When Acute Stress Becomes Collapse: A Clinical Reflection on Cumulative Trauma, Maternal Guilt, and Misunderstood Breakdown

Dr M’s Thoughts When she eventually sought help, she did not describe herself as someone who had “walked out” on her family. She described a period in which everything converged. Within a very short space of time, she was carrying the emotional and practical weight of her family, managing significant work pressures, grieving the deathContinue reading “When Acute Stress Becomes Collapse: A Clinical Reflection on Cumulative Trauma, Maternal Guilt, and Misunderstood Breakdown”

Women in the workforce

“Breaking the Bias” I recently happened to have a very opportune chat with a female friend of mine, that provoked some thoughts back to when my own children were in primary school, and if I am honest, I was struggling to keep my career and home life on track. This friend has four young childrenContinue reading “Women in the workforce”