6 Ways to Step Back from Being the Default Parent

Feeling like the default parent in your home?

This 20-minute workshop gives you the exact tools to rebalance the mental load, share responsibilities more fairly, and step back from doing everything by default.

Includes a downloadable workbook so you can take real, practical action today.

Instant access after purchase.

A 20-minute self-paced workshop to help you stop carrying the entire mental load and create real equity at home.

If you’re tired of feeling like the default parent — the organiser, manager, rememberer, planner, fixer, and emotional load-carrier — you’re not alone. And you don’t need another long course or heavy programme. You need simple tools that work in real family life.

This short, powerful workshop walks you through the most common patterns that keep the mental load on your shoulders and gives you practical, realistic steps to change them — starting today.

Whether you’re on maternity leave, newly back at work, or years into motherhood, this workshop will help you create more balance, more clarity, and more shared responsibility in the home.

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What’s Inside:

✔ The 20-minute video workshop

You’ll learn:

• Why the “default parent” role develops

• The 5 patterns that keep mums stuck doing everything

• Simple strategies to rebalance responsibilities with your partner

• How to set expectations, communicate needs, and share the load

• How to stop resentful patterns early and create healthier routines

✔ The Companion Workbook

Downloadable workbook to help you:

• Reflect on your current load

• Identify what’s overwhelming you

• Plan changes that feel realistic

• Start conversations that lead to actual change

• Build new routines that support you long term

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Who this is for:

Mums who want…
✨ More balance
✨ Less overwhelm
✨ A partner who shares the load
✨ Clear routines that work
✨ A calmer daily life

This workshop is designed to meet you where you’re at — tired, stretched, and ready for change.

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How It Works:

• Once you purchase, you’ll receive instant access to the password-protected workshop page.

• Watch the workshop anytime, at your own pace.

• Download your workbook and begin implementing the tools immediately.

Are returning to work soon? Check out this self paced workshop focused on providing you with practical and emotional tips and tools to help you navigate this next big transition in your parenting journey.

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I’m Anne O’Leary — Executive Coach, postpartum doula, and mum of four. I’ve helped thousands of mums rebalance work, home, and family life so they can feel calmer, more supported, and more confident in the juggle.