Why Can't We Talk About It?

Episode 11: Emotional Labour and the Mental Load

December 07, 2022 Jocelyn & Danny Episode 11
Episode 11: Emotional Labour and the Mental Load
Why Can't We Talk About It?
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Why Can't We Talk About It?
Episode 11: Emotional Labour and the Mental Load
Dec 07, 2022 Episode 11
Jocelyn & Danny

In today’s episode we talk about the importance of recognizing emotional labour in relationships, and what happens when someone’s unfairly carrying the mental load for their household. We also break down weaponized incompetence - if you’ve never heard that term, you’re going to want to tune in and hear Danny’s perspective :)

Articles referenced:

https://www.nytimes.com/article/emotional-labor.html

https://www.theskimm.com/wellness/weaponized-incompetence

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NOsE-VPpkE

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/weaponized-incompetence-women_l_61e71983e4b0d8b665717814

https://english.emmaclit.com/2017/05/20/you-shouldve-asked/

Follow the pod: https://www.instagram.com/whycantwepodcast/

Jocelyn's blog: https://www.jocelyncaithness.com/

Show Notes

In today’s episode we talk about the importance of recognizing emotional labour in relationships, and what happens when someone’s unfairly carrying the mental load for their household. We also break down weaponized incompetence - if you’ve never heard that term, you’re going to want to tune in and hear Danny’s perspective :)

Articles referenced:

https://www.nytimes.com/article/emotional-labor.html

https://www.theskimm.com/wellness/weaponized-incompetence

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NOsE-VPpkE

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/weaponized-incompetence-women_l_61e71983e4b0d8b665717814

https://english.emmaclit.com/2017/05/20/you-shouldve-asked/

Follow the pod: https://www.instagram.com/whycantwepodcast/

Jocelyn's blog: https://www.jocelyncaithness.com/