Ditching Toxic Habits for Fair Play with Eve Rodsky

Feel like you contribute more to the household duties than your partner? Do you find yourself saying, “I’ll just do it myself” more than not? If you’re feeling burnt out or overwhelmed by all of the invisible mental work required to run a household, this episode has your solution. Eve Rodsky, author of the best-selling book Fair Play, is sharing her simple strategy for dividing household tasks fairly using boundaries, systems and communication. Whether you’re single and can use this information to start strong in your next relationship, are married or have kids and truly need more peace and to truly be able to enjoy your free time, we hope this conversation is helpful, validating and enlightening. 

“A boundary is 3 things: a permission to be unavailable from your roles, vanquishing guilt and shame in that unavailability so it doesn’t ruin your unavailable time and being able to ask for what you need.” - Eve Rodsky

What we talk about:

  • Scheduling European adventures (Kristina lets us know THE time to be in the Greek islands)

  • Kristina has a spooky story that will give you chills

  • Our hot take on The Kardashian’s new Hulu show

  • The “invisible mental load” we carry

  • WHY women have been pigeon-holed into roles within the home

  • Overcoming the urge of saying “I’ll just do it myself”

  • Developing the “why” behind your systems at home

  • Examples of how you can have these conversations with your partner

  • Implementing CPE (conception, planning, execution) and minimum standards of care

  • Eve plays the Fair Play Card Game with Raeann and Kristina and we get to learn more about their family systems growing up

  • Feeling deserving of your free time

“Even though time is our most valuable currency, we’re taught to give it away for free.” - Eve Rodsky

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