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1/30/12 – Do Stay-at-Home Moms have a Job?January 30, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Last week my colleage Marisol and I attended a two day training called Perinatal Mood Disorders: Components of Care. The training was led by four professionals including Birdie Gunyon Meyer and Pec Indman, both of whom are well-established experts in the field, and who are also on the Board of Directors at Postpartum Support International. During the training, the facilitators discussed the role that perfectionism, and the myths that we all believe before becoming mothers play in contributing to Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders. Naturally, this discussion led to the topic of mothers who return to work vs. stay-at-home moms. I found this topic to be of great interest, because it is highly relevant to our client population. This particular topic creates a great deal of stress for the women we serve in our program, because A) Even if they wanted to, many of our participants would be unable to return to work after birth of a new child (due to financial restrictions and role expectations), and B) What constitutes “Work” is often hotly debated among our clients and their spouses…Read More |
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