Ep. 219 Invisible labor: let's talk about it

Sorta Awesome

Cloud10

Education, Society & Culture, Arts

4.8 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 8 November 2019

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

Mental load. Emotional labor. Invisible work. You’ve heard these terms and how they describe a sometimes un-awesome part of life - the work that many women do to keep everything running in homes, families, and in the workplace. This week, Meg and Kelly are talking about the bigger concept of “invisible labor” - defining what it is AND talking you through some ways to feel empowered to do something about it! Plus comforting cold weather food and a cute top for nursing moms in Awesome of the Week! Sorta Awesome’s Amazon shop! https://www.amazon.com/shop/sortaawesome THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS: Lola: Go to mylola.com and enter code awesome30 at checkout for 30% off your subscription Grove: Go to Grove.co/AWESOME to get your FREE Sustainable Swaps set! LinkedIn: Go to linkedin.com/AWESOME and get a $50 credit toward your first job post. Terms and conditions apply. Kiwi Co: Go to kiwico.com/AWESOME for your first month free! Thank you to all of our Sorta Awesome sponsors! SHOW NOTES: Meg AotW: Latched Mama nursing pullover: Kelly’s AotW: Grilled cheese and tomato soup: How to get this classic combo just right Listen to ‘Dear Sugars’: The Invisible Work (Most) Women Do — With Gemma Hartley Articles: This is Why Your Wife is Stressed Out (Spoiler Alert: It Might Be You) The Advice Therapists Give When One Spouse Does All the Emotional Labor I Created a System to Make Sure My Husband and I Divide Household Duties Fairly. Here’s How it Works. Lucky Orange Pants Facebook essay on invisible labor You can find Meg on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram! Find Kelly on her blog, Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram! Visit sortaawesomeshow.com for show notes on this and every episode. And don’t forget to find us in the Sorta Awesome Hangout on Facebook or @sortaawesomeshow on Instagram, and @sortaawesomepod on Twitter! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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