swift songs that we are all sleeping on and more!Lilli’s Agolde Jeans Emily’s Henne Jeans - Valentina and FilomenaShop Lilli’s autumn/winter wishlistShop Emily’s autumn/winter wishlistSubscribe to the Suddenly Thirty Substack where we collate all the things we’ve been into this week and share them with you. The Weekly Edit - Vol 16 available now!Follow us on Instagram @suddenlythirtypodcast to stay up to date with what we’ve been up to, behind the scenes and future episodes.The Suddenly Cap is on sale – shop the girls go-to caps for 20% off. Discount automatically applied at the checkout. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.