Home| Life| Real Life Women are running themselves ragged, acting as the glue that holds everything together, and burning out, says Emma Thomas @BBC / Drama Republic / Matt Squire by Emma Thomas | Published on20th November 2025 at 3.32pm Kate’s phone rings as she’s cooking dinner: the screen flashes up ‘Dad’ and her heart lurches as she puts it on speakerphone. ‘Hi, Dad - everything OK?’ she says hopefully. ‘Hi, love.