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March 30, 2023

April 8, 2020

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Maternal Mental Health
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Invisible Load

Coping with the Mental Load

E:
28
with
Dr. Morgan Cutlip, Ph.D.
Relationship Expert

Do you carry the emotional and psychological load of your family? Do you feel burnt out by the never-ending list of things to do in motherhood? Carrying the mental load of managing the house, researching parenting strategies, caring for the family’s emotional wellbeing, and so on is a significant weight and responsibility to bear. Join today's episode where Dr. Morgan Cutlip of @mylovethinks and discuss how to manage and communicate the mental load.

What You'll Learn

  • What the mental load
  • How to manage the mental load
  • How to communicate the load with our partner so they understand
  • How to delegate and ask for help

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Dr. Morgan Cutlip, Ph.D.
Relationship Expert

Morgan Cutlip is a wife, mom to Effie and Roy, a Ph.D. in psychology, and life-long lover of all things relationships. She develops online relationship courses and resources at Love Thinks and manages the blog at www.mylovethinks.com. Feel free to hang out with Morgan on Instagram @MyLoveThinks and check out her new course The Mother Load: Helping Couples Unite to Tackle the Mental Load launching mid-April. 

Erica Djossa
Erica Djossa
PMH-C | Founder of Momwell
Erica is the founder of Momwell, providing educational resources and virtual therapy for moms. She is a mom of three boys and a registered psychotherapist. Erica’s work has been featured in the Toronto Star, Breakfast Television, Scary Mommy, Medium, Pop Sugar, and Romper. how they want it.

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