Why do high-achieving, professional women feel like they're failing at home? She can command a boardroom from 9-to-5, but at 6 PM, she starts her "second shift" of domestic work while her equal partner rests.

This is Part 2 of our 7-part series, "The Woman Who Does Nothing At Home."

In this episode of The Deep Dive, relationship coach PG Sebastian explores the "identity whiplash" of the modern working woman (Sarah) and the partner (John) who respects her career but fails to see the second, unpaid job she does every night.

We explore:

• The psychological split between the "CEO" and the "Chief Home Officer."

• How the "Second Shift" is the true source of the "leaky pipeline" of female leadership.

• The high cost of this imbalance: the erosion of intimacy, profound resentment, and deep, personal burnout.

• The "Reckoning": When a woman is forced to "quiet quit" either her job or her marriage, just to survive.

This is a pathfinding conversation for high-powered couples. PG Sebastian provides a sophisticated, "C-Suite" level framework to move beyond simple "chore charts" and build a new marital contract based on shared capacity, strategic outsourcing, and the mutual defense of each other's rest.

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Why does one partner feel like a manager and the other a bystander in their own home? This is Part 1 of our new 7-part series, "The Woman Who Does Nothing At Home."

In this episode of The Deep Dive, relationship coach PG Sebastian analyzes the silent, crushing weight of "invisible labor"—the thousand mental tasks and cognitive work that keep a family running, yet go completely unrecognized. We explore the partner who "does nothing" yet carries everything, leading to burnout, resentment, and a profound loss of intimacy.

We explore:

• The psychological "blind spots" and "weaponized incompetence" that fuel the imbalance.

• How the "Second Shift" for working women creates resentment and kills desire.

• The high cost of this unseen debt on your intimacy, potential, and sense of self.

• The inevitable "reckoning" when the system finally collapses.

This isn't just a diagnosis; it's a path forward. PG Sebastian provides a practical, "out-of-the-box" framework to make the invisible visible. Learn how to conduct a "System Audit" and use the "Clarity Meeting" to move from a frustrating dynamic of "helping" to a true, balanced partnership built on "ownership."

This episode is the audio version of the full article on the Steps to Forever blog (see link below)

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This episode draws from the story of the crippled man at the temple gate called Beautiful. Each day, he begged for coins—tokens that kept him alive but left him broken. When Peter and John encountered him, they refused to give what would preserve the cycle of dependence. Instead, they lifted him, and his feet and ankles received strength. Relief would have fed him for a moment; restoration transformed his entire existence.The reflection confronts how modern relationships mirror that scene. Many couples survive on scraps of affection—an apology, a soft word, a brief reprieve from conflict—mistaking these gestures for healing. But surface relief does not resolve the wounds that drive betrayal, neglect, or hostility. By continually feeding dysfunction with emotional coins, partners sustain paralysis rather than create change.At its heart, this conversation calls for a shift: to stop praying for cosmetic adjustments and begin pursuing deep restoration. Healing requires honesty, boundaries, and the courage to face what is broken at its source. To remain at the gate is to survive; to rise is to be restored.Subscribe to The Deep Dive for more insights from the Steps to Forever ecosystem, where each reflection offers clarity, depth, and direction for building marriages that endure.

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