You're Not the Worst (Mom) Part 1

Today's episode was born out of a text thread between Noa and Sarah about the "behind the scenes" of being parents - specifically Mothers, AND therapists. Because this is such a HUGE topic, we're releasing it in two episodes! In this episode, Noa and Sarah talk about: Sarah’s move to Georgia Noa getting ready to go back to work from maternity leave We introduce the topic of balancing parenthood with our therapeutic identity As a clinical expert on the topic, Sarah defines "Maternal Mental Health" and talks about what all factors into the mental load parents, caregivers, and Mothers carry (if you're anything like us, you only were aware of a SMALL FRACTION of all that goes into the mental load... it's massive!) A few examples of situations we've both found ourselves in recently as parents that force is to "surthrive," or find that "happy place" in between a survive and thrive mindset that's sustainable for us. Get in touch with Noa and Sarah on Instagram: Noa at @missnoamusic and Sarah @seraphinacounseling Want to hear more about this topic? Stay tuned for "You're Not the Worst (Mom) - Part 2," where we'll talk about: how hard it is to be attuned to our kids' emotions and communicate effectively (even though "that's what we do") actually maintaining a space where our kids feel they can talk to us about everything how to flip your internal narrative from thrive to survive and BEING COMFORTABLE there and concrete ways to adjust your routines to make life as a caregiver feel more sustainable long-term Thoughts, questions, ideas? Email us at ⁠[email protected]⁠⁠ and keep the conversation flowing on Instagram at ⁠⁠Instagram.com/coffeeandtheratea