I always thought mental load meant managing the to-do list in my head — until I learned about emotional labor. This is the story of how my four-year-old daughter helped me understand the weight I’ve been silently carrying every day.
Growing up, we were taught that we could “have it all.” A career. A family. A life that balances success and love and motherhood like a perfectly managed to-do list. And honestly? That’s true. We can have it all. But what they don’t tell you is the cost. I’ve given everything I have — to …