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Your aunt says something about screen time at Sunday dinner. A parent in the pickup line gives you a weird look. Your social media feed at midnight shows you the mom who seems to have this all figured out while you're still googling "is this normal?" The sting sticks around for a reason. ❤️‍🩹 "If someone's opinion or suggestion causes a strong emotional reaction in you, chances are it triggered a memory or connected to a past experience, core values, or family history," says BetterHelp therapist Sonni Williams, LPC. Here's what she tells her clients to do with that sting: 1️⃣ Ask yourself what you'd say to a friend feeling this way. Offer yourself that same grace instead of trying to be “perfect." 2️⃣ If your social media feed keeps making you feel behind or wrong, reset it. Train it to show you people and content you're actually aligned with, not the ones who make you feel like you're failing. You’re the one who gets to decide how you parent. Not your aunt, or your algorithm, or a random stranger. Only you. What's one comment about your parenting you're finally ready to put down? #MentalHealthMatters #MentalHealthAwareness #TherapistTake #Parenting #Motherhood