Parental Burnout

Invisible Labor and Mental Load It’s the work that goes unnoticed and rarely gets tallied in the family housework scorecard. But once you become aware of it, you’ll never be able to unsee it. “Never mind the kids! Now it’s my partner that’s driving me NUTS!!!” Even small disagreements between spouses or partners can escalate quickly. We reveal effective techniques to defuse tense conversations and take the wind out of the sails of potential blowups. And even when it goes off the rails and you and your partner are just throwing haymakers, there are still ways to bring it back from the brink.