Welcome to Episode 3 of the Maternal Spotlight podcast. This podcast focuses on the topic of mental load, or the mental burden that we face when caregiving or managing a household. As many of us are fully aware, COVID-19 has most certainly impacted the mental load of parents as homeschooling has become the norm and juggling work, life, and children is straining our daily bandwidths. We sat down with Louise Parker, a holistic wellness practitioner, to specifically discuss the mental burden on mothers during the pandemic. Before we get started, we wanted to highlight that we recognize that this initial discussion is from a heteronormative perspective -- however, Maternal Spotlight is committed to expanding this conversation with all parents - from single parents to same-sex households. We welcome your feedback as we continue to develop content and records new episodes.