Even before the pandemic, moms were feeling the pressure of carrying the mental load, keeping everyone’s schedule together, paying bills, being the go-to for cuddles, snacks, tissue — you name it. The last two years have added so much to that already full plate. If you’re a mom, you’re probably exhausted. You may be burnt out.
You may want to scream.
Well, a group of moms in Boston did just that. Literally. On a cold night this month, they met on a football field to scream. And the footage of the event is going viral because it looks really, really satisfying.
Sarah Harmon — a therapist, yoga teacher, and founder of the group The School of Mom — organized the gathering. And on a night this month, 20 women left their responsibilities behind and met in a field to scream.
“This is exactly what I need,” one of the attendants, Ashley Jones, told WBUR. “It’s a safe place to be with other people feeling the same thing with having a kid who can’t be vaccinated.” According to WBUR, this is the second time Harmon got a group of moms together to let it all out. The first was last March. “It was an Arctic night but people came out anyway and we just screamed at the top of our lungs and then we hugged and went on our merry way and it was quite healing,” said Harmon. “I’m hearing my moms and my clients talk about their struggles… it’s culminating in just this intense rage, and they have nowhere to put it.”
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