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When couples struggle with household responsibilities during recovery

My partner and I are both exhausted but he thinks I should be doing more around the house since I'm 'just home anyway' and doesn't understand that my body is still healing from major trauma.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Invisible healing work gets discounted when physical limitations aren't understood or acknowledged.

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“Where Are You with Postpartum physical recovery?”

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