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The Importance of ‘Me Time’ for Mothers’ Mental Health

By Kavita Kumble

Does your life constantly revolve around your children without any time for yourself? If yes, then it’s time to pause and reflect.

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Being a Parent When You Have Anxiety

I was diagnosed as a teenager with generalized anxiety disorder and social anxiety. Everything gave me anxiety: people, schoolwork, making decisions—it all made me panic. Over time, I learned strategies to handle my anxiety. Then I had kids.

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Vanna Winters
2019
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The Worst Part of Being a Mom with Anxiety and Depression

As a mom with anxiety and depression, my mind doesn’t stop.

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Carla M.
2018
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Mother’s Anxiety

How motherhood breeds anxiety.

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Amy Przeworski Ph.D.
2012
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This Is What Parenting with Anxiety Is Like

When anxiety strikes, it prevents me from being the mother I want to be. I am not able to be present with my children. I am somewhere else, a captive to my thoughts. I’m supposed to be the grown-up, but I morph into a child—totally powerless and vulnerable.

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Wendy Wisner
2016
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Anxiety in Motherhood: How I Learned to Calm and Control My Fears

When you experience mom guilt, remember . . . You are enough.

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Laura Radniecki
2017
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Motherhood Forced Me to Face My Anxiety—and Seek Help

Health and wellness touch each of us differently. This is one person’s story.

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Cathy Cassata
2019
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The Mental Cost of Emotional Labor

“The research is pretty clear that surface acting is almost always bad for you.”

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Sarah Sloat
2019
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Why It Matters that More Athletes Are Talking about Their Mental Health

Experts I spoke with for this story pointed to a couple of reasons professional athletes are particularly susceptible to mental health issues.

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John Affleck
2019
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A New Prescription for Depression: Join a Team and Get Sweaty

Research shows exercise can ease things like panic attacks or mood and sleep disorders, and a recent study in the journal Lancet Psychiatry found that popular team sports may have a slight edge over the other forms of physical activity.

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Sasa Woodruff
2018
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How Olympians Are Fighting to Put Athletes’ Mental Health First

More athletes are reporting mental health issues such as anxiety, depression, psychiatric conditions and eating disorders.

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Alice Park
2021
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