Mom Voice

The Toxic Trap of Hustle Culture for Therapist Moms
MacKenzie Bradke, LCSW MacKenzie Bradke, LCSW

The Toxic Trap of Hustle Culture for Therapist Moms

What is hustle culture? It’s taking clients that aren’t a good fit just to fill our schedule. It’s not charging what we deserve and need to in order to live because it feels uncomfortable or someone down the street had a reaction to it. It’s throwing out all of the (frankly, half-ass) products, trainings, worksheets, etc that we can to make money. To get ourselves out there in the therapy world. It’s how we don’t listen to our own voice/body/intuition that makes us the experts in our field.

Read More
The Power of A Girl’s Weekend Getaway
MacKenzie Bradke, LCSW MacKenzie Bradke, LCSW

The Power of A Girl’s Weekend Getaway

I cannot begin to tell you how wonderful it was to be away Sun-Tues this week. If anything good came from Covid, it was the start of Girl’s Weekend.

Read More
When Work Feels Overwhelming: Coping with Burnout in the Therapist Mom's Home Office
MacKenzie Bradke, LCSW MacKenzie Bradke, LCSW

When Work Feels Overwhelming: Coping with Burnout in the Therapist Mom's Home Office

Working from home can be a double-edged sword, especially for Therapist Moms. Sure, there are times its was a dream come true, especially in 2020 when everyone was home. And we thought it would be short-term. It answered a lot of questions for those of us with kiddos who weren’t able to care for themselves independently.

Read More
The Weight of “Lazy” on Women
MacKenzie Bradke, LCSW MacKenzie Bradke, LCSW

The Weight of “Lazy” on Women

Let's dive into a conversation that tugs at the heartstrings of our shared experience – the insidious impact of the word "lazy" on women. Now, I know we throw the word around casually, but have you ever stopped to consider its weight and the unfair burden it often places on our shoulders?

Read More