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EMOTIONAL LABOR SERIES: How Do We Decide What Needs to Be Done?

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jun 8, 2020 | Homemaking

When we’re trying to divide up the mental load, one of the problems we run into is agreeing on what actually needs to be done. This month we’re looking at emotional labor and mental load, and we started our series last week talking about the problem of...

Can We Deal with Mental Load Without Having a Contest of Who Has it Worse?

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jun 5, 2020 | Homemaking

How does mental load affect stress? This week we’ve been talking on the blog about mental load and emotional labor, in three posts: What is emotional labor and mental load? The Fair Play solution Our podcast on mental load A bunch of you have sent me...

The Emotional Labor and Mental Load Podcast!

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jun 4, 2020 | Homemaking, Podcasts

Emotional labor and mental load take their toll on a marriage–because they often exhaust the wife. So many women experience this, and yet we don’t really have a name for it. We know something is wrong, we feel guilty because we dream of getting away for...

EMOTIONAL LABOR: How the Fair Play System Helps Share Mental Load

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jun 2, 2020 | Homemaking, Resolving Conflict

How does the Fair Play system help you divide up mental load in marriage? We’re just launching our June series about mental load, where we look at how to balance the mental work that goes into keeping the family together. Yesterday we looked at what mental load...

THE EMOTIONAL LABOR SERIES: Let’s Talk Emotional Labor and Mental Load

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jun 1, 2020 | Homemaking, Series

Mental load and emotional labor make women exhausted. We’re starting our mental load and marriage series today, where every Monday in the month of June (as well as a bunch of podcasts and some extra posts) we’ll be focusing on how to balance the mental...

Our Super Awesome Slow Cooker Freezer Meal Cooking Day Before the Baby Came!

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Oct 14, 2019 | Homemaking

It’s Thanksgiving Monday here in Canada (a holiday), and we are all feeling thankful yet a little anxious. I’m writing this on Saturday morning, and as of yet there is no baby (and Rebecca is past her due date). But last week on social media I was posting...

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About Sheila

Sheila Wray Gregoire has been married for 29 years and happily married for 24! She loves traveling around North America with her hubby in their RV, giving her signature "Girl Talk" about sex and marriage. And she's written 7 books. About sex and marriage. See a theme here? Plus she knits. Even in line at the grocery store.