Too Much on Your Mind? Understanding and Reducing Mental Load in Everyday Family Life

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Everyday family life involves much more than just visible tasks. Planning, organizing, thinking things through, and remembering—this invisible mental work, also known as “mental load,” can place a constant strain on parents and lead to exhaustion, stress, and conflicts.
In this group coaching session, we’ll explore the causes and effects of mental load and work together to identify ways to recognize and reduce mental strain in everyday family life. You’ll reflect on your own situation, learn practical strategies for reducing stress in daily life, and develop ideas on how to distribute responsibilities more consciously and strengthen your resources.
Through discussions with other parents, you’ll gain new perspectives and practical insights for a more relaxed family life—with greater clarity, less overwhelm, and more space for what truly makes a family.

Booking status: Waiting list

Date: 11.08.26 - 25.08.26

Event days: 3

Time: 15:00 - 16:30

Format: Group coaching

Venue: virtual

Address: We will send you the access data in good time before the start of the event.

Contact: events-nrw@familienservice.de

Booking number: VA_107171

Application deadline: 07.08.26

Costs: free of charge

Speaker: Maren Smits

Medium: Internet

Subject area: Life coaching

Target groups: Employees of the contractual partners, employees of pme

Notes: For confidentiality reasons, the session will not be recorded. Live participation is therefore required. The event consists of three sessions: Tuesday, August 11, 2026 Tuesday, August 18, 2026 Tuesday, August 25, 2026

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