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Coping with the Mental Load

Listen to Episode 28 · with Dr. Morgan Cutlip, Ph.D.

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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Work with a Momwell therapist who specializes in maternal mental health.

Erica Djossa

Written by

Erica Djossa

Registered Psychotherapist · CEO & Founder of Momwell

Erica Djossa is the CEO and founder of Momwell and a registered psychotherapist specializing in maternal mental health with over a decade of experience. A mother of three boys, she founded Momwell to set a standard of care for providers and ensure mom-centered, specialized mental health support at every stage of motherhood. She is a regular media contributor, featured in Time, USA Today, the Toronto Star, Cityline, and more.

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Dr. Morgan Cutlip, Ph.D.

Featured guest

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.

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