Meredith Ethington is an award-winning writer and author of The Mother Load: Surviving the Daily Grind Without Losing Your Ever-Loving Mind, a book about the journey through motherhood and mental health. She started writing on her popular blog, Perfection Pending, and her viral essays have reached millions of struggling parents. She lives in Salt Lake City, UT, with her husband, three kids, and muppety dog, Millie. In her loads of spare time, she is studying to become a licensed mental health counselor.