by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jun 16, 2021 | Doing Life Together
What happens when women carry the mental load for the whole family? It can be exhausting! Last June, my series on the blog was on mental load and emotional labor, and how draining it is for women to have to remember everything and keep all details straight, and how...
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...
by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Apr 20, 2013 | Emotional Connection, Homemaking
A reader wrote in recently quoting on of my posts: “We tend to clean the house when we see what needs doing. Men don’t work the same way. So if you ask him for a specific task, he’s more likely to do it.” She then added, What about when you give him...
by Sheila Wray Gregoire | May 27, 2010 | Marriage, Resolving Conflict
In the Christian wife/Mommy blogosphere, a lot of patterns are evident. Many of us who write give very similar advice. Rely on God. Focus on being the best wife you can be, not on changing your husband. Care for your marriage & kids first. Create a nice home. Etc....