b'Thats the feeling many women encounter, accordingalso lost her mother about five months ago.to a recent article in the NY Times Primal ScreamDespiteitall,IhadtoacknowledgeRosscheerful series,examiningthepandemicseffectsonworkingdemeanor.Shewasnotshyaboutherremedy. mothersinAmerica.InasurveyconductedbyI see a therapist. I would not have been able to make thenewspaper,69%ofmotherssaytheyhaveit without one, attests Ross. Its helped me to stay experienced adverse health effects due to worry andgrounded,recentermyself,getintouchwithmy stressduringthepandemiccomparedto51%offeelings and talk through them so I can be better for fathers. my family and my work team.Dr. Pooja Lakshmin, M.D., inTherapy may be just the right the article How society hasfix. According to the NY turned its back on mothers,Times, 4,637,000 are the says burnout among parents,number of payroll jobs lost by especially moms, is just the tipwomen in the US since the of the iceberg. Clinical levelpandemic began. And now, we burnout is defined by a triadare back to late 1980s levels of of symptoms: exhaustion, awomen in the labor force.sense of futility and difficulty maintaining personalWhats the connections, writes Lakshim. And yet, the more I hear mySolution?patients use the term burnout,There is no one size fits all, but the more I think it doesntboth Henderson-Grant and capture the depth of despairRoss have learned from their they describe. Adrienne Ross now works from home and shifts from work to ordeals.helping her children who may have questions with school work.ForHenderson-Grant,talkingtoherpastormade Help Staying Grounded a difference. He provided her with the tools from a OverwhelmedisthewordAdrienneRossusestobiblicalperspectiveonhowtobettercopewiththe describe her current situation.A Continuing Medicalsituation. Education manager for Prisma Health and the USC SchoolofMedicine,theHopkins,SCresidentgetsThedaycareandschoolhavereopened.Henderson-outofbedat7a.m.Shegetsher10-year-oldsonGrantreceivedherinsurancelicense,andinmid-up first and ready to log in to his elementary schoolFebruary, began working as an insurance agent. virtually. Her 11-year-old daughter in middle school isnext.Finally,shegetsherselfreadytoparticipateMyadviceistoreachouttoyourlovedonesand with her team at work. She often has to shift fromletthemknowyouneedhelp,advisesHenderson-work to helping her children who may have questions,Grant.Themoreyouthinkyoucandoitalone, andonoccasion,therearemeetingswithteachers.themoreyouwillfeellikeyouarelosingyourself. Meals are started around 5 p.m., and she heads back to work at 8:30 or 9 p.m. if there is more she feelsPatience is an important concept for Ross. needs to be accomplished.IfIdontfeellikeIhavebeenasproductiveasII would say be patient with yourself; be forgiving on should have been, I work until whatever time to feelboth sides because the teachers are going through this like I have given what I should at work, says Ross.as well, says Ross. She is also thankful for the time to learn more about her kids. This has been their life since March 2020. AlthoughIdidntknowmysonwasaMathwhizandhow herchildrenstartedhybridlearningearlierthismuch my daughter loves dance, says an elated Ross. month,thewaythescheduleisbetweenthetwoAppreciate the small moments, and find the positive schools, she still does not get a day by herself. Rosseach day. IMARA29'