At the end of Canadian Mental Health Awareness month, Abi & Meghan dive right back into part 2 of their conversation on parental mental health. They talk about surge capacity and what they do to navigate burnout. They discuss some of the barriers that prevent people from discussing and accessing mental health services, including the commodification of wellness. They do some heavy lifting on emotional labour and making mental health a family affair. And of course, no discussion on mental health would be complete without delving into self-care. They hope some of the ideas they shared will work for you too, and they’re looking forward to hearing from you (yes, YOU!) about what self-care looks like in your life. As always, thanks for listening! Don’t forget to follow/subscribe to then rate & review Gaining Mom-entum wherever you listen to your pods. (Be sure to turn on notifications so you don’t miss an episode!)
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Resources for Reading, Listening, and Learning:
- Self-Care for Parents (Ontario Ministry of Children, Community, Social Services)
- Ayana (online therapy for marginalized & intersectional communities)
- Mombrain.therapist (Instagram account)
- Healing in Colour (Directory list of BIPOC therapists in Canada)
- Talkspace (online counseling)
- BetterHelp (online counseling)
- Fearless Femme 100 (QTBIPOC counseling)
- National Queer and Trans Therapists of Color Network
- Self-Compassion for Parents: Nurture Your Child by Caring for Yourself (by Susan M. Pollack, EdD)
- Why Parents Need Self-Compassion During the Coronavirus Pandemic (Center for Parent & Teen Communication)
- Self-Compassion (Dr. Kristin Neff)
- How to Get Your Partner to Take on More Emotional Labor (New York Times)
- Self-Compassion and Parenting during COVID-19
- Brown Girl Self-Care podcast
