You're not alone. You're just doing too much alone.
We work with three types of people. All of them thought they had to do it all themselves. None of them do anymore.
The Single Parent
Runs everything. Running on empty.
You manage the house, the kids, the schedule, the budget, and everyone's emotional temperature. Somewhere in all that managing, one person fell off the list: you.
Who's booking your appointments? Who's taking care of the person who takes care of everyone else?
hrs/week spent on mental load (scheduling & planning)
of brain space taken up by mental load
report anxiety over scheduling family tasks
*Sources: Skylight Mental Load Report (with The Harris Poll); University of Bath
Recommended: Flourish or Elevate
See Flourish PlanThe Dual-Parent
Two full plates. One shared to-do list that never ends.
You're both crushing it professionally. At home, someone's always the “default parent” for the invisible stuff, and that someone is getting resentful. Understandably.
say mom does more parenting
the housework, same income
her daily chores, his is 1
*Sources: Pew Research Center; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Recommended: Flourish or Elevate
See Elevate PlanThe Busy Individual
All in on the career. Life on the back burner.
You've already figured out how to perform at the highest level — at work, in the gym, in your relationships. The next level isn't doing more. It's making sure everything behind the scenes runs as well as you do. A full fridge. Bills paid on time. Plans made before you even think to make them. That's what frees you up to keep winning everywhere else.
say outsourcing chores improves work-life balance
a year some would invest to free up their time
would take a pay cut just to get time back
*Source: Empower “Time is Money” study
Recommended: Breathe or Flourish
See Breathe Plan