48. The real reason mums are exhausted - hello, The Mental Load!

You know that feeling when you’re wiped out but can’t explain why? You’ve been running on autopilot, juggling birthday gifts, nap schedules and meal plans, but it’s not just the doing that’s exhausting. It’s the thinking about everything.

In this episode, Nat dives into the real reason mums are exhausted: the mental load. She unpacks how it quietly drains mothers, how gender roles and social conditioning created it, and what to do when you feel like the household project manager instead of an equal partner.

You’ll hear:

• What the mental load actually looks like day to day

• Why it’s not about doing too much, but holding too much

• How gender roles and conditioning keep mums overloaded

• The resentment loop that creeps into relationships

• How to start sharing the load without another argument

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Because it’s not just you, and it’s not what you think.

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