The Mental Load Diaries, Cat Sims
The Mental Load Diaries, Cat Sims
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The Mental Load Diaries
How I learned to juggle life, love and the neverending to-do list

Author: Cat Sims

Narrator: Cat Sims

Unabridged: 7 hr 22 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/03/2025


Synopsis

‘A reassuring manifesto on the role of women today’ - Dawn O’Porter

‘This book - and Cat Sims generally - helps me to breathe a bit easier. My shoulders drop, my jaw relaxes, and I know everything is going to be OK.’ - Bryony Gordon

‘The kind of book that makes you want to high five the author.’ - Cherry Healey

‘The only book you need to save mind, body, life, soul and marriage. Just. Could. Not. Put. Down.’ - Anna Whitehouse

The mental load isn’t just about doing all the stuff. The mental load is constantly thinking about having to do all the stuff, and then, when you forget to do some of the stuff, the mental load is also about beating yourself up about that, while still trying to keep in mind all the other stuff you’ve got to do.

In The Mental Load Diaries, writer, content creator, podcaster, wife and mum Cat Sims describes the devastating impact the mental load had on her own happiness, mental health and marriage. 

With eye-opening honesty and her trademark dry humour, Cat offers a blunt but ultimately hopeful appraisal of society and women’s experience of it. 

This necessary book will incite honest conversation, make you feel less alone and give you the confidence to invite your loved ones to share the mental load.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Josie on July 15, 2025

I actually really enjoyed this book nd I highly recommend it to a very close friend. I feel like this book is a nice way to see similarities in the authors relationships and our own and in a way put words as to what we feel. I have the most amazing husband therefore mental load for me obviously stil......more

Goodreads review by Charlotte Smith on July 24, 2025

Really enjoyed this- a true insight into womanhood and motherhood. I related so much to a lot of it! There are some great pieces of advice on managing relationship pressures, addiction, therapy and how to minimise or manage the mental load. Full of honesty, humour and wisdom I listened to the audio bo......more

Goodreads review by Spandy on July 31, 2025

While I was listnening to the Audiobook, I was like - Is this fucking play about me?? But in all honesty, I related to this book a lot. I enjoyed how the couple communicated whenever Jimmy was on. I understood how hard the couple worked on and what are some of the things they changed in their life to......more