(Subscribe to YouTube for Visual Podcast) There’s a kind of work women do that rarely gets named — the emotional labor, the mental load, the constant sense of “mothering” everyone around them. Thinking for people. Feeling for people. Anticipating needs. Carrying the weight of the household, the relationship, the friendships… even when no one asks, and especially when no one notices. In this episode, we’re talking about the invisible emotional labor women carry and the toll it takes when their own needs are minimized or ignored. We explore how this pattern forms, why it’s so deeply ingrained, and what it looks like to finally ask for — and receive — support. We also talk directly to men: about presence, awareness, emotional participation, and the responsibility of showing up in ways that lighten the load instead of adding to it. the invisible emot ...