Coping Strategies for Mother’s Day
Anyone with an infertility diagnosis knows that the holidays can feel more like an emotional weapon – rather than celebration – depending on where you’re at in your fertility journey.
For women, Mother’s Day is one of the worst offenders; it’s a blatant reminder that you are not a mother while every other woman (so it seems) is.
One of the originators of the American version of Mother’s Day was a woman named Julia Ward Howe. She was a writer and women’s rights activist, living in the 19th century, who intended the celebration to take place June 2 – as a Mother’s Peace Day – uniting women to fight for world peace.
Do you have a women’s (or peaceful) cause you believe in? Honor Ms. Howe’s original vision and donate time or energy to the non-profit aligned with those beliefs – bringing a more empowering and inspiring vision of Mother’s Day to life.
Coping Strategies for Mother’s Day
If this is one of those Mother’s Day that finds you wanting to hide under the covers – we say go for it (see the third option below). OR, feel free to use one or more of the following coping strategies.Celebrate yourself anyway
You may not be a mother (yet!), but you are a woman and you nurture and love the people and creatures around you just the same. If you feel obligated – and/or even willing – to spend time with family and friends during their Mother’s Day celebrations, good for you! But do take time before and/or afterwards to celebrate yourself. Give yourself a pampering day – complete with a massage, mani-pedi and whatever other treatments make you feel like a queen.Honor (and speak out) for women’s rights
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