A Fast Way to Lighten the Mental Load
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One fast way to lighten the mental loadThe affect of mommy influencers on our mental loadThere's no shame in the mommy influencer game. At all. It's a respectable way to make a living. But as millennial moms were inundated with information previous generations didn't have; in large part because of influencers. We've done a lot of damage to our mental health in the early days of influencers. We're just starting to see a shift to more "authentic" content and an even smaller percentage of mom-targeted content creators that are talking about things like the mental load and its affects on women. We've accidentally added to our mental load by following a million parenting content creators. It was with the best of intentions, but comparison became another to-do box on our to-do list. If you're looking to lighten the mental load, take inventory of the content creators your follow in the parenting space and Marie Kondo that shit. If it doesn't serve you and bring you joy; let it go. Mute those friends who make you feel like you're a s****y mom because you don't have the most stylish family photos scheduled. Trust us, it will give you back a lot of headspace. Download the vision board Buy merch
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