Unpaid, Unhinged & Still Clocked On [Episode 2]

Finishing your paid job doesn’t mean the day is over - it just means you’re clocking into the unpaid one. This week on Grab Her By The Mic, Han and Philsy unpack the invisible labour that kicks in after 5pm: the mental load, the emotional regulation, the unpaid overtime, and why women are somehow expected to carry it all without cracking.From solo parenting survival mode and mum-to-mum SOS calls, to neurospicy burnout, dopamine crashes and the myth that we can “do it all”, this episode is equal parts validating, unhinged and backed by actual data.This week, we get into:The “second shift”: unpaid labour, mental load and default parentingNew Australian research on unpaid domestic work and who’s actually doing itSolo parenting, anxiety spirals and the cost of being the “capable one”ADHD, executive dysfunction and why boring tasks are actual kryptoniteRage folding, late-night dopamine chasing and burnout by designTrend or Trash: Kris Jenner’s Double-0-70 birthday - icon behaviour or dystopian nonsense?A curbside couch acquisition, paint swatches and studio chaosWeekly Manifest: Do less of what doesn’t matterChaos Correctional (Fact-Check Corner):Because we said a lot of things confidently:Women don’t just do unpaid work - they do ~21 hours more per week than men, on averageADHD isn’t a “lack of dopamine”, it’s a reward-processing issue (which explains why laundry is hell)Hormones don’t cause the second shift - they just make carrying it heavierKris Jenner’s gloves = internet speculation only (TikTok University, no medical files accessed)Links & Things We MentionedUniversity of Canberra research on unpaid domestic labour in Australia: https://www.canberra.edu.au/research/faculty-research-centres/ncph/about/news/news-archive/unpaid-work-worth-427-billion-a-yearABC News on women, mental load and unpaid work: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-08/women-unpaid-work-gender-gap-australia/102059444Australian Bureau of Statistics – How Australians use their time: https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/people/people-and-communities/how-australians-use-their-time/latest-releasePsychology Today on ADHD, dopamine and motivation: https://www.psychologytoday.com/au/blog/brain-curiosities/2023/why-adhd-makes-boring-tasks-feel-impossibleADDitude on executive dysfunction: https://www.additudemag.com/what-is-executive-function-disorder/ADDitude on ADHD, hormones and women: https://www.additudemag.com/hormones-adhd-women-menopause-pms/Vogue coverage of Kris Jenner’s Double-0-70 birthday party: https://www.vogue.com/article/kris-jenner-70th-birthday-party🎙 New episodes every Tuesday👉 Follow us: @grabherbythemic📩 Got a question for Ask the Unqualified? DM us or email [email protected] - zero credentials, maximum confidence.