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This week on The Motherhood Sh!tshow, we’re talking about something every parent knows all too well:
how the bloody mental load manages to kill your sex life dead.

Before we even get into the sexy stuff (or the total lack of it), we kick off with the usual chaos: Lisa’s low-effort BBQ triumph, Hannah’s gastro-ridden week from hell, and the Jewish chicken soup that held the household together. Because of course.

Then we dive head-first into the truth:
When you’re carrying the emotional, mental, logistical and sensory load of an entire household…
the only thing getting lucky is the washing machine.

💥 In this episode we get into:

• The invisible mental load that absolutely annihilates desire
• Why intimacy dies when you’re the walking brain of the household
• Touch fatigue, resentment and the “don’t even breathe near me” phase
• Postpartum expectations vs the very unsexy reality
• Scheduling sex like dentist appointments (romance is DEAD)
• Why choreplay genuinely works (science says so)
• How hormonal shifts and identity earthquakes mess with desire
• The resentment spiral and how couples fall into it without noticing
• The actual reason men misinterpret exhaustion as rejection
• Why intimacy needs mental space, not just time or opportunity

This episode is basically a permission slip for every mum who’s ever thought:
“I love him… but I’m not even close to in the mood.”

❤️ The deeper stuff we unpack:

• Why the pattern isn’t “him vs her” - it’s the dynamic you both fell into
• How childhood survival roles show up in adult relationships
• Why communication collapses after babies arrive
• The resentment thorn - and why it keeps getting nudged
• What really needs to shift before desire returns
• How sharing the load fairly becomes the foundation for intimacy

🔗 ▶️ To watch the MENTAL LOAD RESET masterclass, click here:

https://www.lisahodgson.co/mentalreset

Inside this FREE 60-minute masterclass, Lisa teaches the 6-step framework she’s built over 5 years - grounded in global relationship research, behavioural science, communication skills and her experience inside 500+ family homes.

It’s designed for couples (or solo), and shows you exactly how to shift your home dynamic so:

• the load feels fairer
• resentment drops
• communication improves
• you feel more connected like a team again. 

And if you’re craving connection with other mums who get it, join The Mum Hive on Whatsapp here: https://chat.whatsapp.com/Bn9nTQ5WOx1AQvMvu68wyz?mode=hqrt1