Acute stressors aren't what makes us sick; it's the constant, modern-day "lions" that are creating chronic stress, and thus the short-term and long-term health issues that stress creates.

Join Dr. Molly Dickens and host Ann Somers Hogg as they discuss how child care in the U.S. is a big modern-day "lion" for parents — especially mothers — and how fixing the child care crisis will help diminish the mental health crisis.

Resources:

• Publication: If health is wealth, America’s working mothers are living in extreme poverty: A framework for proper diagnosis and effective treatment
• Article: What the Child Care Crisis Does to Parents
• The Maternal Stress Project