E30: The Episode for Any Mom Who Has Experienced Anxiety, Burnout, or Self-Doubt with Dr. Carolyn Rubenstein

If you’ve ever experienced anxious thoughts, feelings of burnout, or moments of self-doubt, you are not alone and this episode is the one for you.

We know that more moms are feeling MORE anxious and burned out than ever, with more than two-thirds of mothers reporting feeling of burnout and overwhelm. So in this episode, we decided to enlist the help of a renowned expert to help us understand where to go from here.

Today we are joined by a guest with expertise in maternal mental health - by the way of her Ivy League education but also in her role as a mother and therapist to mothers - Dr. Carolyn Rubenstein PhD. Dr Carolyn is an accomplished psychologist and author - and today she is all ours as we hear how us as busy, overwhelmed mamas might consider managing our own thoughts and expectations (of motherhood and of ourselves!).

Join us as we discuss:

• High Functioning Anxiety in Motherhood: We unpack this often referred to phrase and learn how to recognize and manage anxiety amidst the seemingly endless demands of motherhood.
• Redefining Success on Our Own Terms: Initiating the process of redefining success beyond societal norms and what we may have expected for ourselves when we were younger.
• Integrating Research into Practice: Incorporating research findings and the latest data sets to help us manage our own anxious and stressful thoughts more effectively.
• Overcoming Self-Doubt and Fear of Failure: Actionable advice for combating the oh to common struggles many of us face around “letting someone down.”

We hope this episode serves you and reminds you that while there is no perfect parent, you are exactly the mom your kiddo(s) need.

With love - Jenn & Laura

Links:

• Dr. Carolyn Rubenstein website
• Dr. Carolyn Rubenstein Instagram
• Dr. Carolyn Rubenstein Book: Perseverance: How Young People Turn Fear into Hope-and How They Can Teach Us to Do the Same

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