Behind the Mask: The Hidden Struggle of Parenthood
Posted on 07. Feb, 2011 by Jacqueline in Parenthood
Video by PANDA (Postnatal and Antenatal Depression Association, Inc.)
An Australian organization that offers support for women and their families through a telephone help line, community education and training.
I believe the instant a women become mothers an extraordinary thing happens. Women can experience overwhelming feelings of joy, amazement and euphoria, as well as fear, guilt, anxiety, worthlessness and hopelessness. They can struggle between the dichotomy of what society idealizes as the “Perfect Mother” and what she is actually feeling and experiencing. I believe in the “Good Enough” mother, which recognizes and allows the reality of experiencing all of these things.
