The Horizon Blog
Welcome to the blog space of Horizon Healing Counselling.
Here, you’ll find meaningful insights, reflections, and practical tools to support your mental health. Think of this blog as a heartfelt extension of our therapy work: grounded, honest, and deeply compassionate. Our hope is that it offers clarity, comfort, and inspiration.
We’re grateful you’re here and honoured to walk this path with you.
With warmth,
The Horizon Healing Counselling Team
The Mental Load: When “Doing the Thing” Isn’t the Whole Job
By Lochleen MacGregor
Ever feel like you're carrying 60 tabs open in your brain while your partner is only seeing the one task in front of them? Mental load isn't just about doing the laundry or buying groceries. It's the invisible work of anticipating, planning, deciding and remembering everything that keeps a household running.