Pediatricians tell us that breastfeeding benefits infants & children. It has always been your superpower. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has for many years stressed the health benefits of mothers’ breastfeeding their children, recommending exclusive breastfeeding for at least six months and continued feeding for up to two years (as desired by mom and…
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Moving Beyond Burnout: How Therapy Empowers Working-Mom Physicians
How your typical physicain mom day ends. It’s 7pm. You’ve just finished a twelve‑hour shift. You walk into your home, drop your bag by the door, and immediately hear the chaos: dirty laundry, homework frustrations, dinner preparations, and notifications constantly pinging on your phone. Your body is aching, your mind still running through patient charts,…
Eisenhower Matrix for Working Moms: Explained with Examples
Eisenhower Matrix for Working Moms: Explained with Examples What if there were a simple way to unburden every working mother? It’s the Eisenhower Matrix for working moms. In this blog by Dr. Susan Landers, let’s understand what it is, why it’s a game-changer for busy mothers, and how you can use it in real life…
Solutions for Working Mom Burnout: Find Your Balance
Solutions for Working Mom Stress and Burnout: Find Your Balance Burnout in working mothers is a real problem today, but it can be managed. This write-up by Dr. Susan Landers lists eleven surefire working mom stress and burnout solutions that you can start to follow today. These strategies draw on expert advice to help you…
Working Mother Guilt Explained: How to Balance Career & Family
Working Mother Guilt Explained: How to Balance Career & Family It’s morning. You drive towards dropping off your kid at school. Suddenly, your phone vibrates with an urgent email. You hug your child goodbye with one arm, type a reply with the other, and fly to your first meeting. By midday, guilt engulfs you: the…
Working Mom Stress and Burnout: Why It Happens and How to Fix It
Working Mom Stress and Burnout: Why It Happens and How to Fix It Why is it that motherhood seems like the hardest job ever? If you’re a mom handling work, family, and everything in between, you already know the emotional load i.e., the stressful list of to-dos you carry around in your head. Several things…
Eating Disorders in Teens: Warning Signs, Treatment Options, and Tips for Parents
Eating Disorders in Teens: Warning Signs, Treatment Options, and Tips for Parents Eating disorders in teens are more common than many parents realize. Left untreated, these disorders can affect both physical and mental health. This blog by Dr. Susan Landers will help you understand what eating disorders look like in teenagers, how to recognize the…
Postpartum Depression in New Mothers: Find Expert Advice
Postpartum Depression in New Mothers: Expert Advice on Recovery and Support Postpartum depression (PPD) quietly affects 1 in 7 mothers, yet its presence is anything but silent. You might wonder, Am I failing at this? Why isn’t this as beautiful as everyone promised? But here’s the thing: this isn’t your mistake. In this blog post,…
Alcohol Consumption During Breastfeeding: Risks and Recommendations
Breastfeeding benefits both the mother and her baby. However, at the same time, new mothers face many choices about their lifestyle, one of which is whether or not to drink alcohol. In this blog post, Dr. Susan Landers explains alcohol consumption during breastfeeding in detail. She examines how alcohol affects both the mother and the…
Marijuana Use During Pregnancy: Risks, Research, & Realities
Marijuana Use During Pregnancy: Risks, Research, & Realities Updated March 2025 Marijuana use during pregnancy is a topic that has received more attention in recent years. With the increasing legalization and social acceptance of marijuana, more pregnant women are curious about its effects on their bodies and their unborn children. In this blog by Dr….
