The Mental Mother Load

About this episode

This episode explores the mental load of motherhood and offers tools for managing mental fatigue and achieving a balanced partnership.

Ever feel like you have 47 tabs open in your brain, and three of them are frozen? It’s not just the laundry; it’s remembering that it’s "polka dot day" at school, noticing the milk is low, and knowing exactly which stuffie will prevent a bedtime meltdown. In this episode, we’re peeling back the curtain on the invisible labor of motherhood, and the mental load that comes with it. We dive into why moms carry the "worry work" and, discuss some tools to help manage the mental fatigue and shift your mindset on a more balanced partnership.

Topics covered

• mental load
• motherhood
• invisible labor
• parenting
• work-life balance

Keywords

• mental fatigue
• motherhood
• parenting
• invisible labor
• work-life balance

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