by shlomit.tassa | Jan 19, 2022 | Burnout, Feminism, Mental Load
“I suddenly understood the disparity between me and my husband: I am married to a bachelor, while he is married to a single mom!” (Just received this meme…) You can just hear the snorts as this one makes its rounds, right? Last week we talked about the tricky...
by shlomit.tassa | Jan 12, 2022 | Feminism, Mental Load
Of the four elements of mental load – Anticipation distracts you the most. This post is part 1 of a 2-post series. I’ve written before about Allison Daminger’s research on Mental Load. (It’s a good post, go check it out if you haven’t read it already!) New to...
by shlomit.tassa | Nov 4, 2021 | Feminism, Mindset
Were you convinced by my latest efforts to demonstrate to you that feeling guilty is futile and counterproductive? If not, this NYT article dives deeper into the effects of “Maternal Martyrdom” and how operating from a place of external expectations and guilt can keep...
by shlomit.tassa | Oct 27, 2021 | Feminism, Mindset
Last week I wrote about the lose-lose situation in always feeling guilty about whatever you’re not doing right now. I also listed several mindfulness methods for focusing on what you are doing now, as a way to avoid that guilt. Like I said at the end of that...
by shlomit.tassa | Sep 9, 2021 | Feminism, Mindset
Not when it comes to household work, and it’s the opposite of what you think A feminist politician in my country recently had a child. It was surprising, because for many years, she was vocal about her choice to be childfree. Naturally, the papers had a field...
by shlomit.tassa | Jun 23, 2021 | Burnout, Feminism
My friend and most responsive blog reader Rachel sent me another awesome article. (Do the same! Did you read something others would enjoy? Be generous, forward it to me!) It’s about a dad who realizes just how unequal mental load is in his household. He decides...
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