"Parental burnout made me dread waking up to my kids - this is how I healed"
- 7 days ago
A mum who felt "dread" at the thought of being with her kids all day shares how she healed from her "parental burnout".
Alicia Murray, 33, looks after her two boys - aged six months and three - all day before working in the evening when her husband, Eric, 33, arrives home.
She said she couldn't "justify" the cost of childcare but started to feel the impact of her long days.
Alicia said she would get tired to the point where a nap, good sleep or coffee wouldn't fix it and she'd feel "dread" in the morning.
She felt a lot of "guilt" and "shame" over her feelings but after recognising her parental burnout she found some ways to cope.
Alicia Murray, 33, looks after her two boys - aged six months and three - all day before working in the evening when her husband, Eric, 33, arrives home.
She said she couldn't "justify" the cost of childcare but started to feel the impact of her long days.
Alicia said she would get tired to the point where a nap, good sleep or coffee wouldn't fix it and she'd feel "dread" in the morning.
She felt a lot of "guilt" and "shame" over her feelings but after recognising her parental burnout she found some ways to cope.