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The ManFlu | Exploring Gender Dynamics, Partnerships & Raising Boys Who Care

The ManFlu | Exploring Gender Dynamics, Partnerships & Raising Boys Who Care

It's Not You, It's the Job Description: Navigating Maternal Burnout and Mom Guilt | Stacy McCann

Oct 7, 2026 · 50m

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You ask for help. He nods along. Next week looks exactly the same. If you've wondered how to talk to your husband about the mental load without it ending in tears or silence, this conversation is a good place to start. On The ManFlu, host Lucy McAfee talks with Stacy McCann, a licensed therapist, writer, speaker, and parent coach whose practice focuses on maternal burnout. Stacy says many moms walk into her office assuming they are doing something wrong or that they are “broken.” Her job is to show them there was a path paved for them long before they became mothers, by the roles they grew up watching and a modern job description for motherhood no one could ever meet. Lucy confesses her own…