Jan 1, 2026

Nov 13, 2025

When I first came across Kelly Hubbell’s viral story—the one where she left the family vacation and the internet lost its collective mind—I nearly stood up and applauded. Here was a woman quietly rebelling against the unpaid, unacknowledged, expected emotional labor of family life. That single decision to pack up...

Jun 30, 2025

Laboring Mothers, Then and Now: A Conversation with Dr. Ellen Ledoux

I get Google alerts for the topic of “emotional labor,” and one day, a name popped up that stopped me in my tracks: Dr. Ellen Ledoux. A scholar of 18th-century literature and feminist theory, Dr. Ledoux’s work powerfully unpacks how...

Feb 24, 2025

I first discovered Dr. Mira Brancu’s work through her November 2024 essay in Psychology Today, where she explored the weight of emotional labor in the workplace and offered strategies to help women and marginalized employees navigate these challenges. Her clients are high-performing women seeking practical tools for...

Feb 10, 2025

I first came across the work of Jourdan Travers through a Forbes article written by Mark Travers, her spouse. The article caught my attention because the title included one of my favorite phrases: “invisible load.” When I reached out to Mark, I learned that he and Jourdan collaborate on their writing projects, and...