Sep 9, 2024
It is not often that I meet someone, living a very full personal and professional life, and who has figured out how to spread around the weight of emotional labor. But after speaking with my guest, Patricia De Fonte, I walked away from that conversation thinking that, wow, here’s a role model for delegating,...
Jul 4, 2024
Dr. Loleen Berdahl and Dr. Christie Schultz
Since its inception, the Emotional Labor podcast has delved deep into the mental load of emotional labor as it exists within the home. Our guests have included authors and researchers whose work intersects with the many invisible layers of emotional labor at home.
In this...
Dec 6, 2023
Dr. Susan Landers retired from her work as a neonatologist – a career that spanned 34 years. But alas, although “retired” Dr. Susan found, “I just could not sit still.” Sharing compelling stories from her medical practice with her book club members, as she shouldered the heavy load of raising a family, her...
Nov 17, 2023
David Smith is an Associate Professor of Sociology at Johns
Hopkins University. Carey Business School. I came across his
name when I read a review for his second book, Good Guys: How Men
Can Be Better Allies for Women in the Workplace (Harvard
Business Review Press, 2020).
What I find remarkable and special about...
Oct 25, 2023
Ingrid Jansen is a friend, colleague, and gifted entrepreneur based in London. Ingrid co-founded, with her pal Lesley Spellman, The De-Clutter Hub, an online membership platform for cluttered folks needing the support to make their way from chaos to clarity. The two women host a podcast with 1.5 million downloads, and...