The latest episode of the 'Sex and the City' reboot 'And Just Like That' has many moms relating to Miranda's alcohol abuse.
"When we are stressed or struggling with a lot of feelings, like grief or sadness, sometimes we turn to coping skills that we know have 'worked' for us in the past — that are quick, easy, and help us not to feel the big feelings we are experiencing 20+ months into a pandemic," Dr. Jessi Gold, a psychiatrist and assistant professor at Washington University in St. Louis, tells TODAY.
"I haven’t had a drink in one year, three months, and 25 days," she adds."Four-hundred and eighty one days. I’m still totally flabbergasted by that number." In the show, Miranda blames her drinking on her unhappiness — she isn't fulfilled in her marriage, is transitioning out of a job, and wants more out of life. That loss of self and identity is something Harrison relates to — a feeling, she says, that is all too common among moms and can lead to over-drinking and substance abuse.
Gold says motherhood in and of itself can be a trigger for or cause of substance abuse, especially when people lack access to structural support, like mandatory paid family leave, affordable child care, access to mental health care, and equal pay for equal work.
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