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September 11, 2025 42 mins

What’s up with sharing emotional and mental labor? How can this get in the way of healthy relationships and communicating? What does it actually look like when one partner is holding all the emotional labor in a relationship?

In this episode, I explore emotional labor, the hope to shift monogamy more mindful, the gender gap when it comes to feeling our feelings, and how we need to fight for men’s right to be human - not just strong.

 

If you want to read more about these topics, check out:

For the Love of Men by Liz Plank

Fair Play by Eve Rodsky

Nonviolent Communication by Marshall Rosenberg

Come Together by Emily Nagoski

7 Principles for Making Marriage Work by John Gottman and Nan Silver

 

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