The Hidden Work of Invisible Labor ft. Zach Watson
The Dad Edge Podcast
Larry Hagner
4.8 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 13 December 2024
⏱️ 69 minutes
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Summary
Your extraordinary marriage starts here: www.thedadedge.com/25questions
Zach Watson is an Invisible Labor Coach who helps men understand and share the mental load of domestic responsibilities with their partners. Through his coaching practice, he guides couples in recognizing unseen household labor, improving communication, and creating more equitable partnerships. His expertise includes addressing emotional labor, cognitive load, and implementing the "Fair Play" framework to foster healthier relationship dynamics.
Today, Zach Watson shares his expertise as a mental load coach, explaining how his viral content (with over 120 million views) helps men understand the invisible labor their partners perform, breaking down this work into three key categories: domestic labor, mental load, and emotional labor. Through personal anecdotes, including his famous "blueberry muffins" example, he illustrates how seemingly small actions can significantly impact relationship dynamics.
The conversation explores practical strategies for creating more equitable partnerships, from reducing unnecessary questions to implementing regular "huddles" for discussing household responsibilities. Zach emphasizes that true partnership goes beyond simply sharing tasks – it's about developing empathy and understanding to create a more balanced and harmonious home life.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Dad Edge podcast. The Dad Edge movement creates leaders of men, leaders of families, and leaders of communities. We will not only impact this generation of fathers, but the next generation as well. The kids we are raising will have better chances and odds stacked in their favor because of the amazing example |
| 0:21.2 | that their fathers emulated for them. We are here to change the world. We are here to change |
| 0:27.5 | relationships. We are here to positively disrupt this generation of fathers so no man goes to their |
| 0:33.5 | grave with regret. We disrupt the drift of busyness and replace it with razor-focused |
| 0:39.1 | intention, passion, |
| 0:41.4 | purpose, and direction. |
| 0:43.7 | We are the Dad Edge, |
| 0:45.8 | and we're here to change the game. |
| 0:47.8 | We're here to change the game. What's up, gentlemen? Welcome to the Dad Edge podcast. This is where we empower fathers to lead with purpose in their families and communities. |
| 1:09.0 | I'm excited to introduce our guest today. His name is |
| 1:12.1 | Zach Watson and he is an invisible labor coach. Don't worry. I'll explain it. He's dedicated to |
| 1:20.6 | helping men understand the mental load of their partners that they carry and improve the ability |
| 1:26.1 | to share in domestic responsibilities. |
| 1:28.5 | I got to tell you, man, I was fascinated by today's show because to be, I mean, I've been |
| 1:35.5 | married for 21 years, but this whole, this whole concept of a visible labor and mental load, |
| 1:40.9 | it is real. |
| 1:41.8 | It's 100% real. |
| 1:43.4 | And I think what you guys will learn from today's |
| 1:45.4 | podcast is we navigate through the conversation, the things that you, that might not be on your |
| 1:52.9 | radar, you're probably going to realize that they probably have always been on your radar, |
| 1:57.8 | but they haven't really necessarily been the things that are really important. But guess what they are? They really, really are. And I am just now learning this |
| 2:04.6 | myself. But Zach specializes in coaching men to recognize and alleviate the invisible labor that |
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