Caregiving Takes a Toll on Moms' Mental & Physical Health — Here's How To Release The Burden

It’s no secret that moms shoulder the vast majority of caregiving responsibilities. It’s a pattern so ingrained and accepted that it’s been made the butt of jokes for decades, as women commiserate over their partners’ inability or unwillingness to keep the household running. It’s why we say “Dad’s babysitting,” when he’s really just watching the kids like any parent should; it’s why the moms across the Internet get irritated when their partners are praised for doing the bare minimum. And the jokes aren’t as funny when we remember that this discrepancy takes a real toll on moms’ mental and physical health.

“The Mental Weight of Care” was the topic of conversation at an enlightening panel at the Flow Space Women’s Health Summit last week. Eve Rodsky, creative leadership expert and New York