A New Study Reveals That Moms Are Dealing With 1 Worrying Health Issue

Moms have been trying to find a work-life balance for decades, but that goal seems even more impossible now.

“Many mothers report a growing sense of burnout, decision fatigue and emotional overload,” Dr. Ariadna Forray, an associate professor of psychiatry and director of the Center for Wellbeing of Women and Mothers at Yale School of Medicine, told HuffPost.

“Ten or 20 years ago, the primary concern might have been juggling work and parenting,” she explained. “Today, mothers are also grappling with maintaining their children’s mental health to a greater degree than before, managing digital exposure, navigating shifting expectations around parenting roles with often unrealistic portrayals from social media and feeling a lack of community or shared caregiving.”

“Mothers are feeling more isolated, and the ‘village’ that once helped raise children feels increasingly absent for many,” she added.

Not to mention, many moms are also trying to break harmful generational patterns through their parenting, which isn’t easy. “They’re doing it without models, without support and often while healing in real time,” Koslowitz explained. “That’s a huge cognitive and emotional load.”

“They’re not just parenting children — they’re parenting their own inner children too. And it’s exhausting,” Koslowitz added.

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