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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 →Schools Call Mothers First: What the New Study Shows
A US field experiment confirms it: schools call the mother first, even when the father is listed as more available. Here's what that means for your household.
Read article →Social Media Age Law Struck Down: The Burden Is Back on You
A law was supposed to take social media monitoring off your plate. It was struck down just over two weeks before the school year started. Here's what survived, what didn't, and what you can actually do while you wait for a rewrite.
Read article →The School Allowance Lands August 18. Your Mental Countdown Started Weeks Ago
On August 18, France's family allowance fund pays out the school allowance — up to €466 per child. What it doesn't pay for is the two-week mental countdown that follows, and that one person in the house is already running.
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.
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