The study revealed that most moms struggle with their mental and emotional health and can't prioritize it because of their dual responsibilities of juggling their jobs and caring for others at home.
polled 2,021 people 18 years or older to share their perspectives on improving their mental health. According to the survey, 46% of Americans say they have maintained or improved their mental health by taking multiple 5- to 10-minute breaks to help relieve stress, depression, and anxiety.still struggle with their mental health with anxiety and depression among some of the factors. Approximately 37% of respondents rated their current mental health as average or low.
Moreover, people surveyed, who rarely or never participated in activities to help their mental health, cite being too busy and the duties of caring for a loved one as reasons. Roughly 24% of individuals said they didn’t know how to support their mental health.who said their mental health is strong, credit quality rest, movement, and interaction with others as activities helpful to bolstering their mental and emotional health.
Prewitt said she tells women dealing with mental health challenges to prioritize their needs in addition to caring for others. "It’s hard for a lot of women but I kind of frame it with that your own self-care is important. If you're not caring for yourself it’s going to be hard to take care of those other things. And so part of it is giving yourself permission to pay attention to your own needs and to be assertive about asking for help when needed as well.
"One thing that I suggest to women is to take a mindful minute or 60 seconds in between activities. Because a lot of times women, myself included, I’m a working mom, we often go from one thing to the next without catching our breath," Prewitt said.
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