Latest / The Marriage Conversation: Love, Partnership, Conflict & Connection
When He Won't See Your Labor: The Invisible Weight of Emotional Work | The Marriage Conversation
In this episode of The Marriage Conversation, host Patricia Jackson explores the heavy, often invisible burden of emotional labor in long-term partnerships. This discussion is essential for women who feel like they are carrying the entire mental load of their household and relationship alone, as well as for men seeking to understand why their efforts go unnoticed or unacknowledged. We dive deep into the psychological reality of 'competence porn,' where a partner’s efficiency inadvertently trains the other to remain passive, leading to a dynamic where one person becomes the exhausted manager…
The skinny
The skinny isn't ready yet — notes appear once the transcript is processed.