
You wanted a family. You didn't want this. Honest conversations about marriage, the mental load, and raising kids without losing each other (or yourself)
| Platform | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Twice weekly | |
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| Issues | 54 | Founded | 7 months ago | Last Issue | 5 days ago |
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Why do men find it so difficult to understand the mental load?
Welcome to You Wanted This. This essay is part of my paid series on the mental load. Every week I share a real story, the research behind it, and something practical you can ta...
Welcome to You Wanted This. I started this publication because when I became a mother, every time I dared to complain, the world reminded me that this is what I wanted.
So I created a space where both things get to be true. Where you can a...
Could the secret to a happy marriage be as simple as a weekly meeting?
There was a period in my marriage where I just… stopped.
I get asked this question more than you might think.
Usually it comes from women who have stumbled across my content and have read through the essays about the mental load, the posts about resentment and exhaustion, the captions that say t...
My husband was in Singapore last week.
He travels often for work and he works long hours, meaning I solo parent a lot during the week. I work as well, but I resigned from my big girl job after maternity leave and went freelance. I just cou...
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The writers behind this newsletter.
Just an Aussie mum who loves to whinge on the internet. Building Tether - the invisible labour app. Talking about motherhood, the manosphere, the mental load and what relationships really look like after kids.
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