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Feeling drained? Here's how to lighten your mental load

Life Kit: Parenting by NPR

Apr 21, 202624:42Kids & family

Did you remember to pick up milk? Or reschedule that dentist appointment? Oh, and pick up cupcakes for the meeting ? The never-ending tending to the never-ending to-do list is known as the mental load. Sociologist Leah R...

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Feeling drained? Here's how to lighten your mental load is an episode from Life Kit: Parenting by NPR. Did you remember to pick up milk? Or reschedule that dentist appointment? Oh, and pick up cupcakes for the meeting ? The never-ending ten...

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Published Apr 21, 2026, 24:42 long, audio available.