Episode Details

In this episode of the Noom Room, Women's Health Doctor Itunuoluwa Johnson-Sogbetun examines the concept of mental load and how it impacts women's healthspan.
Dr Itunu is a UK-based General Practitioner Consultant in Family Medicine, with over a decade of experience in both the National Health Service and the private sector. Together with host Dayo Akinrinade, Dr Itunu explains:

• The care gap and why women disproportionately bear more mental load.
• A doctor’s perspective on mental load and its physiological impact.
• How mental load can impact women’s healthspan.
• Her personal experience of how managing career and family life caused her burnout.
• How to know if you have a healthy mental load.
• Actionable strategies to manage your mental load.
  

Dr. Itunu Johnson-Sogbetun is a UK General Practitioner Consultant in Family Medicine, with over a decade of experience in both the National Health Service and the private sector. She specializes in women's health, reproductive health, and menopause care and is a member of the British Menopause Society. She is often quoted as an expert in the UK national press.
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