Are you feeling overwhelmed as a parent?

You have probably heard of the term burnout used in a variety of settings. Parents can also experience burnout. When they do they experience symptoms such as exhaustion, inefficacy in their parenting role and they emotionally distance themselves from their child/ren. These symptoms can feed off each other and become a vicious cycle. Parental Burnout is thought to affect as much as 14% of parents.

If you are experiencing occupational burnout you can always change your job or take a holiday, this isn't always an option with parenting. If you are feeling overwhelmed by your parenting experiences or think you may be experiencing burnout, reach out and make an appointment. Nurture can offer counselling sessions to talk about your experiences. In sessions I can help you build some healthy coping strategies and help to identify ways to reduce your stress load.