{"id":18009,"date":"2026-10-24T19:02:15","date_gmt":"2026-10-24T17:02:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alternego.com\/?page_id=18009"},"modified":"2026-10-24T20:46:43","modified_gmt":"2026-10-24T18:46:43","slug":"why-so-much-to-carry","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/alternego.com\/en\/our-talks\/why-so-much-to-carry\/","title":{"rendered":"Why So Much to Carry?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style>\n.conf-detail{--navy:#202955;--family:#ffd42a;--hero-text:#111111;--ink:#0d0d0d;font-family:Univers,Arial,sans-serif;color:var(--ink);line-height:1.6}\n.conf-detail__hero{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1.15fr) minmax(260px,.85fr);gap:56px;align-items:center;background:var(--family)!important;color:var(--hero-text)!important;padding:clamp(70px,9vw,130px) max(24px,calc((100vw - 1180px)\/2))!important}\n.conf-detail__hero-copy{max-width:760px}.conf-detail__back{display:inline-block;color:var(--hero-text)!important;text-decoration:none!important;font-size:15px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase}\n.conf-detail__hero h1{max-width:920px;margin:0;font-family:Univers,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:clamp(42px,6vw,78px);font-weight:700;line-height:1.02;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--hero-text)!important}\n.conf-detail__hero-summary{max-width:760px;margin:28px 0 0;font-size:clamp(20px,2.2vw,28px);line-height:1.55;color:var(--hero-text)!important}\n.conf-detail__hero-media{width:100%;max-width:390px;margin:0 auto}.conf-detail__hero-media img{display:block;width:100%!important;height:auto!important;max-height:650px;object-fit:contain;border:0}\n.conf-detail__body{max-width:1180px;margin:0 auto;padding:70px 24px}.conf-detail__grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.2fr .8fr;gap:60px}\n.conf-detail__pitch-label{margin:0 0 12px!important;color:var(--family)!important;font-size:clamp(26px,3vw,36px)!important;font-weight:700!important;line-height:1.12!important;text-transform:uppercase}\n.conf-detail__body p{font-size:22px;line-height:1.65}.conf-detail__side{display:flex;flex-direction:column;border:3px solid var(--family);padding:28px;background:#fff}\n.conf-detail__side strong{display:block;margin:0 0 12px!important;color:var(--family);font-size:14px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase}\n.conf-detail__side p{margin:0 0 30px!important;font-size:22px;line-height:1.45}.conf-detail__side a{color:#0d0d0d!important;text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:4px}\n.conf-detail__side-logo{margin-top:38px!important;padding-top:26px!important;border-top:1px solid var(--family);text-align:center}.conf-detail__side-logo img{display:block!important;width:100%!important;max-width:300px!important;height:auto!important;margin:0 auto!important;object-fit:contain}\n.conf-detail__program{margin-top:65px;border-top:3px solid var(--family);padding-top:30px}.conf-detail__program article{padding:22px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #c7cbd6}.conf-detail__program h3{margin:0 0 8px;color:var(--navy);font-size:22px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase}.conf-detail__program ul{margin:8px 0 0;padding-left:25px}.conf-detail__program li{font-size:22px;line-height:1.55;margin:5px 0}\n.conf-detail__cta{background:var(--family);color:var(--hero-text);padding:55px 24px;text-align:center}.conf-detail__cta h2,.conf-detail__cta p{color:var(--hero-text)!important}.conf-detail__cta h2{font-size:clamp(30px,3.2vw,46px)!important;line-height:1.2!important;margin:0 0 18px!important}.conf-detail__cta p{font-size:clamp(21px,2.1vw,29px)!important;line-height:1.45!important}.conf-detail__cta a{display:inline-block;margin-top:22px;padding:19px 32px;background:var(--navy);color:#fff!important;text-decoration:none!important;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase}\n@media(max-width:800px){.conf-detail__hero{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:34px}.conf-detail__hero-media{max-width:330px;margin:0}.conf-detail__grid{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:35px}.conf-detail__body p,.conf-detail__side p,.conf-detail__program li{font-size:20px}}\n<\/style>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"conf-detail conf-detail__hero\">\n<div class=\"conf-detail__hero-copy\">\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 28px\"><a class=\"conf-detail__back\" href=\"https:\/\/alternego.com\/en\/our-talks\/\">\u2190 Back to talks<\/a><\/p>\n<h1 id=\"why-so-much-to-carry\">Why so much to carry?<\/h1>\n<p class=\"conf-detail__hero-summary\">From mental to emotional load: understand what weighs on us and explore ways to lighten it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"conf-detail__hero-media\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/alternego.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/charges.png\" alt=\"Visuel de la conf\u00e9rence Pourquoi tant de charges ?\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; 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Popularised more recently by a comic, it is now everyday language for everything that occupies our minds while others overlook the services provided by a human \u201cexternal hard drive\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>We then began discussing contraceptive, emotional, relational and ecological loads. What does this proliferation of burdens tell us about mental health and the need to lighten schedules, minds and relationships?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"conf-detail__side\">\n<strong>Speaker<\/strong>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/alternego.com\/en\/collaborateur\/marie-donzel-innovation-sociale-inclusion\/\">Marie Donzel, associate director<\/a><\/p>\n<strong>Objective<\/strong>\n<p>Understand the popularity of \u201cload\u201d in discussions about work and explore ways to lighten it.<\/p>\n<strong>Themes<\/strong>\n<p>Psychosocial risks \u00b7 Quality of work life \u00b7 Mental load \u00b7 Social innovation<\/p>\n<div class=\"conf-detail__side-logo\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/alternego.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/codex-clipboard-deb2ef42-afdf-4098-9601-f3c45d87e023.png\" alt=\"Utopies &amp; alternego - Business not as usual\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1002px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1002\/206;\"><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"conf-detail__program\">\n<article><h3 id=\"part-1-%c2%b7-why-so-much-discussion-of-mental-load\">Part 1 \u00b7 Why so much discussion of mental load?<\/h3><ul><li>It began with the other side of family responsibilities<\/li><li>When mental load gives rise to other kinds of load<\/li><\/ul><\/article>\n<article><h3 id=\"part-2-%c2%b7-what-makes-these-burdens-so-difficult\">Part 2 \u00b7 What makes these burdens so difficult?<\/h3><ul><li>Invisibility and continuous demands<\/li><li>How intrusive thoughts work<\/li><li>Responsibility and guilt<\/li><li>Personal and professional loads<\/li><\/ul><\/article>\n<article><h3 id=\"part-3-%c2%b7-make-glue-work-a-source-of-value-and-recognition\">Part 3 \u00b7 Make \u201cglue work\u201d a source of value and recognition<\/h3><ul><li>Make the load visible and negotiate how it is shared<\/li><li>The value created by invisible responsibilities<\/li><li>Move from burden to asset in companies and in our lives<\/li><\/ul><\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"conf-detail conf-detail__cta\">\n<h2 id=\"a-talk-tailored-to-your-context\">A talk tailored to your context<\/h2>\n<p>Let\u2019s discuss your challenges and audience.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/alternego.com\/en\/contact\/\">Let\u2019s talk<\/a><\/p>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2190 Back to talks Why so much to carry? 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