#6: Amazing Husband Syndrome
Down to Birth
English - January 17, 2020 08:00 - 36 minutes - 25.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 418 ratingsParenting Kids & Family Health & Fitness pregnancy childbirth hypnobirthing pregnant postpartum breastfeeding maternity motherhood birth newborn Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Every week, Cynthia and Trisha moderate a postpartum support group, where women gain validation and unique insight into one another's thoughts, experiences and comments. Over time, it's clear to see certain patterns emerge within every new group. In this episode we discuss one of them: Why do so many women feel compelled to describe their partners as "amazing" -- not good, not 'doing his best', not human -- but amazing. Thus was born our term Amazing Husband Syndrome. We question why women suffer so much guilt around their mothering while holding their partners to a markedly different standard. While overemphasizing the magnitude of their partners' contributions, we women can unwittingly underemphasize our own efforts, qualities and achievements in parenting.
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