This week on The Life Management System, we’re doing something a little different…we’re bringing a man into the conversation. 😮‍💨

But not just any man…

A full-on champion of working moms who has built his entire business around supporting healthier, more equitable partnerships.

Meet Brian Page, founder of Modern Husbands and dad of three who has lived the real push-and-pull of dual careers, domestic workload, and time scarcity.

In this episode, we unpack how couples can work as a team – not just emotionally, but operationally – across home labor, financial management, and the systems required to “run the home like a business.”

If you’re exhausted from managing everything (or wishing your partner would step up without you having to micromanage!), you’re going to want to take notes. 📝

💡 Inside this episode, you’ll learn:

• What inspired Brian to create Modern Husbands and how becoming the “domestic safety net” redefined his identity
• Why so many couples are time-scarce, not money-scarce, and what that means for your partnership
• How Brian learned about the mental load, invisible labor, and emotional labor (and how it changed his marriage)
• Why frameworks like Fair Play and Equal Partners are essential tools for building equitable home systems
• The intersection of money management + home labor, and why couples fight most about these two things
• Why “just asking for help” often doesn’t work and what to do instead
• Advice for moms who want their partners to step up without triggering defensiveness or frustration
• What it really takes to run your household like a business (in the best way) with shared systems, clarity, and communication
• How Brian’s journey is proof that partners can change and that teamwork at home is a learnable skill ❤️

🔗 RESOURCES & LINKS MENTIONED:

• Explore Brian’s Official Website

• Connect with Courtney on instagram

• Free guide: How to more productively manage your to-do list • Join REtreat (yo’ self): A luxury weekend for working moms

💬 FAVORITE QUOTES:

“I didn’t want to slip into my new role, I wanted to be exceptional at it.” – Brian

“You can’t run the business of the home when only one person has the operating manual.” – Brian

“The domestic safety net matters as much as the financial one.” – Brian

“If it only works when you do it, it’s not a system, it’s a dependency.” – Courtney

💥 EPISODE TAKEAWAY:

Healthy, equitable partnerships aren’t built on guesswork.

They’re built on systems, shared responsibility, and intentional conversations about home labor and money – the two areas that quietly shape most of your stress.

📈 KEYWORDS:

home labor inequality, invisible labor, mental load for moms, Fair Play method, Brian Page Modern Husbands, equitable partnerships, couples financial management, running the home like a business, domestic workload balance, working moms podcast, marriage communication, partnership roles, family money management, dual-career couples, emotional labor, home systems, household management, mom burnout prevention, values-based living, working moms support, Courtney Cecil Anderson, Life Management System podcast