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A review by abigailfair
Mommy Burnout: How to Reclaim Your Life and Raise Healthier Children in the Process by Sheryl G. Ziegler
4.0
All the advice in here is spot-on, and yet... it's missing one chapter. It's missing a last chapter called "What do I do if it's still not enough?" It could be a very short chapter, because the answer is "Find a therapist and tell your doctor." (Obviously that's easier said than done, so maybe there'd be a little more to the chapter.)
I had tried so many of the things she recommended, and they all helped me cope, but when the pandemic stripped away every support I had, I finally got around to actually going back to the doctor (problem 1) and bringing up how I felt (problem 2). For me, all those things are still good and necessary, but without an anti-depressant, I would still be wallowing in despair and self-loathing. So if you read everything here and you try a few and you're still stuck, your brain just might need a little help balancing its chemicals.
I had tried so many of the things she recommended, and they all helped me cope, but when the pandemic stripped away every support I had, I finally got around to actually going back to the doctor (problem 1) and bringing up how I felt (problem 2). For me, all those things are still good and necessary, but without an anti-depressant, I would still be wallowing in despair and self-loathing. So if you read everything here and you try a few and you're still stuck, your brain just might need a little help balancing its chemicals.