“Nobody understands everything I do around here!" Does this statement sound familiar?  The invisible work, often going on inside our heads, is unrelenting and never-ending. Today, we get honest about the mental load and explore where it came from and how in the heck we got here.

Listen to learn more about:

• What the mental load (also called "invisible labor") is.
• What falls into the category of mental load.
• How and perhaps why, the mental load seems to fall more on women than men.
• The role of over and under functioner within our marriages, and how this contributes to the mental load.
•  Assigning tasks vs. responsibilities.
• How to create a "minimum standard of care" through taking ownership AND collaboration with your partner.

Jessica talks about a seemingly random pet peeve that she has, and Andrea talks about having to repair it with her children after a heavy mental load-baring day.

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Honest Women is the podcast for every woman juggling the demands of modern life (while trying to keep her shit together) and finding that it’s all just a little more difficult than she thought it would be. Your hosts, Andrea Burkly and Jessica Hutchison, are two very real mental health professionals who are taking honest conversations from inside their offices to the outside world.

Disclaimer:

Please note while this podcast features two therapists, and may feel very therapeutic, this is not therapy! Please be entertained, and know that through our creative content, we are not providing mental health care. No diagnosis. No treatment. No medical advice. Just creative content. Please seek appropriate mental health support in the real world.

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