96. Dr. Sheryl Ziegler: Preventing Parenting Burnout - Living Your Best Life & Raising Healthy Kids

Happiness through Hardship

Remember the saying, “Put your oxygen mask on first, before helping others.” Do you follow that? For many parents, the kids always take priority. This week’s guest on “Happiness through Hardship” - The Podcast shares a ton of insight helping parents navigate life without burning out. Dr. Sheryl Ziegler is a licensed clinical psychologist, author of “Mommy Burnout” and TedX speaker. Sheryl focuses on five pillars: mental health, parenthood, digital wellness, transition to puberty and chronic stress. She works with parents, teens and kids while focusing on mental health and parenting resources and shares on the podcast how to reclaim our lives as parents to raise healthier kids in the process. SHOW NOTES 8:05 – Most important messages to parents 12:10 – Advice for parents regarding mental health 13:01 – Social connection 20:04 – Mommy burnout 25:30 – Dealing with stress so that you can show up for your kids 29:49 – Selfcare is health care 37:38 – Monotasking as a way to overcome overstimulation 43:16 – The Grateful Game CONNECT with Dr. Ziegler Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mommyburnout/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drsherylziegler/ Website: https://drsherylziegler.com/ TEDx Talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/sheryl_ziegler_why_moms_are_miserable_jan_2017?utm_campaign=tedspread&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=tedcomshare "Mommy Burnout" - the book: https://amzn.to/3Qbs7Nq Start with the Talk Course https://startwiththetalk.com/ Sign up for her newsletter: https://drsherylziegler.com/category/media/read/ CONNECT with us www.CarynSullivan.com/podcast www.Instagram.com/prettywellness www.Facebook.com/PrettyWellness www.Twitter.com/PrettyWellness To Buy the Book: “Happiness through Hardship” - The Book: amzn.to/39PAjuT To Donate a Book to a Cancer Center: www.CarynSullivan.com/book To Donate to Metastatic Breast Cancer (MBC) Research: The Cancer Couch Foundation is a privately funded, non-profit (501c3) organization that has funded $5 million dollars in metastatic breast cancer (MBC) research since our founding in 2016! 100% of donations and event proceeds are ​​​matched and go to fund MBC research at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center! www.thecancercouch.com/donations.html