Mental Load

"It was like coming up for air too fast": I thought I was fine in lockdown. Then we came out of it.

MIA FREEDMAN: When health anxiety derails you. My story.

'We need to talk about the mental load of separation.'

From the highs to the lows: We asked three women what life is really like on antidepressants.

'I let my husband take care of our family dinner. Here's what happened.'

"Forget the idea of perfection": Sarah Harris on letting go of the mental load.

"I asked my husband to take on the mental load of feeding his dog. Here’s how it’s going."

5 signs you're having more than just a 'bad week', according to a mental health doctor.

OPINION: In 2021, women can be anything they want to be. Except for mediocre.

6 women share the 'micro-stresses' of their days, and how they get past them.

Mandy Nolan: 'Housework is killing us. So I'm quitting.'

CONSTANCE HALL: 'To all the mums who don't have time for "me time".'

'Parenting is a job. A hard f***ing job. This is what happened when I quit.'

An unexpected silver lining of lockdown: The mental load is more visible than ever.

"I was done with accepting the default position of ‘busy mum’. So I made a new system."

No, pregnant women aren’t primed to ‘nest’. It’s a myth that sets women up for a lifetime of housework.

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