Dear Maxine, Thank you for your original post on mental load. I found it helpful to think about what I’m carrying and how to manage it. I tried to share it with my partner and he responded with how unappreciated he felt. He said that he does so much for us and can’t believe that…
Dear Maxine, I love being a mum, but I’m finding it difficult to accept that as my only job. I used to work full-time and I really enjoyed my job. Although I’m so happy to stay at home with my children, I’m struggling with how society responds to me now that I don’t ‘work’. I…
Dear Maxine, How can I manage the mental load of motherhood? It’s one of aspects of motherhood I wasn’t prepared for: all the invisible stuff you do for your children – the planning, researching, organising. It’s exhausting. I find it hard to delegate as I don’t always trust it will be done as thoroughly as…
