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In this candid check-in, we talk about how things are really going as we try to share the mental load. From garlic confusion and weekend dinners to birthday parties and even an unexpected ER visit, this episode unpacks the tiny shifts that add up to big changes.
We get real about what’s working, what still feels heavy, and how learning to let go — and let your partner actually help — can be life-changing in the smallest ways. It’s messy, funny, and maybe a little too relatable.
Chapters
00:00 Welcome Back + The Chickpea Recipe Story
02:14 Weekend Dinners and New Routines
04:00 What We Expected When We Started Sharing the Load
05:36 Early Wins and Lingering Skepticism
06:58 Letting Go of Mental To-Do Lists
08:49 Thank You Notes and the Struggle to Truly “Hand Off”
09:55 New Habits and Weekend Grocery Runs
11:00 Small Shifts, Big Rebalancing
12:17 Micro Moments of Progress
13:45 The ER Retainer Incident and Teamwork Under Pressure
15:39 Unlearning “You’re Doing It Wrong”
17:20 Building Trust Through Autonomy
18:45 The Invisible Work Behind the Mental Load
19:53 The Phone Scroll: Utility vs. Entertainment
21:03 The Amazon Account Breakthrough
22:15 Teaching the Kids to Share the Load Too
23:05 Measuring Progress by Mental Space
24:10 The Power of the Skylight Calendar
25:04 What’s Working — and What Still Isn’t
26:38 The Pace of Change and Sustainable Progress
27:44 How the Podcast Became Our Accountability Tool
29:05 Weekly Conversations as Marriage Therapy
30:00 Closing Thoughts + Preview of Part Two
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