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Who remembers the appointments, notices the groceries are running low, and makes sure the permission slip gets signed? And why does “just tell me what to do” sometimes feel like another job?

In this episode of So I Researched It, I explore the mental load—the invisible planning, remembering, and coordinating that keeps a household running. We look at what researchers have found about how that work is divided and its relationship to stress, burnout, and wellbeing.

From being the default parent to taking a break without actually feeling off duty, we discuss everyday experiences many moms and caregivers will recognize, with a connection to nursing and caring for others at work and at home.

Plus, we explore the difference between helping with a task and taking responsibility for it. And how to get grounded in small moments.

If you’ve ever said, “I’m tired of being the one who thinks of everything,” this episode is for you.

Sources for this episode:

Daminger, A. (2019). The Cognitive Dimension of Household Labor. American Sociological Review.
https://doi.org/10.1177/0003122419859007

Reich-Stiebert, N., Froehlich, L., & Voltmer, J.-B. (2023). Gendered Mental Labor: A Systematic Literature Review on the Cognitive Dimension of Unpaid Work Within the Household and Childcare. Sex Roles.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11199-023-01362-0

Aviv, E., Waizman, Y., Kim, E., Liu, J., Rodsky, E., & Saxbe, D. (Published online 2024; journal issue 2025). Cognitive Household Labor: Gender Disparities and Consequences for Maternal Mental Health and Wellbeing. Archives of Women’s Mental Health.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00737-024-01490-w

Wayne, J. H., Mills, M. J., Wang, Y.-R., Matthews, R. A., & Whitman, M. V. (2023). Who’s Remembering to Buy the Eggs? The Meaning, Measurement, and Implications of Invisible Family Load. Journal of Business and Psychology.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10869-023-09887-7

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (2024). Parents Under Pressure: The U.S. Surgeon General’s Advisory on the Mental Health and Well-Being of Parents.
https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/parents-under-pressure.pdf

What happens when you don’t get enough sleep—and what changes when it keeps happening?

In episode 3 of So I Researched It, I’m looking at sleep deprivation and its effects on the brain and body over time. We’ll talk about why one bad night can make it harder to think clearly, manage emotions, and get through the day, and why regularly missing sleep can have wider effects on your health.

If you’ve ever wondered whether you can really “catch up” on sleep, or why being tired feels like so much more than just being sleepy, this episode is for you.

What’s the first thing you notice when you haven’t slept enough? Let me know in the comments.

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Radiation therapy has a scary reputation—but how much of that fear comes from what radiation treatment used to be rather than what it looks like today?

We’ll start with the basics: what radiation is, why it’s used to treat cancer, and what actually happens when that beam reaches a tumor. Then we’ll get into the science of how radiation damages cancer-cell DNA, why cancer cells have a harder time recovering from that damage than healthy cells, and how modern radiation oncology has become dramatically more precise.

We’ll also look at the history of radiation therapy and how treatment has evolved—from the early days of radiation to today’s highly targeted technology designed to deliver radiation to the tumor while limiting exposure to surrounding healthy tissue.

But if radiation is so much more precise now, why do patients still experience side effects?

We’ll talk about that too—including why side effects happen, why they can vary so much depending on where someone is being treated, and some practical ways patients may manage common side effects. (This portion is for general education only and is not a substitute for medical advice from your healthcare team.)

Finally, we’ll look at where radiation therapy is headed next and some of the technology making cancer treatment increasingly targeted and individualized.

If you’ve ever heard the word “radiation” and immediately pictured something terrifying, this episode is for you.

I did the research so you don’t have to. Let’s talk about what radiation therapy actually is—and why the radiation treatment of today may be very different from what you imagine.

Because so much of my audience found me reporting on the Lindsay Clancy trial, I am making my first episode about Lindsay's 1800 ng/mL level on the toxicology report.