In this week’s episode of The Audaci-Tea Podcast, hosts Lisa and Sovereign welcome special guest Abby Eckel for a deep dive into why women are still expected to do everything. From domestic labor to emotional labor to the invisible mental load, the conversation unpacks how women, especially mothers, are systematically conditioned to carry responsibilities men routinely avoid. Together, they explore how this imbalance impacts women’s health, relationships, financial security, and sense of self, and why recognizing your worth and maintaining independence is not optional but necessary.

But first, in Tea Time, Lisa and Sovereign discuss ongoing ICE atrocities in the U.S., including the killing of Renee Good, Kristi Noem delivering a speech while standing at a podium bearing a Nazi slogan, a Christian woman claiming Christianity gave women rights instead of feminism, and react to a viral video of a woman who drove eight hours just to sleep in a prison parking lot to be close to her man. Later, in Mailbag, they respond to a listener struggling with trust after discovering a photo of a naked model on her partner’s phone.

🎧 This episode takes a hard look at the emotional, mental, and logistical labor women shoulder every day, and why men’s refusal to carry their weight has real consequences for women’s well being.

🎙️ Topics Discussed:

The mental load and invisible labor women carry
Emotional labor and gendered expectations in relationships
Why women undervalue their own contributions
Financial independence and power dynamics in marriage
The toll of unequal labor on women’s health and motherhood
Trust, intuition, and knowing when something is wrong

✨ Links and Resources Mentioned:
ICE and the Nazi History of “One of Ours, All of Yours”
https://jamesfell.substack.com/p/ice-and-the-nazi-history-of-one-of

Is Charlie Kirk’s Shooter a Democrat?
https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/politics/fact-focus-assassination-of-charlie-kirk-prompts-flood-of-false-and-misleading-claims-online/4268659/

Influencer Kristy Scott Files for Divorce from Husband Desmond Scott After 12 Years of Marriage
https://people.com/influencer-kristy-scott-files-for-divorce-from-husband-desmond-scott-11883063

📚 This Week’s Recommendation:
Follow Abby Eckel
https://linktr.ee/abbyeckel

This American Ex-Wife by Liz Lenz
https://a.co/d/2auTF5C

What Happened to My Sex Life? by Dr. Kate Balestieri
https://a.co/d/gN87eJ0

Check Out Lisa’s Free Blog About This Episode
https://www.patreon.com/collection/960341

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🕰️ Episode Chapters:
00:00 Welcome and Tea Time
02:49 ICE and the Murder of Renee Good
11:57 Influencer Divorce: Kristy and Desmond Scott
16:00 Christianity Gives Women Rights?
19:32 Woman Sleeps in Jail Parking Lot
23:07 Welcome Abby Eckel
29:27 Understanding the Mental Load and Domestic Labor
38:42 Navigating Unequal Domestic Responsibilities
47:20 Financial Independence and Relationship Power
57:12 Emotional Labor and Gender Expectations
01:05:30 The Cost of Staying in Unhealthy Marriages
01:21:33 Mailbag: Trust and Intuition
01:45:21 Poll Results: Womanhood on Your Own Terms

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Why Do Women Have To Do Everything?! (feat. Abby Eckel)