The Mental Load Chronicles

Send us Fan Mail In this premiere episode of The Mental Load Chronicles , one married couple kicks off their real-time journey to rebalance the invisible labor of family life. This episode gets brutally honest about what it really takes to “keep the household running.” It’s vulnerable. It’s relatable. And it’s probably your life, too. This episode sets the tone for a podcast that blends humor, hon...

Send us Fan Mail In Episode 2 of The Mental Load Chronicles , we do a thing: sit down with a literal deck of cards to sort out who does what in our household. Enter: the Fair Play method. We talk through the realities of managing a full house—three kids, two jobs, multiple dogs—and how it all becomes a blur of unspoken expectations, unbalanced responsibilities, and surprise tensions about photos....

Send us Fan Mail This one’s for every parent who’s ever stayed up late wrapping birthday presents, stuffing goodie bags, or scrambling to explain why the tooth fairy forgot to come (again). In this episode, we get into the invisible labor behind the “magic”—from planning birthday parties and making cupcakes from scratch, to managing the ever-growing calendar of childhood traditions. We talk about...