✨ Mother’s Day Can Be Complicated: Navigating Grief, Pressure, and Mixed Emotions
Mother’s Day Can Be Complicated
If Mother’s Day feels easy, joyful, and uncomplicated for you—you can probably skip this.
For everyone else…keep reading.
The Pressure of the “Perfect” Mother’s Day
Hallmark sells us an idyllic version of motherhood—one defined by selflessness, where cookies are always freshly baked, skinned knees are perfectly kissed, and dinner is on the table by 6pm. It’s filled with impossible standards that no real person could ever meet.
The reality is…a little different.
As mothers, we are too often caught in the push and pull of having to do everything while feeling like we aren’t really doing anything well enough. It feels like a ball is always being dropped—we’re always falling short. The demands are constant and relentless.
And sometimes, it makes us yearn for someone to mother us.
If You Want Support
At Conason Psychological Services, we specialize in weight-inclusive, trauma-informed therapy for people healing their relationship with food and body.
If you’re struggling with holiday body image, binge-restrict cycles, GLP-1 pressure, or food anxiety, we’re here to help.