162. The Mental Load of Motherhood: Double Standards of Parenting and What Needs to Change with Mary Catherine Starr
Description
Have you ever felt like you're carrying the invisible weight of motherhood, trying to do it all, yet somehow still feeling like it's never enough? In this episode, Whitney chats with artist and comic creator Mary Catherine Starr, whose funny and painfully relatable illustrations capture exactly what so many moms experience but hardly ever say out loud.
Mary Catherine shares how she started drawing comics as a way to cope with the chaos and exhaustion of early motherhood, and how it grew into a community of women who felt like they could relate to her work. She and Whitney talk about the mental load moms carry, the unrealistic expectation that moms should do it all and the truth about mom guilt.
This conversation is a reminder that you're not alone in feeling overwhelmed or unseen. Tune in to feel seen, inspired, and ready to create more space for joy in your daily life.
Here's what you can look forward to in this episode:
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How Mary Catherine got into creating comics for moms
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Why domestic work still falls mostly on women's shoulders
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The "we can do it all" method
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Why mom guilt impacts moms but not dads in the same way
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What Mary Catherine wishes she could've unlearned sooner in her motherhood journey
Reflection question to ponder: What part of this do I enjoy? Does it feel like the good kind of serving and caring for others?
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