38 • Thrive as a Working Mom Part 2: How to Build a System with Your Partner

ABOUT THIS EPISODE

This episode is Part 2 of my 3-part series, Thrive as a Working Mom. One of the most important—and most complicated—pieces of thriving as a working mom is learning how to share the load at home. In this episode, I open up about my own journey of building a system with my partner, the progress we’ve made, and the challenges that still come with unlearning gender roles and navigating the mental load

I share three practical strategies that have made the biggest difference for us:

• Weekly meetings that take the invisible mental load out of my head and put it on the table.

• Clear delegation, ownership, and accountability so no one is left guessing (or quietly resentful).

• Adjusting expectations and commitments to match our real capacity, not the unrealistic one society pressures us into.

Protecting your energy and creating equity at home isn’t just about making things easier for yourself—it’s about protecting your marriage, your health, and your ability to show up for your family and your career.

My hope is that this episode gives you both validation and practical tools as you navigate the messy, layered work of partnership, parenthood, and everything in between.

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I'm Mia—wife, mom of 2, abuse survivor, and trauma-informed self-care coach. I also live with diagnosed PTSD and depression. I’ve been healing out loud since 2017 to make this whole trauma recovery thing less lonely, and along the way, I've met and supported so many incredible women who want to make their well-being a priority. If this sounds good to you—welcome! Putting yourself last ends here.

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