#130: The Truth About Why Dinner Feels Exhausting
About this episode
The episode discusses the exhausting nature of meal planning and the mental load associated with feeding a household.
This week, we’re talking about why meal planning can feel more exhausting than other household chores. Tasks like vacuuming or folding laundry can usually wait, but feeding yourself or your family happens every single day, multiple times a day! From deciding what to cook, grocery shopping, managing preferences, and actually making the meal, the mental load adds up quickly. We explore the invisible work behind feeding a household, why thinking about food can feel so relentless, and how the emo...
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