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May 8 • Molly Dickens, PhD

Did Pixar just answer my question about the emotional labor of motherhood?

Jun 25 • Molly Dickens, PhD

Parenting stress is a health hazard, according to the U.S. Surgeon General

Aug 29 • Molly Dickens, PhD

The mental load of it all

Sep 5 • Molly Dickens, PhD

Is mental load the missing piece to solving…?

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Resilience is *not* the key to stress reduction

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Recent posts

Should we all dress up as Red Bugs this Halloween?

Move over Handmaid’s Tale, I propose a spookier costume for this year

Oct 29 •

Molly Dickens, PhD

Turns out, abortion does NOT harm women's mental health

But abortion bans most certainly will.

Oct 24 •

Molly Dickens, PhD

"It made an awful situation even worse."

Why abortion access must be discussed during Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month

Oct 15 •

Molly Dickens, PhD

“Caregiving” vs “parenting”: do the words matter?

I’m starting to think that they do…

Oct 3 •

Molly Dickens, PhD

Can we reduce parental stress by lightening the mental load?

Part three in our three part discussion about mental load and motherhood

Sep 27 •

Molly Dickens, PhD

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The case of modern American parenthood

Part two in our three part discussion about mental load and motherhood

Sep 20 •

Molly Dickens, PhD

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Is mental load the missing piece to solving…?

Part one in our three part discussion about mental load and motherhood

Sep 13 •

Molly Dickens, PhD

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The mental load of it all

When does it become too much? And how does it factor into parental stress?

Sep 5 •

Molly Dickens, PhD

Parenting stress is a health hazard, according to the U.S. Surgeon General

It’s official!

Aug 29 •

Molly Dickens, PhD

EVENT! “Caregiving” vs. “Parenting”: Do the Words Matter?

In conversation with Dr. Pooja Lakshmin, Sehreen Noor Ali, and Dr. Allison Applebaum.

Aug 20 •

Molly Dickens, PhD

Revisiting the stress of modern mammalian motherhood

Happy National Breastfeeding Month!

Aug 9 •

Molly Dickens, PhD

“It’s about having someone to help you understand that these issues are real”

Discussing the stress of *experience* as it relates to pain and pelvic health with Carine Carmy, CEO and co-founder of Origin

Jul 23 •

Molly Dickens, PhD

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