The Mental Load

Remembering doctor's appointments. Balancing the budget. Buying birthday presents. Keeping track of groceries. Meal planning. The list goes on.

In this episode, Judith and Erin explain and discuss the concept of the "mental load," or the oftentimes invisible labor that parents must balance with their professional work. Citing examples from their own lives, Judith and Erin take a look and the research and discuss what works in their lives (and what doesn't).  

This episode refers to the important book: Second Shift: Working Families and the Revolution at Home by Arlie Hochschild and Anne Machung: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/310593/the-second-shift-by-arlie-hochschild-with-anne-machung/

The hosts also describe and discuss French comic artist Emma's visual representation of the mental load found here: 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/may/26/gender-wars-household-chores-comic

Finally, Judith explains how bullet journaling helps her bring organization to her life. This quick video offers a brief tutorial on how to create a bullet journal: https://bulletjournal.com/pages/learn 

Opening and closing song, "Vienna Beat"  by  Blue Dot Sessions  is licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial License and shared through the Free Music Archive: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Blue_Dot_Sessions/RadioPink/Vienna_Beat