Why So Many Mothers Are Unraveling and Filled With Rage with Libby Ward
From Under the Influence with Jo Piazza by Jo Piazza
March 31, 2026 · 54 min
About this episode
The episode discusses the struggles of motherhood and the societal expectations that contribute to feelings of rage among mothers, featuring insights from Libby Ward.
We're often told or indoctrinated to believe motherhood is supposed to be magical, fulfilling, your highest calling, the thing that finally makes everything make sense. And yet so many women are quietly unraveling and filled with rage. This week we sit down with Libby Ward—the hilarious creator behind Diary of an Honest Mom, and author of Honest Motherhood—to talk about the reality of parenting colliding with the expectations we’ve all absorbed. Libby shares the moment she realized she couldn’t keep doing it all, the years of carrying everything for everyone, and how that eventually turned into a massive online community of women admitting the status quo isn’t working. We get into: the mental load and invisible labor no one accounts for the myth of the “good mom” and why it’s so hard to shake why loving your kids isn’t the same as having the capacity to care for them what it actually looks like to start setting boundaries why saying no feels so uncomfortable at first Order Libby's book Honest Motherhood here. Join our newsletter community here. ORDER The Parisian Heist here. Visit our lovely sponsors here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
People in this episode
Host: Jo Piazza
Guest: Libby Ward
Topics covered
- motherhood
- parenting
- mental load
- boundaries
- rage
- community
Keywords
- motherhood
- rage
- parenting
- mental load
- boundaries
- community
- good mom
- invisible labor
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Diary of an Honest Mom, Honest Motherhood, The Parisian Heist
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