<img src="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/1900×1069+0+0/resize/1900×1069!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F83%2F94%2F4e5873e0430e89ada92ceca4d7f0%2F260420-lk-drained-dig-16×9.jpg" alt="Leah Ruppanner" s new book, Drained: Reduce Your Mental Load to Do Less and Be More, busts pervasive cultural myths that keep a woman’s mental load heavy.’/>
“Men can’t see the mess.” “Women are better at chores.” These myths position women to take on more emotional thinking, says researcher Leah Ruppanner. She shares what works to reclaim your headspace.
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