05/10/2026
Happy Mother's Day to every mother who is exhausted and still showing up.
To every mother who gives everyone else the first cup of attention before she has had a moment for herself.
To every mother who smiled through something hard this week so her children wouldn't worry.
To every mother who questioned every decision, second-guessed every reaction, and still held it together when the walls were closing in.
To every mother who is grieving — a loss, a relationship, a version of herself she hasn't met in years.
To every mother who is doing this without the support she deserves.
And to every person whose relationship with their mother is complicated, painful, or absent — today can be hard. You are allowed to feel that fully.
This Mother's Day, we want to hold space for a conversation we don't have nearly enough: maternal mental health.
Research consistently shows that mothers — regardless of whether they are parenting infants or teenagers or adult children — carry one of the most invisible and underrecognized loads in our culture. The mental load of motherhood includes the planning, the anticipating, the scheduling, the emotional labor, the worry that never really clocks out.
Perinatal and postpartum mental health conditions are among the most common and least treated of all mental health concerns. Postpartum depression affects approximately 1 in 5 mothers — and it doesn't always look like sadness. It can look like rage, disconnection, or the terrifying feeling of numbness toward people you love most.
You are not a bad mother for struggling.
You are not a bad mother for needing help.
You are not a bad mother for having feelings that are hard and complex and sometimes dark.
You are a human being who has been carrying an enormous amount — and you are worthy of care too.
At Brain & Heart Healing, we work with mothers, parents, and caregivers navigating burnout, grief, postpartum struggles, trauma, and the quiet weight of everything they carry for everyone else.
Visit brainandhearthealing.com or call or text 325-261-3663 to take care of yourself this month.
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This content is for educational purposes only and does not constitute therapy, diagnosis, or professional mental health advice.
Please note, Brain & Heart Healing, PLLC does not provide 24-hour crisis services. If you are experiencing a mental health emergency, please do not wait for a reply. Instead, use one of the following resources:
Call 911 | Call or text 988 (Su***de & Crisis Lifeline) | Call the Betty Hardwick 24-hour crisis line at 800-758-3344 | Go to the nearest emergency room.
💬 What is one thing you wish someone had offered to take off your plate as a mother?
