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The Mental Load Chronicles — 40 episodes
Revisiting the Magic Deck: Tooth Fairies, Date Nights, and The Boomerang of the Mental Load
The Mental Load of Personal Safety
The Mental Load of Kids Sports: Gymnastics Edition
The Mental Load of “Are We Getting Another Dog?”
You Can Set It Down This Week
OUT: What’s Actually Changed?
Bamboozled Summer: Camp Edition
The Mental Load of Stuff
ADHD (Part 2): The Weighted Vest
ADHD & The Mental Load (Part 1): Squirrel, Diagnosis, and the Breaking Point
Six Months In: Has the Mental Load Actually Shifted?
In Sickness & In Health: The Mental Load of Being Sick (Without Falling Apart)
When Romance Becomes One More Thing on the List
From ‘Tell Me What to Do’ to ‘How Can I Help?’: Fair Play Home Deck, Part Two
Halfway Isn’t Done: Revisiting the Fair Play Home Deck (Part 1)
New Year, Shared Load: Supporting Each Other’s Resolutions
When the Holidays Go Well… and Still Wear You Out
A Short Pause (We’ll Be Back in January)
Sick Days, Midnight Meltdowns, and Dad in High Heels!?! Magic Deck Revisited
The Disney Diaries: Why This Was Our Most Relaxed Trip Yet
The December Check-In: Hanukkah Oil, Present Wrapping, and Who’s Putting Up the Tree?
Getting to Know Us…Because Apparently We Forgot to Introduce Ourselves
Gift Giving Without the Drama (or the Vacuum): The Mental Load of Making It Mean Something
Because Apparently Retainers Can Be 911 Emergencies
The Slow Work of Sharing the Load — Picking Up Where We Left Off
Tiny Shifts, Big Changes: The Mental Load Check-In (Part 1)
How to Talk About the Mental Load Without Starting a Fight
Two Weeks, Four Backpacks, Seven Countries: Running Uphill With a Toddler on Your Back
Two Weeks, Four Backpacks, Seven Countries: How We Packed
Two Weeks, Four Backpacks, Seven Countries: The Mental Load of Travel Planning
Dad's First Time in Charge: Birthday Party Mental Load Recap
Homework, Vet Bills & the Mental Load of Family Life
Before They Say “I Do”: The Mental Load of Taylor & Travis
Burrows, Bangs, and Balayage: Navigating the Caregiving Deck
Cheese Pizza, Goody Bags, and Chaos: The Mental Load of Kids’ Parties
Wild: Navigating Life’s Unpredictable Moments
Dimmer Down on Caring
The Mental Load at Midnight
Playing Fair: Our First Attempt at Rebalancing the Mental Load
It’s Not Just the Thing—It’s All the Things