Bonus Episode: Why Mom Guilt Doesn't Serve You

My New Life

Kate Garlinge

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4.7 • 654 Ratings

🗓️ 20 January 2021

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

Have a few parenting regrets from 2020? You are not alone. But does rehashing all that make you a better parent? Dr. Leesha Ellis-Cox would argue that mom guilt is a disservice to you and your children. If you could use a pep talk as we launch ourselves into a new year, this is the episode for you!

Dr. Leesha is a psychiatrist, mother to 3 children, and the author of "Ditch the Mommy Guilt: A Blueprint for the Modern Mommy".

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0:00.0	Parenthood is a time of so much change for you and your baby.
0:12.8	A little reliable information can go a long way towards making this new life a good life.
0:18.6	I'm Jessica Rolfe, and this is my new life, a love every podcast.
0:28.5	Have a few parenting regrets from 2020. You are not alone. But does that guilt serve to make you a better
0:35.4	parent? My guest on the podcast today would say no.
0:39.6	Dr. Leisha Ellis Cox is a psychiatrist and mother to three children. She's also the author of
0:45.3	Ditch the Mommy Gilt, a blueprint for the modern mommy. Hello, Dr. Leisha. Hello, how are you?
0:53.5	Well, I'm doing well.
0:54.8	I'm so looking forward to this conversation with you.
0:57.5	Thank you so much, Jessica.
0:59.0	I'm honored to be here.
1:00.9	So what does Mommy Guilt look like for you?
1:06.0	Dreaded Mommy Guilt, right?
1:08.4	It is that nagging sense of inadequacy and constant fear of failing as a parent.
1:17.0	And for me, I think it happens irrespective of our kids' ages. So when they're little, when they're
1:24.4	school age, when they're big teenagers, and even when they're grown-ups,
1:28.4	I think we can still struggle with mommy guilt as parents.
1:33.1	I will say that I think there's also daddy guilt. My husband feels it. So it's kind of this
1:38.2	kind of more global parenting guilt, too. One of the things that I wanted to get to that you
1:43.9	get into in your book is the
1:45.5	why. And according to a 2000 study conducted by the Pew Research Center, you quote in your book
1:51.8	that 70% of American men and women believe it is more difficult to be a mother now than compared
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