Ep. 91 Why So Many Women Are Emotionally Drained by “Good Men”

Narcissistic Abuse Recovery Podcast

Why So Many Women Are Emotionally Drained by “Good Men”: It’s not drama. It's design. Emotional labor isn’t love—it’s a system.

This episode cracks open the invisible weight too many women bear in modern relationships. If you’ve ever felt like the emotional caretaker, the therapist, the translator, the one who always knows how to keep the peace... you’re not imagining it. But what if the exhaustion you feel isn’t personal? What if it’s structural?

Lynn pulls back the curtain on emotional labor—not just what it is, but why it keeps showing up in even the most “normal” relationships. And once you see the pattern, it can’t be unseen.

This one might sting. But it might also set you free.

Hit play when you’re ready to understand the truth that’s been sitting just beneath the surface.

We also reference Episode 89, “The Silent Brotherhood,” for deeper insight into male loyalty codes, and highlight Lynn’s book Master Manipulators—now on Audible—for a full breakdown of covert narcissistic tactics.🎧 To hear this full episode, go to waketheelephant.gumroad.com/l/hiddenloyalty

Master Manipulators on Audible: Master Manipulators now on Audible: https://www.audible.com/pd/B091D7VCXX/?source_code=AUDFPWS0223189MWT-BK-ACX0-247688&ref=acx_bty_BK_ACX0_247688_rh_us

Further Reading:

What is Emotional Labor and Why Does it Matter?

Men's Loneliness Starts in Boyhood:

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We also reference Episode 89, “The Silent Brotherhood,” for deeper insight into male loyalty codes, and highlight Lynn’s book Master Manipulators—now on Audible—for a full breakdown of covert narcissistic tactics.🎧 To hear this full episode, go to waketheelephant.gumroad.com/l/hiddenloyalty

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