Allison Alford
Clinical associate professor and researcher focused on women, adult daughtering, work–family balance, and invisible labor, and author of the book Good Daughtering.
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Feb 4, 2026 • 39min
The invisible work of being a daughter, with Allison Alford, PhD
Allison Alford, PhD, clinical associate professor who researches women, work–family balance, and invisible labor. She defines “daughtering” as the lifelong visible and invisible tasks of caring for parents. She outlines four kinds of daughtering work. She explores why daughters inherit these roles, eldest-daughter patterns, how sons compare, and ways families can renegotiate and share the load.
Feb 10, 2026 • 22min
Good Daughtering [with Dr Allison Alford]
Dr Allison Alford, communications scholar and author of Good Daughtering, studies the invisible emotional and logistical labor daughters carry. She names daughtering as work and explains why that recognition brings relief. Conversations cover guilt vs sustainability, eldest-daughter pressures, setting boundaries, and aiming to be a B-plus daughter to avoid burnout.
