The Pros and Cons of Care Tasks

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"There are these loads of care tasks that are almost invisible labor," she says. "I will say that I felt a chill run up my spine when you said that doors needed to be oiled" For someone like her, who has ADHD, it's easier for her to do things with her hands if they're not in the kitchen or living room. She finds ways to introduce those elements into the care task she's doing.

Let’s face it: if chores were fun, they probably wouldn’t be called that. Because for most people, life can be overwhelming – and that means it doesn’t always look like a cleaning commercial where everyone is dancing their way to do laundry, take out trash, or smiling while washing the dishes. KC Davis is a therapist, author, podcaster, and TikToker who knows that caring for yourself can be a struggle. In this episode, she shares how radically rethinking “care” tasks –like not seeing a lack of cleanliness as shameful, or viewing messiness as a moral failure– can improve our quality of life. She also shares small strategies that could help us take better care of ourselves, because we deserve it. For the full text transcript, visit go.ted.com/BHTranscripts