The Relationship Side of Parenthood: Mental Load, Emotional Load & Invisible Labour
Many couples struggle with feeling overwhelmed, disconnected, or unsupported during pregnancy and postpartum, often without fully understanding why. This workshop explores the invisible cognitive and emotional responsibilities many parents carry, how these dynamics can impact relationships over time, and ways couples can begin moving toward greater awareness, support, and teamwork.
Participants will explore:
- Mental load and cognitive overload
- Emotional load and emotional caregiving
- Invisible labour within relationships and parenting
- Default parent dynamics
- The impact of chronic overwhelm on connection and communication
- Practical ways to reduce relational strain and improve teamwork
This workshop is designed to increase awareness, reduce defensiveness, and help remove relational blind spots without shame or blame.
About the Series
The Relationship Side of Parenthood is a 3-part virtual psychoeducational workshop series exploring the emotional and relational impact of pregnancy, postpartum, and parenthood.
Each workshop focuses on a different aspect of relationship wellness and connection during this season of life. Participants are welcome to register for one workshop or attend the full series depending on their interests and needs.
Workshops are designed to feel compassionate, practical, non-blaming, and emotionally supportive while offering meaningful insight and tools for couples navigating stress, disconnection, resentment, overwhelm, and reconnection after becoming parents.
Registration Information
- $29 per workshop (HST included)
- Registration fee covers individual or couple attendance
- If attending as a couple, each participant must complete their own consent form prior to the workshop
- For couples at any stage of parenthood
- Workshops are educational in nature and are not therapy or crisis services
- As a non-therpeutic group fee may not be covered under extended health benefits, you may need check with insurance provider
About the Facilitator
Kameela Osman, MSW, RSW, is the Clinical Director of Elite Counselling & Consulting and one of the first Perinatal Mental Health Certified (PMH-C) professionals in Canada. She has extensive experience supporting individuals and couples including those navigating pregnancy, postpartum mental health, relationship challenges, emotional disconnection, identity shifts, and the transition into parenthood.
Drawing from both her perinatal mental health and couples therapy background, Kameela approaches this work through a compassionate, relational, trauma-informed, and culturally aware lens, helping couples better understand one another and reconnect during one of life’s biggest transitions.