It's not you, it's the system. Get to the heart of the imbalance so you can start sharing the mental load as a team!
If you're juggling work, kids, chores, meals, and managing everyone else's needs, but instead of feeling supported, you feel like you’re the only one who knows what’s going on (or at least, the only one who will make sure things get done), I've been there.
Your partner might help, but let’s be honest — you’re the manager of your family. Maybe you're managing it all just fine, but you know you deserve more balance and flexibility at home. (Also, a little more free time would be nice.)
Whether you have a partner who tries (but it just isn't working) or one who has never heard the phrase mental load, you can make changes at home with the right approach.
Mental Load in Balance: Sharing the Mental Load as a Team is a one-hour audio course is broken into 4 modules with 12 lessons you can take at your own pace, and it covers topics like:
It's not just about dividing up chores. It's about examining why and how you became the default manager of your lives while he is going with the flow. Then making changes that last, so you have an equal partnership with a balance that makes both of your lives easier and more sustainable.
If you’ve ever thought:
"Why am I the one who remembers everything?"
"If I don’t do it, it won’t get done."
"Why can’t they just see what needs to be done? Do I always have to ask?"
You're not alone. And the fact that he's "a good husband" or "a good dad" doesn't always mean things are balanced or fair.
This is a first step toward fixing that imbalance.
This isn't a personal issue or some moral failure. It's a systemic burden our society disproportionately places on women.
Women are often expected to do things that men are not even expected to notice, and it keeps us from having truly equal partnerships.
Whether you’ve been struggling silently or tried everything you can think of to improve things, this course is for you.
To get the most out of the course, I recommend that you both take the course (separately or together). But, you can take it alone first! Once you have access to the course, you can replay it as many times as you need to.
It's about working together (as a team) to create systems that reduce the mental load overall. And it's about creating a balanced and supportive home life, so no one feels overwhelmed or resentful.
One of the hardest things about sharing the mental load is maintaining it over time.
You might have productive conversations and feel like things are going well for a few days or weeks, then you're back to doing it all yourself.
The reason it doesn't last is this: the issue is not personal and it's not your relationship. It's systemic.
And because it's systemic, it requires a framework to get to the heart of the imbalance, so you can solve it in a way that lasts. That's what this course provides.
To make this course as accessible as possible, the current price is $19.
I care so much about helping couples and families solve this issue that I want everyone to be able to take it. If you really want to take the course, but that's not in your budget, please reach out and I will find a way to get you access!
By the end of this course, you'll have the language, tools, and mindset shifts you need to start making changes that actually last.
Check out the course page below to learn more!
I'm a mother, attorney, and consultant working full-time in the corporate world and raising two little ones alongside my husband. I founded Mockingbird Learning to use my personal and professional experience to help women and couples achieve balance at home and streamline their lives to make time for what they love.
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