“In most families, care-giving becomes the woman's responsibility. While care-giving can enrich you, it can also deplete you if you don't have support or make time for self care.” — Kathleen Kendall-Tackett Ph.D Copy Share Image
“Our culture sends some amazingly contradictory messages about what an ideal mother is like. Mothers try to live up to these ideals without recognizing the contradictions or the improbability of the task. As mothers, you are often expected to have a fulfilling career, time for personal interests, a rewarding marriage, involvement in your communities, a thorough grasp of current events… — Kathleen Kendall-Tackett Ph.D Copy Share
“In most families, care-giving becomes the woman's responsibility. While care-giving can enrich you, it can also deplete you if you don't have support or… — Kathleen Kendall-Tackett Ph.D Copy Share Image
“Fatigue is epidemic among women in general, and mothers in particular. Mothers talk about sleep the way someone who is starving talks about food.… — Kathleen Kendall-Tackett Ph.D Copy Share Image
“Burnout can be defined as a loss of enthusiasm, energy, idealism, perspective, and purpose; it has been described as trying to run a marathon… — Kathleen Kendall-Tackett Ph.D Copy Share Image
“Isolation can be a particular problem for mothers at home with small children. Mothers become isolated from each other because we fear judgement. Other… — Kathleen Kendall-Tackett Ph.D Copy Share Image
“Fatigue is an excellent gauge of well-being because it is a very hard symptom to mask. The only way to get rid of fatigue… — Kathleen Kendall-Tackett Ph.D Copy Share Image
“When you're a passenger on an airplane, you are told that in the event of a change in cabin pressure, you should put your… — Kathleen Kendall-Tackett Ph.D Copy Share Image
