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Golden Tears Therapy

I support moms struggling with depression, anxiety, identity loss, overwhelm & birth trauma. Feel calm, seen & like yourself again. You might even ask yourself.

Virtual therapy for CA residents & coaching across the US.
🎁Download your FREE Postpartum Plan: www.goldentearstherapy.com Parental mental health challenges are extremely common, yet we don't talk about it enough. No wonder, that YOU may feel lot of shame and guilt. What's wrong with me? Why don't I enjoy parenthood that much? Why don't I bond with my baby? Let me tell you! There's nothing wrong with you and it's not your fault. There's many parents who struggle with postpartum depression and anxiety, 1 in 7, in some cases 1 in 5 parent. I created this page to share educational content to raise awareness on this matter and hopefully help someone who stumbles upon it.

11/21/2025

Motherhood is not a performance, it’s a whole identity shift that nobody prepares you for.
You can love your baby and still feel overwhelmed.
You can be grateful and still feel lonely.
You can show up every day and still wonder if you’re doing enough.

And I want you to hear this without flinching:
You’re not failing. You’re evolving.

Every messy moment, every mood swing, every “I need a break before I lose it” moment…is a sign that you’re a living, breathing human being raising another human being.
Not a machine. Not a superhero. Not a Pinterest board.

Save this for the days when guilt bites hard.
Share this with a mom who deserves softness.

I’m a therapist for moms, and you deserve support more than you realize. 💛

11/17/2025

If your brain has been acting like an overtired toddler lately… congratulations, that’s called motherhood + zero bandwidth + too many expectations + not enough support.
And no, you’re not “crazy.” You’re overstimulated, underrested, and narrating your day with the kind of self-talk that would get anyone dysregulated.

Because here’s the part we never admit out loud:
Most moms aren’t overwhelmed by their kids,
they’re overwhelmed by the way they speak to themselves.

The guilt.
The “I should be doing more.”
The panic that you’re messing it all up.
The constant pressure to be calm, patient, perfect, and somehow emotionally regulated while you haven’t peed alone since before pregnancy.

Your nervous system never had a chance.

So this carousel?
It’s a reminder that your thoughts need the time-out, not you.

Tell me in the comments: which slide called you out the hardest?
And save this for the days your brain starts acting like the third child you never signed up for.

11/12/2025

You did the therapy. The journaling. The work.
And then motherhood arrived.
And suddenly, you’re triggered by things you didn’t even know still lived in you.

That’s not backsliding.
That’s your nervous system whispering: “We’re safe enough now to feel it.”

You’re not unhealed, you’re being invited to heal on a deeper level.
Motherhood has a way of pulling the truth out of you,
and while it hurts like hell sometimes, it’s also where the real freedom begins.

This is what growth looks like: messy, emotional, sacred, and human.

Can you relate? What did motherhood bring up for you that surprised you the most?
Let’s start a real conversation, not the filtered kind.

11/09/2025

You don’t need a cleaner house, mama.
You need less pressure, more help, and a lot more grace.

Because cleaning with kids home is like trying to hold back the ocean with a mop.
You wipe one spill, three more appear.
You finally sit down, someone yells “Moooom!” from the bathroom.
And before you know it, the day’s over and you can’t even remember if you ate lunch.

You’re not lazy. You’re overstimulated.
You’re not failing. You’re carrying too much.

So here’s your reminder:
Your house doesn’t need to look perfect for your kids to feel loved.
And you don’t need to “have it all together” to be a good mom. 💛

Save this for the next time the guilt creeps in.
Scroll my feed when you need a reality check and a reminder that you’re not the problem, the pressure is.

11/03/2025

You are not an angry person, you’re a mom carrying an invisible load no one warned you about.
The world keeps asking you to give more while giving you less support.
That pressure has a sound…and sometimes, it sounds like rage.

Your anger is not a personality flaw, it’s data.
It’s your body saying: “I need help. I need rest. I need to be seen.”

Working with a therapist who gets motherhood can help you find the roots of that anger, release the pressure, and reconnect with yourself, not just the version of you that gives, but the one who deserves to receive, too.

💛 Save this post for the next time you think, “What’s wrong with me?”
Nothing.
You’re a mom who needs more support, not more self-blame.

10/29/2025

Please stop saying these things to new moms.
Even when they’re meant with love, they can cut deep.

Because we don’t need to be fixed.
We need to be heard.
We don’t need advice.
We need space.

When you tell a mom to “sleep when the baby sleeps,” or remind her she should be grateful, you might not see how invisible she already feels.

Motherhood is raw. It’s beautiful. It’s also lonely, messy, and full of emotions that can coexist: joy and grief, love and exhaustion, pride and guilt.

Let’s start talking to moms the way we wish someone had talked to us. 💛

➡️ Save this post for the next time you want to support a new mom better.
⬇️ Comment what YOU wish someone had said to you after birth.

Because the way we talk to mothers…matters.

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