Why 'Optimizing' Motherhood Is Destroying Your Mental Health
Psychology Today | 22.04.2026 04:21
I am a mom to young children, a fact social media seems well aware of. My feed is a constant flood of ways to structure my child’s wake windows, cook whole-food meals for my picky toddler, and get back in shape post-baby—all while working a full-time job and curating my toddler’s bespoke wooden toy collection. Optimization culture is trashing our mental health, and we need to resist it at all costs.
