The Mental Load Chronicles
One couple’s real-time journey to rebalance work, home, and everything in between.
We’ve been married for 20 years. We’ve got three kids, multiple dogs, demanding careers—and more mental tabs open than our browsers can handle.
We’re not experts. We’re just two longtime partners trying to unpack the invisible labor that’s been building between us for years—and we’re doing it out loud, on purpose, in real time.
Each week, we sit down (sometimes tired, often interrupted) to talk through what the mental load really looks like in our home, what’s working, what’s not, and how we’re learning to share the weight more equitably.
With honesty, humor, and zero perfection, we’re inviting you along as we figure it out—one messy, meaningful conversation at a time.
Expect:
- Real talk about modern relationships
- Behind-the-scenes of our wins and fails
- Tools, conversations, and messy progress
- And plenty of “Oof, same” moments
Whether you’re a parent, a partner, or just tired of doing it all, you’ll find solidarity—and maybe some solutions—right here.
Episodes
35 episodes
OUT: What’s Actually Changed?
Bamboozled Summer: Camp Edition
The Mental Load of Stuff
ADHD (Part 2): The Weighted Vest
ADHD & The Mental Load (Part 1): Squirrel, Diagnosis, and the Breaking Point
Six Months In: Has the Mental Load Actually Shifted?
In Sickness & In Health: The Mental Load of Being Sick (Without Falling Apart)
When Romance Becomes One More Thing on the List
From ‘Tell Me What to Do’ to ‘How Can I Help?’: Fair Play Home Deck, Part Two
Halfway Isn’t Done: Revisiting the Fair Play Home Deck (Part 1)
New Year, Shared Load: Supporting Each Other’s Resolutions
When the Holidays Go Well… and Still Wear You Out
A Short Pause (We’ll Be Back in January)
Sick Days, Midnight Meltdowns, and Dad in High Heels!?! Magic Deck Revisited
The Disney Diaries: Why This Was Our Most Relaxed Trip Yet
The December Check-In: Hanukkah Oil, Present Wrapping, and Who’s Putting Up the Tree?
Getting to Know Us…Because Apparently We Forgot to Introduce Ourselves
Gift Giving Without the Drama (or the Vacuum): The Mental Load of Making It Mean Something
Because Apparently Retainers Can Be 911 Emergencies
The Slow Work of Sharing the Load — Picking Up Where We Left Off
Tiny Shifts, Big Changes: The Mental Load Check-In (Part 1)
How to Talk About the Mental Load Without Starting a Fight
Two Weeks, Four Backpacks, Seven Countries: Running Uphill With a Toddler on Your Back
Two Weeks, Four Backpacks, Seven Countries: How We Packed
Two Weeks, Four Backpacks, Seven Countries: The Mental Load of Travel Planning