Posts in Postpartum support

Parental Burnout and the Healing Power of Compassion

There’s a kind of exhaustion that sleep alone doesn’t fix—the kind that seeps into your patience, your joy, even the warmth you usually feel toward your children. If you’ve ever found yourself thinking, “I love my kids, but I just don’t have anything left to give,” you may have brushed up against something called parental burnout.

Parental burnout, Compassion, Evidence-Based Therapy, Mental load, postpartum mental health, Postpartum supportCourtney KatzenbergNovember 4, 2025Parental burnout, Postpartum, Postpartum depression, Parental stress, Compassion, Compassion Focused Therapy

Understanding and Sharing the Mental Load—How Partners and Loved Ones Can Facilitate Postpartum Rest, Recovery, and Wellness

When a new baby arrives, everyone’s attention shifts to feeding schedules, sleep stretches, and baby milestones. But beneath the surface, many new parents—especially the birthing parent—are carrying something less visible but mighty: the mental load.

If you’re the partner or loved one of someone who just had a baby, understanding and actively sharing the mental load can help you show up in deeper, more meaningful ways.

After baby, Mental load, postpartum couples, Postpartum recovery, Postpartum support, postpartum mental healthSara NettSeptember 22, 2025Postpartum mental load, What is the mental load after baby, Partner support postpartum, Sharing the mental load with your partner, How to help your partner after childbirth, Invisible load postpartum, New dad/partner support tips, Reducing the mental load in parenthood, Baltimore, Postpartum anxiety, Postpartum depression, Postpartum recovery support