About this episode

The episode discusses the mental load that women carry in relationships and how it contributes to resentment, featuring insights from Dr. Morgan Cutlip.

She is exhausted, overwhelmed, and carrying a running list in her head that never stops. And he has no idea it exists. Not because he does not care. Because nobody ever showed him what it actually is or what it is costing her. Adam Lane Smith, The Attachment Specialist, sits down with Dr. Morgan Cutlip, the world's leading expert on the mental load, to break down exactly what the mental load is, why most men completely miss it, and what it actually takes to fix it without destroying the marriage in the process. This is not a lecture about fairness. It is an attachment science and relationship psychology breakdown of why the invisible labor of home and family life is quietly building resentment in millions of marriages and what both partners can do about it right now. What you will learn in this video: 1- What the mental load actually is and why most men only see one third of what their wife is actually carrying2- The triple threat of physical mental and emotional labor and why one item on a to do list unpacks into something enormous3- Why the mental load crowds out the mental real estate required for desire and what that means for your sex life4- Why men change for pain and…

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Host: Adam Lane Smith

Guest: Dr. Morgan Cutlip

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Organizations: The Attachment Specialist

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