Thoughts on Thoughts

Emotional Labor in Relationships


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Emotional labor is part of every relationship. Someone has to call first, someone has to pick up the toilet paper from the store and someone has to finish that last task at work. When we have healthy boundaries and share the various tasks that need to be done in a relationship, everything goes well! However, you may find that you are pulling more weight than the other person and it can breed resentment. In this episode we will discuss what emotional labor looks like in friendships, parent-child relationships, marriages, and workplace relationships. We will then give you tips for how to set healthy boundaries and more evenly divide the emotional labor in your relationships.

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Thoughts on ThoughtsBy Kristjana Reid, Jessica Miller, Taylor Thomas