LAH Counselling & Psychotherapy

05/18/2026

Motherhood can feel isolating when you’re overwhelmed.

Having space to process, feel heard, and reconnect with yourself can help reduce some of the strain.

Therapy isn’t about becoming a perfect parent.

Sometimes it’s simply about having a place where you don’t have to hold everything alone.

https://lahcounselling.ca/2026/05/09/why-motherhood-feels-so-hard/

05/17/2026

Not everything in motherhood will feel good.

Not everything will be done perfectly.

That doesn’t mean you’re doing it wrong.

Sometimes easing the pressure starts with adjusting expectations and being gentler with yourself.

https://lahcounselling.ca/2026/05/09/why-motherhood-feels-so-hard/

05/16/2026

Many mothers hold themselves to standards they would never expect from anyone else.

Exhaustion, insufficient support, comparison, and constant pressure can create the feeling that you’re failing.

You're not.

https://lahcounselling.ca/2026/05/09/why-motherhood-feels-so-hard/

05/15/2026

It can be hard to enjoy your kids when you’re exhausted.

Not because you don’t love them — but because connection, patience, and presence all require energy you don't have.

https://lahcounselling.ca/2026/05/09/why-motherhood-feels-so-hard/

05/14/2026

Maternal burnout often builds gradually.

Irritability, brain fog, exhaustion, sleep problems, and withdrawal can all be signs that the demands being carried have exceeded the available recovery.

https://lahcounselling.ca/2026/05/09/why-motherhood-feels-so-hard/

05/13/2026

Children often release what they’ve been holding in all day once they reach the place they feel safest.

That can show up as whining, meltdowns, irritability, or defiance.

https://lahcounselling.ca/2026/05/09/why-motherhood-feels-so-hard/

05/12/2026

🌿The invisible load of motherhood is often hard to explain because so much of it happens mentally.

🌱 The planning, tracking, coordinating, anticipating, and emotional holding can become exhausting over time.

Read More: https://lahcounselling.ca/2026/05/09/why-motherhood-feels-so-hard/

05/11/2026

Motherhood can feel harder than expected.

Not because you don’t love your kids — but because of the constant demands, invisible load, and lack of recovery time.

https://lahcounselling.ca/2026/05/09/why-motherhood-feels-so-hard/

05/10/2026

Happy Mother’s Day.

Motherhood can hold love, joy, exhaustion, guilt, gratitude, and overwhelm — often all at once.

To the moms carrying more than most people see, I hope you’re gentle with yourself today.

I also recently wrote a piece about the invisible load of motherhood, burnout, self-judgement, and why motherhood can feel harder than expected.

https://lahcounselling.ca/2026/05/09/why-motherhood-feels-so-hard/

Motherhood can feel exhausting and thankless. Learn about burnout, the invisible load, and why it can feel so hard to enjoy motherhood.

05/10/2026

Motherhood can feel exhausting in ways that are hard to explain.

The constant thinking, planning, emotional holding, and lack of real recovery time can leave many moms running on empty — while still wondering if they’re somehow failing.

I wrote a piece about the invisible load of motherhood, burnout, self-judgement, and why it can feel hard to stay present and connected when you’re depleted.

If motherhood has felt heavier than you expected, you’re probably not alone in that.

Learn more here.

Motherhood can feel exhausting and thankless. Learn about burnout, the invisible load, and why it can feel so hard to enjoy motherhood.

05/09/2026

Reducing masking isn’t about pushing yourself to be fully open.

It’s about gradually building safety and awareness over time.

You can read more here:

https://lahcounselling.ca/2026/05/04/masking-in-mental-health/