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Why Delegating Household Tasks Is a Lie
Friday, September 19, 2025
This one’s for all the working moms holding everything together.
Let’s be honest—delegating doesn’t always work.
You ask for help, but end up monitoring, reminding, and doing it yourself anyway.
It’s not just you—the research backs you up.
Working moms take on significantly more unpaid household work and carry the mental load.
In our Back-to-School Battery Management series, we’re tackling this exact frustration.
In the short video below, Dr. Dayna shares:
- Why traditional delegation often fails
- A simple, science-backed shift to reduce the mental load
- How to align household tasks with energy levels and preference
- And most importantly—how to protect your battery
Yes, someone might load the dishwasher "wrong."
But your energy matters more.
This is the Dr. Dayna Method—and it works, especially during back-to-school chaos.
Want more tools to manage your battery and reclaim your time?
Meet Dr. Dayna, Ph.D.
Dr. Dayna Lee-Baggley is a Registered Psychologist with two decades of professional experience in clinical psychology, health psychology, and organizational psychology. She has extensive applied experience and research knowledge on burnout, psychological safety in the workplace, behaviour and organizational change, and wellness leadership. She is an internationally recognized expert in human behavior. She conducts innovative research at Dalhousie and Saint Mary’s University, with a distinguished track record of 55 peer-reviewed publications and over 140 scholarly presentations. She is the author of "Healthy Habits Suck: How to get off the couch and live a healthy life even if you don’t want to"
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