Love Your Kids Without Losing Yourself: 5 Steps to Banish Guilt and Beat Burnout When You Already Have Too Much to Do

Relationship expert and counselor Dr. Morgan Cutlip equips mothers with five simple steps for combating the chaos of motherhood,defeating feelings of guilt and inadequacyand deeply loving their kids without neglecting or losing themselves. With her advanced degrees in human development and counseling psychologyDr. Morgan Cutlip thought she was overqualified for motherhood. But after her first child was bornshe was blindsided by the loss of freedomincreased responsibilitiespervasive fear and anxietyand consuming guilt. Determined to find a solutionshe dug into her training and current research to form an easy-to-followfive-step process for mothers to useone that shows them how to love their kids without losing themselves. In this compelling new bookDr. Cutlip urges moms to mother themselves like they mother their kidsapplying their skills as master caregivers not only to their children but also to themselves. The five-step plan guides them through complicated and contradictory messages about motherhoodhelps them combat negative feelings and thoughtsand shows them how to recalibrate amid demanding schedules and myriad needsconnecting with themselves in a way that will transform the whole family. Today’s moms are burned outand self-care platitudes do little to help them navigate the demands of motherhood. This powerful self-help book delivers a path for moms to care for themselves without forsaking their kids or their treasured role as mothers.