Recognizing Our Shame Triggers: I did not want to be perceived as incapable of balancing motherhood and work. I did not want to be perceived as needing help. I wanted to be perceived as one of those “laid-back, balance everything, don’t need help” working mothers. I’m still not sure about the origin of the messages that fueled that identity. I know some of them came from what I saw growing up in my family.
