The Invisible Workload: Why 75% of the Mental Load Lands on Primary Caregivers

2026-02-26

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The term “mental load” gets thrown around a lot — but what does it actually mean, and why does it so often fall on moms and primary caregivers? Join us for The Invisible Workload: Why 75% of the Mental Load Lands on Primary Caregivers, a candid, expert-led conversation about the invisible labor that keeps families running — and the emotional, logistical, and identity toll it takes. We’re joined by three powerhouse women who are reshaping how we talk about care, support, identity, and the weight parents carry:

The term “mental load” gets thrown around a lot — but what does it actually mean, and why does it so often fall on moms and primary caregivers?

Join us for The Invisible Workload: Why 75% of the Mental Load Lands on Primary Caregivers, a candid, expert-led conversation about the invisible labor that keeps families running — and the emotional, logistical, and identity toll it takes.

We’re joined by three powerhouse women who are reshaping how we talk about care, support, identity, and the weight parents carry:

🧠 Neha Ruch — Bestselling Author and Founder of THE POWER PAUSE🤖 Sheila Lirio Marcelo — Co-Founder, CEO of Ohai.ai; and Founder of Care.com🎙 Kanika Chadda-Gupta — former CNN anchor and host of That’s Total Mom Sense, the hit parenting podcast loved by millions

Together, we’ll explore:

✔️ What the mental load really is — and why it’s so hard to offload

✔️ Why it disproportionately impacts moms and default parents

✔️ How identity, ambition, and self-worth get tangled up in caregiving

✔️ The role of tech, AI, systems, partnership, and communication in rebalancing the load

✔️ How to start the hard conversations — with partners, with kids, and with yourself

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