Send us a text If last week was about awareness, this week is about action — and continuing a conversation too good to rush. In Episode 15, we started unpacking what it really takes to share the mental load. The dialogue ran deep, so instead of cutting it short, we kept going. This week, we pick up right where we left off: talking about accountability, self-understanding, and how defining success at home can be just as important (and complicated) as defining it at work. There’s reflection, la...
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Send us a text If last week was about awareness, this week is about action — and continuing a conversation too good to rush. In Episode 15, we started unpacking what it really takes to share the mental load. The dialogue ran deep, so instead of cutting it short, we kept going. This week, we pick up right where we left off: talking about accountability, self-understanding, and how defining success at home can be just as important (and complicated) as defining it at work. There’s reflection, la...
Burrows, Bangs, and Balayage: Navigating the Caregiving Deck
The Mental Load Chronicles
29 minutes
2 months ago
Burrows, Bangs, and Balayage: Navigating the Caregiving Deck
Send us a text Tooth fairy fails, surprise haircuts, and why “helping” sometimes makes things harder—this episode dives into the caregiving side of the mental load. We work through the Fair Play deck and unpack how small tasks highlight bigger truths about partnership, parenting, and communication. Highlights include: Why surprise “help” (like an unexpected haircut stop) doesn’t always lighten the loadThe difference between “just doing it” vs. “doing it with shared knowledge”How small t...
The Mental Load Chronicles
Send us a text If last week was about awareness, this week is about action — and continuing a conversation too good to rush. In Episode 15, we started unpacking what it really takes to share the mental load. The dialogue ran deep, so instead of cutting it short, we kept going. This week, we pick up right where we left off: talking about accountability, self-understanding, and how defining success at home can be just as important (and complicated) as defining it at work. There’s reflection, la...
