The Mental Load

Two millennial moms explore the mental load. Here’s the deal, we’re the first generation of women who saw both of our parents work outside the home. And, because kids are oblivious to how much work it takes to actually raise them, we naturally assumed that our parents split everything else it took to run our households. Then we grew up, got married and were like what the f***? You know this conversation. You probably have it with your mom friends all the time. It’s your never ending to-do list. The perception that you’re the household manager and keeper of all the stuff and the things. The mental load is so much more complex than delegating out chores and duties or telling women to practice “self care” or “take a day off”. We don’t want a day off, we want husbands who are more “switched on” throughout the day. How do we have this conversation in our household? What systems keep the mental load in place? Why does the mental load even exist? We’re here to explore all of these topics and really dig into the small and large changes that need to happen in order to better support women and therefore, families in America. And we’re here to bring this conversation to the forefront and help break a generational cycle so that as we raise girls AND boys, they know what it means to truly have an equal household.

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Episoder(43)

The Patriarchy vs. The Mental Load

How the Patriarchy Affects the Mental LoadThis isn't a "fuck the patriarchy/white straight men suck" episode. This is an acknowledgment and discussion of facts. The facts are, that the patriarchy exis...

2 Nov 20232h 12min

Season 2 Coming Soon

Shorter episodes and weekly hot takes are coming later this fall!The Mental Load will drop new season every summer and winter. This gives Angie and Katlynn time to research and create quality content ...

22 Aug 20232min

Boy, Bye: Divorce and the Mental Load

Millennial women are getting divorced at higher rates and the reason is because of the mental load. The reality is women are not attracted to men we have to mother.We’re taught when we’re looking for ...

27 Jul 20231h 4min

The Dad Privilege

What is the dad privilege?The dad privilege, maternal gatekeeping and the mental load.What is dad privilege?The internet says: it’s when dads are treated like heroes and get praised for doing the same...

13 Jul 20231h 23min

What your Kids are Learning about the Mental Load

What are we teaching young boys and young girls about the mental load?What do our kids learn from watching their moms carry the mental load?One goal of this podcast is to break a generational cycle. W...

29 Jun 20231h 33min

Advice to Fix the Mental Load

Advice to fix the mental loadHow women can lighten the mental loadWelcome, Melissa Bloom, energy coach!The most popular question we get is "how do I fix the imbalance? how do I get rid of or at least ...

15 Jun 202357min

Gender Programming

How does gender programming affect the mental load?All of this to say that women are taught from an early age that our worth and value comes from the house we keep and the kids we raise. Dads are taug...

1 Jun 20231h 24min

But How? Mental Load Advice from a Marriage Therapist

Advice on how to change the mental load from a marriage therapist.The effect the mental load has on marriages and how to have the conversation with your spouse. It's (one) of the episodes you all have...

18 Mai 202356min