As a couples therapist, you see it all the time: One partner who, regardless of whether they work outside the home, takes on most of the domestic responsibilities while their partner continuously falls short of their partner's expectations.
Unequal emotional, household, and childcare labor is a hot-button issue in relationships”after all, its rooted in resentment, anger, and tension yet finding a lasting solution to this all-too-common experience is a challenge, especially if a primary underlying factor isn't addressed: an imbalance in the mental load.
Mental load refers to the unseen cognitive work that goes into managing a household and family: planning social activities, keeping track of finances, scheduling appointments, following up with teachers' notes, updating the family calendar. When this load is imbalanced, it keeps couples in a never-ending cycle of distress, fueling depression, anxiety, anger, grief, and hopelessness.
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