# mental load — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 11 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover mental load. Page: Feed: --- ## [AI Networking Intelligence System: Know Who You’re Meeting Before You Walk In](https://mybrilliantself.substack.com/p/ai-networking-intelligence-system) _2026-08-17 · Anna Haotanto · My Brilliant Self_ Research anyone in minutes: understand their journey, company, priorities, and the questions that create better conversations. ## [The Things I Do Before Anyone Thinks to Ask](https://everydayalignment.substack.com/p/the-things-i-do-before-anyone-thinks) _2026-08-17 · Joanne · Everyday Alignment_ On the small things nobody notices unless I stop doing them. ## [Women are paying a fortune to avoid the wrong man](https://theequitablehome.substack.com/p/women-are-paying-a-fortune-to-avoid) _2026-08-16 · The Equitable Home · The Equitable Home_ What women pay each year to be protected from strangers, and what the violence figures actually say. ## [Being Useful Isn't the Same as Being Well](https://unbecomingletters.substack.com/p/being-useful-isnt-the-same-as-being) _2026-08-16 · Puja K McClymont · Unbecoming Letters_ On the quiet cost of measuring ourselves by what we do. ## [The Worst-First Theory and Do Babies Belong In Business Class?](https://omny.fm/shows/parenting-out-loud/do-babies-belong-in-business-class) _2026-08-14 · Parenting Out Loud_ Would you let your five-year-old go to the park alone? One mum did, and the internet went straight to abduction, neglect and worst-case scenarios. So… have parents become addicted to imagining the worst? And what's all that fear doing to our kids? A baby cried in business class and another passenger decided that was simply not part of the premium experience. Anne Hathaway showed off a very normal,… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/3ea926be-9be7-482a-8ac3-a44f016e43d1/5c116b8b-958c-413e-aabb-a4990019e0f7/049b8a0b-341d-4086-9177-b4a2017b7ffc/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=8b30cd92-16a3-4a17-a36c-a4990059c7e5) ## [Is Everything We Know About Women A Lie?](https://youwantedthis.substack.com/p/is-everything-we-know-about-women) _2026-08-13 · Ash BG · You Wanted This._ On the myths we've been told about women and how to decenter men ## [My Family MVP Time Was 30 Minutes Alone at the Beach](https://propelyourself.substack.com/p/my-family-mvp-time-was-30-minutes) _2026-08-12 · Mary Sheehan · Mary Sheehan_ especially on vacation, everyone needs their minimum ## [I Wasn't Losing It. I Was Just Out of Capacity.](https://everydayalignment.substack.com/p/i-wasnt-losing-it-i-was-just-out) _2026-08-10 · Joanne · Everyday Alignment_ On the difference between running out of capacity and losing your grip. ## [Everything he says will sound like love](https://theequitablehome.substack.com/p/everything-he-says-will-sound-like) _2026-08-09 · The Equitable Home · The Equitable Home_ A field guide to the language of coercive control, for those certain they would spot it. ## [Stopping Isn't the Same as Resting](https://unbecomingletters.substack.com/p/stopping-isnt-the-same-as-resting) _2026-08-09 · Puja K McClymont · Unbecoming Letters_ On what it means to experience deep rest that energises you ## [Meet Claude, an AI assistant (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/5U5QcU8FUjil) _2026-08-09 · **Sponsored**_ Chat with Claude at claude.ai — a conversational AI assistant. ## ["You've Only Got Eighteen Summers” & The Case For Cancelling Book Week](https://omny.fm/shows/parenting-out-loud/when-is-book-week) _2026-08-07 · Parenting Out Loud_ You're bleeding, leaking, sleep deprived. There is a lot of crying; mostly yours but also the baby. You can't remember what day it is, when you last showered, or even your own name. But hold on - are you soaking it up, mama? Because you should be! This week, the relentless pressure to enjoy every second of motherhood while you're still very much surviving it. Because apparently we only get 18… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/3ea926be-9be7-482a-8ac3-a44f016e43d1/5c116b8b-958c-413e-aabb-a4990019e0f7/8eb6e0e5-5403-4cf4-8319-b49b0189fe2e/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=8b30cd92-16a3-4a17-a36c-a4990059c7e5) ## [I Wrote A Secret Letter To My Friend's Husband](https://youwantedthis.substack.com/p/i-wrote-a-secret-letter-to-my-friends) _2026-08-06 · Ash BG · You Wanted This._ Why do so many women struggle to ask for help? ## [The Mental Load Before a Trip](https://propelyourself.substack.com/p/the-mental-load-before-a-trip) _2026-08-05 · Mary Sheehan · Mary Sheehan_ Tryin to not think about whether my cat is fed while I’m swimming in the Mediterranean ## [#2 Build Your AI Brand Strategist: Train AI To Understand Your Voice, Story & Audience](https://mybrilliantself.substack.com/p/build-your-ai-brand-strategist) _2026-08-05 · Anna Haotanto · My Brilliant Self_ Give AI the context it needs to become your personal brand strategist. Stop giving AI random instructions. Build the context it needs to become your personal brand strategist. ## [We need to talk about sex](https://allisondaminger.substack.com/p/we-need-to-talk-about-sex) _2026-08-03 · Allison Daminger · The Daminger Dispatch_ Abigail Saguy on why dialogue may be the only way through the gender wars ## [It Was Never Just One Thing](https://everydayalignment.substack.com/p/it-was-never-just-one-thing) _2026-08-03 · Joanne · Everyday Alignment_ On decision fatigue, being seen, and the pebble someone else finally noticed. ## [How to Live a Meaningful Life | Bill Burnett](https://mybrilliantself.substack.com/p/how-to-live-a-meaningful-life-bill-burnett-dave-evans) _2026-08-02 · Anna Haotanto · My Brilliant Self_ A meaningful life is built through what we and our ability to be fully present for the life we have already created. Learn how to build a life with meaning. ## [Belonging Changes When We Do](https://unbecomingletters.substack.com/p/belonging-changes-when-we-do) _2026-08-02 · Puja K McClymont · Unbecoming Letters_ Perhaps we've misunderstood what it means to belong. ## [A man stole three children, and people cheered](https://theequitablehome.substack.com/p/a-man-stole-three-children-and-people) _2026-07-31 · The Equitable Home · The Equitable Home_ The state told their mother she was not a victim of a crime. ## [The Class Photo Ban & The D\*ckhead Dad Rebrand](https://omny.fm/shows/parenting-out-loud/brad-pitt-tom-cruise-celebrity-fathers) _2026-07-31 · Parenting Out Loud_ Suri Cruise has dropped her megastar dad's surname and it's starting to look less like celebrity gossip and more like a new wave of family estrangement. We unpack why the adult children of Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise are making their distance official, the PR strategy that helped both men quietly sidestep the conversation, and why mothers are still so often blamed when children cut contact with their… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/3ea926be-9be7-482a-8ac3-a44f016e43d1/5c116b8b-958c-413e-aabb-a4990019e0f7/3f0c6512-6e26-4c66-bf93-b494017910a3/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=8b30cd92-16a3-4a17-a36c-a4990059c7e5) ## [Reach prospects with real signals (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/345HWaP64Q9o) _2026-07-31 · **Sponsored**_ Find prospects talking about your problem and get context-backed moments to engage ## [How We Handle Kids’ Activities](https://sheisapaigeturner.substack.com/p/how-we-handle-kids-activities) _2026-07-30 · Paige Connell · Lessons Learned - Paige Connell_ The simple rules that help us decide what our kids do—and what we say no to. ## [Nobody Handed Me a Village. So I Built One.](https://propelyourself.substack.com/p/nobody-handed-me-a-village-so-i-built) _2026-07-29 · Mary Sheehan · Mary Sheehan_ The other day I had my two kids buckled in the back, already asking how many scoops they were allowed, when I pulled over and called my neighbor. ## [We Keep Lying To Mothers About This One Thing](https://youwantedthis.substack.com/p/we-keep-lying-to-mothers-about-this) _2026-07-29 · Ash BG · You Wanted This._ On the motherhood penalty and what the research shows about ambition after kids ## [Bestselling Books All Have One Thing In Common: A Woman Is Murdered](https://youwantedthis.substack.com/p/forget-the-bear-i-choose-the-shark) _2026-07-27 · Ash BG · You Wanted This._ Violence against women and the new screen time rule I have at home ## [Maybe It Was Never About Being More Organised](https://everydayalignment.substack.com/p/maybe-it-was-never-about-being-organised) _2026-07-27 · Joanne · Everyday Alignment_ On organisation, invisible responsibility and the moment even the perfect checklist stops helping. ## [The System High Perfomers Use to Run Their Lives](https://mybrilliantself.substack.com/p/high-perfomance-systems) _2026-07-26 · Anna Haotanto · My Brilliant Self_ If you’re tired of feeling scattered and constantly juggling work, personal growth, finances, health, and decision fatigue, here’s how I try to build my life intentionally. ## [When Did We Become So Practical?](https://unbecomingletters.substack.com/p/when-did-we-become-so-practical) _2026-07-26 · Puja K McClymont · Unbecoming Letters_ What our forgotten dreams might still be trying to tell us. ## [Smile for the nice man](https://theequitablehome.substack.com/p/a-man-told-my-daughter-to-smile-and) _2026-07-25 · The Equitable Home · The Equitable Home_ My daughter did what she was trained to do. So did I. ## [Do men really not see mess?](https://youwantedthis.substack.com/p/do-men-really-not-see-mess) _2026-07-24 · Ash BG · You Wanted This._ Why telling women they jUSt NeED tO ReLAx!!!! doesn't work ## [The Text You Need To Stop Sending](https://omny.fm/shows/parenting-out-loud/eastern-rosellas-viral-song) _2026-07-24 · Parenting Out Loud_ There's a birthday party ritual that has snuck into the modern parenting mental load - so we're calling for a national amnesty. Meanwhile, the Ashley Tisdale has turned her toxic-mum-group drama into a TV show and Stacey is cancelling all plans to watch. A Wall Street Journal feature on "CEO parenting" blew up the internet this week. With wealthy parents detailing the tasks they outsource -… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/3ea926be-9be7-482a-8ac3-a44f016e43d1/5c116b8b-958c-413e-aabb-a4990019e0f7/db0d63fd-0b8c-44e3-8d5c-b48f01779d8b/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=8b30cd92-16a3-4a17-a36c-a4990059c7e5) ## [Earn crypto for idle GPUs (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/D8DHoznjiclV) _2026-07-24 · **Sponsored**_ Run one CLI, host Qwen/Llama/Mistral, and earn BTC, ETH, SOL, or USDC ## [The Estrogen Shortage Is the Most 2026 Thing That Has Ever Happened.](https://propelyourself.substack.com/p/the-estrogen-shortage-is-the-most) _2026-07-22 · Mary Sheehan · Mary Sheehan_ I started HRT this year. Then I couldn't fill it. Let me tell you where we are. ## [Women Are Choosing Virtual Boyfriends Over Real Men. And Honestly, Are We Surprised?](https://youwantedthis.substack.com/p/women-are-choosing-virtual-boyfriends) _2026-07-22 · Ash BG · You Wanted This._ The fact that women would rather have a pretend relationship in a video game tells us everything we need to know about the state of modern marriage ## [Nobody Warns You You'll Run Out of Choosing](https://everydayalignment.substack.com/p/mental-load-choice-fatigue) _2026-07-20 · Joanne · Everyday Alignment_ On decision fatigue, invisible mental load and the moment even the smallest task feels impossible. ## [The Tate brothers were arrested again](https://theequitablehome.substack.com/p/the-tate-brothers-were-arrested-again) _2026-07-19 · The Equitable Home · The Equitable Home_ A guilty verdict will not deliver the full reckoning people wish for. ## [Want A Mentor? First, Be Someone Worth Mentoring](https://mybrilliantself.substack.com/p/you-dont-need-a-mentor-you-need-to) _2026-07-19 · Anna Haotanto · My Brilliant Self_ Stop positioning yourself as someone who needs mentoring. Start being someone who is actively building something worth paying attention to & worth mentoring. ## [Steady Doesn't Mean Still](https://unbecomingletters.substack.com/p/steady-doesnt-mean-still) _2026-07-19 · Puja K McClymont · Unbecoming Letters_ Some weeks shake everything. Others show you what can't be shaken. ## ["Rape Accusations Will Ruin Men's Careers" And Other Lies We Tell Women](https://youwantedthis.substack.com/p/rape-accusations-will-ruin-mens-careers) _2026-07-18 · Ash BG · You Wanted This._ Has feminism gone too far? ## [The Hit Show Making A Case For 'Best Friend' Parenting](https://omny.fm/shows/parenting-out-loud/best-friend-parenting-elle-woods) _2026-07-17 · Parenting Out Loud_ The biggest show on TV right now - Amazon Prime's Elle - is making best friend parenting look deeply aspirational. Monz wants in. Amelia absolutely does not, and Stacey is blaming Gilmore Girls for making the whole thing look normal. Then, is reading really dying, or are kids just consuming words in completely different ways? Amelia brings the panic, Monique brings the Australian research, and… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/3ea926be-9be7-482a-8ac3-a44f016e43d1/5c116b8b-958c-413e-aabb-a4990019e0f7/fb4ff04b-45c4-483b-b55a-b488018abc06/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=8b30cd92-16a3-4a17-a36c-a4990059c7e5) ## [What is a family operations consultation?](https://thethirdshift.substack.com/p/what-is-a-family-operations-consultation) _2026-07-16 · The Third Shift · The Third Shift: Simplifying the Mental Load_ How two kids' art systems illustrate management consulting for the mental load ## [Every male self-improvement guide skips the same line](https://theequitablehome.substack.com/p/every-male-self-improvement-guide) _2026-07-16 · The Equitable Home · The Equitable Home_ A whole industry has built a check-list for female desire out of jawlines and income. ## [My Mother-In-Law Told Me A Secret About My Husband And I've Never Looked At Him The Same](https://youwantedthis.substack.com/p/my-mother-in-law-told-me-a-secret) _2026-07-16 · Ash BG · You Wanted This._ How to manage the mental load in a relationship when one person has ADHD ## [I'm Done With Adulting](https://everydayalignment.substack.com/p/im-done-with-adulting) _2026-07-16 · Joanne · Everyday Alignment_ On carrying it all, full hard drives and the keys that were in the basket all along ## [#1 Build Your AI Personal Brand Audit: A Clear Roadmap for Greater Visibility & Influence](https://mybrilliantself.substack.com/p/ai-personal-brand-audit) _2026-07-15 · Anna Haotanto · My Brilliant Self_ Use AI to analyse your personal brand, identify growth opportunities, and create a roadmap to become more visible and influential. ## [The Tech Bros Don't Own AI](https://propelyourself.substack.com/p/the-tech-bros-dont-own-ai) _2026-07-15 · Mary Sheehan · Mary Sheehan_ Here's my 4-step framework for building things that actually reduce the mental load ## [Look What I Get To Do](https://everydayalignment.substack.com/p/a-body-gratitude-meditation) _2026-07-13 · Joanne · Everyday Alignment_ A meditation on the body that quietly shows up for you every single day ## [Your Most Urgent Perimenopause Questions, Answered By 25 Leading Experts](https://omny.fm/shows/parenting-out-loud/your-most-urgent-perimenopause-questions-answered-by-25-leading-experts) _2026-07-12 · Parenting Out Loud_ You hot? Same. Grab a fan, because Very Peri is officially here. Created by Mamamia, we've sorted through the noise to answer your most urgent perimenopause questions. There is no shortage of perimenopause information out there. In fact, there is too much and most of it is unregulated, incomplete or contradictory. Consider Very peri your single trusted source, built purely around your needs. Get… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/3ea926be-9be7-482a-8ac3-a44f016e43d1/5c116b8b-958c-413e-aabb-a4990019e0f7/3c4b8436-6e7b-4f3a-8b0b-b4820045f314/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=8b30cd92-16a3-4a17-a36c-a4990059c7e5) ## [I put a number on my unpaid labour](https://theequitablehome.substack.com/p/i-wrote-an-invoice-to-the-patriarchy) _2026-07-11 · The Equitable Home · The Equitable Home_ And I created a tool so you can too ## [Where Has All The Swearing Gone & The Bush Wee Rule](https://omny.fm/shows/parenting-out-loud/motherhood-as-pr-sam-kerr-alex-cooper) _2026-07-10 · Parenting Out Loud_ The sibling gold standard has officially been set by Harry Styles and his sister Gemma, but it's giving Stacey some serious 'parent of one' guilt. Plus, the Australian schools that are handing out codes of conduct to an unlikely group - the parents. Plus, in the celebrity world, can motherhood be used as a strategic 180 to swing public perception, or do we just inherently view mothers differently?… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/3ea926be-9be7-482a-8ac3-a44f016e43d1/5c116b8b-958c-413e-aabb-a4990019e0f7/5bbbbbe2-fcc4-45ae-a9d0-b48200122386/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=8b30cd92-16a3-4a17-a36c-a4990059c7e5) ## [Why Do Men Refuse to Believe the Gender Pay Gap Exists?](https://youwantedthis.substack.com/p/why-do-men-refuse-to-believe-the) _2026-07-10 · Ash BG · You Wanted This._ And is trying to convince them a waste of time? ## [How We Manage the Bedtime Scaries](https://sheisapaigeturner.substack.com/p/how-we-manage-the-bedtime-scaries) _2026-07-09 · Paige Connell · Lessons Learned - Paige Connell_ What I've learned about bedtime after four kids, countless routines, and a lot of trial and error.