Mother's Day Special: Sharing the Mental Load from Toddlers to Teens

39. If you ever thought, "It'll get easier when they get older," think again. 

This Mother's Day, we're diving into the mental gymnastics of parenting—from toddler tantrums to college applications—and how sharing the load can be your saving grace.

In this episode, I share my personal journey of navigating the college application process with my daughter, Iris, and how my husband, Mike (aka "my guy"), and I have learned to co-parent effectively by job sharing the mental load. We'll explore practical ways to apply job sharing principles at home, especially during the chaotic month of May—affectionately dubbed "Mayday!"—filled with end-of-school activities, tests, and graduations.

Plus, we'll uncover what moms really want for Mother's Day (hint: it's not flowers) and how everyone can pitch in to give Mom the gift of shared responsibility.

Here’s What You’ll Learn:

• The concept of job sharing at home and how it can alleviate parental stress.
• How my husband and I co-parented our daughter through the college application to acceptance process, perhaps as hands-on on toddler days!
• What is Lead Parenting and how can this pitch-and-catch concept help me?
• Strategies to manage "Mayday" madness—the end of school countdown!—with shared responsibilities
• 4 stats on what moms truly desire for Mother's Day (that might surprise you) 

Links Mentioned:

• Fair Play by Eve Rodsky
• The Double Shift substack by Katherine Goldstein 
• Grab The Work Muse Guide to Job Sharing  ✅

More from Me:

• Join Work Muse Facebook Community: Job Share Live Life + Slay Work ✅
• DM me on LinkedIn

Episode Website: workmuse.com/39
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