Your child shouldn’t feel like they cost you your life. "The greatest burden a child must bear is the unlived life of its parents.” (quote by Carl Jung) Here, Dr. Pressman explains how culture often glorifies the self-sacrificing parent (especially mothers) as the ideal. The one who “gave up everything” for her children. But that kind of martyrdom doesn’t free our kids. It quietly teaches them that our happiness was the price of their existence. That’s a painful message for a child to carry. It makes love feel heavy - like something they must constantly repay. Children don’t need parents who disappear into devotion. They need parents who model what a full, vibrant, meaningful life looks like... so they know they’re allowed to live one, too. It makes us wonder: what if loving our kids deeply means letting them see us live fully? Speaker: Dr. Aliza Pressman Source: You Learn This Too Late: Understanding This Will Change the Way You Look at Your Relationships | The Mel Robbins Podcast