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mental health
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October 10: mental load, the blind spot of mental health
October 10 is World Mental Health Day. No diagnostic code exists for mental load, yet someone in your house is carrying it right now. Here's why that matters, and what to do before the date arrives.
Read article →Mental Health Week 2026: what about the mental load?
From October 5 to 18, 2026, France holds its national Mental Health Awareness Weeks. But inside real homes, another kind of mental health never takes a break: the one that tracks appointments, laundry, and homework.
Read article →Mental Load: The Blind Spot in the Mental Health Push
Mental health is a public priority in 2026. Yet the mental load — the invisible weight carried mostly by women at home — is left out of the conversation.
Read article →Mental Load and Neurodivergence: The Double Load Mothers Carry
ADHD mothers, neurodivergent children: the mental load doesn't just exist, it multiplies. Here's why this double load is real, what recent studies show, and how to lighten it without guilt or carrying it all alone.
Read article →Mental Load: Which Professional Should You See?
GP, psychologist, psychiatrist, midwife, parenting coach or couples therapist: depending on what you're carrying, it isn't the same door. Here's exactly who to consult for mental load in 2026, what each can (and can't) do for you, and what France's Mon soutien psy scheme has covered, with direct access, since June 2024.
Read article →Mental load vs. emotional labor: the difference
Thinking for the household, feeling for everyone in it: mental load and emotional labor are not the same fatigue. Here's exactly what sets them apart, why one feeds the other, and how to lighten each one separately before they collapse into burnout.
Read article →Mental load and sleep: why your brain won't shut off at night
3 a.m. wake-ups, racing thoughts, mental to-do lists scrolling under your eyelids… Mental load destroys sleep. Here's why, and 8 practical methods to finally switch off your brain at night.
Read article →Signs of Mental Load: How to Tell If You're Carrying Too Much
Constant fatigue, irritability, endless mental lists… What if it's mental load? Discover the 10 telltale signs and what to do before burnout sets in.
Read article →France's New Birth Leave 2026: A Game-Changer for Parental Mental Load
France's new supplementary birth leave takes effect July 1, 2026 — up to two months of paid leave for each parent. Here's what this reform means for the mental load of new families.
Read article →Daily Stress: 5 Concrete Tools to Regain Control
Daily stress isn't inevitable. Here are 5 concrete tools to measure it, understand it, and reduce it, and what an app can realistically do to help.
Read article →Mental load at work: solutions that actually work
71% of working women in France report a high professional mental load (Ifop, 2024). Discover practical solutions to reduce mental load at work in 2026.
Read article →Parental burnout: 1 in 3 mothers of young children say they're affected
34% of French mothers of children aged 0 to 7 say they are affected by parental burnout. What the numbers really measure, the warning signs and practical solutions.
Read article →Parental Well-being: Mental Load, Exhaustion and What Actually Helps
Ordinary tiredness, a heavy mental load or parental burnout: how to tell them apart, the warning signs, what helps day to day, why lightening the load matters more than just coping, and who to turn to when it isn't enough.
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