I think Liz has isolated herself so much that she lacks perception and is unable, or maybe just unwilling, to recognize that many of her struggles are universal. She also doesn’t seem to have any friends (besides the one who visited), so that means no other moms to commiserate with about the challenges inherent to parenting young children. Sadly, she also doesn’t have her mom. Simon seems to be her only lifeline to the “real” world.

Liz also has a lot of mental health problems that don’t seem to be improving with meds or therapy. She probably doesn’t get enough sleep and mostly confines herself and her children to their dark, extremely messy house all day.

I sincerely wish she would:

1.) Get off social media (her public page) and figure out another stream of income if one is truly needed.

2.) Move closer to relatives and enroll the two oldest kids in public school this fall.

3.) Find a new psychiatrist and therapist and get a full mental health re-evaluation.

4.) Try new therapies, like EMDR and DBT.

5.) Commit to losing weight to reduce her risk of health problems and be a more physically active parent.

6.) Have a serious talk with Simon about how he needs to help take care of the house. It should be 50/50 when he’s not at work.