Why Nobody Has It All Together: Motherhood, Mental Load, and Real-Life Partnership
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This episode discusses the challenges of motherhood and the mental load that women and working parents face, contrasting it with the curated perfection often seen on social media.
Send us Fan Mail When someone says, “You make it look so easy,” it can be tempting to smile, say thank you, and keep pretending everything is fine. But in this episode of Steel Roses Podcast, we are pulling back the curtain on the reality so many women, moms, wives, and working parents are carrying every day: the mental load, emotional pressure, invisible labor, and constant expectation to hold everything together. We talk honestly about how curated social media perfection can distort our vie...
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Host: Jenny Benitez
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