I actually prefer the term "invisible labor" because I don't think there is anything particularly emotional about, say, making a doctor's appointment, but emotional labor has been increasingly used to describe the unseen labor that goes into managing a home. Yes, it is often used in a workplace context as well. Having been in senior management positions for the last 15+ years of my career, I find it astonishing that more people don't seem to see the parallels between running a team and running a household. If anything, I find running a household to be more complex, since you generally have less time for it and are handling the emotional needs of children whose brains are still developing! This story described a challenging six-month stretch of my 13-year marriage during which I felt particularly burnt out and misunderstood. I supported my husband for 11 years on his journey from high-school dropout to doctoral graduate, and was the sole income earner for our family through two pregnancies. We had our first daughter when he was in the middle of finals (she was two weeks early) and I spent the week recovering from my C-section and nursing my baby while editing his final papers, so I know what it means to support my husband when he needs it. I share the darker moments of our marriage and the darker moments of my journey as a mother (while always attempting to keep a sense of humor about it) because I know we all go through them, and it helps other women feel seen in a society where we are socialized from a young age to please and to strive for perfection instead of to speak honestly about our experiences. It makes me so frustrated when other people, particularly women, essentially tell us to stop whining and shut up instead of approaching the hidden struggles that so many of us share with curiosity and compassion. This is my husband's favorite story of mine on Medium (I read him every single one). We've come a long way in our marriage since then because I finally worked up the courage to address an issue that society continues to sweep under the rug. My point in this article is that without societal support, and especially without support of other women, we will only get so far. We can make progress on social issues and socialized behaviors in our homes but only so much. I would *highly* recommend "All the Rage" for more on this issue: https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/39937627-all-the-rage.