Welcome to the Sandwich Generation. Or as we like to call it: being sandwiched between raising kids and caring for aging parents—often all at once, often coming in hot at 60 miles per hour.

In this episode of the Middle Age Management Podcast, we talk about what happens when you start noticing decline in your parents. The mail piling up. The expired food. Repeating stories. A fall. A hospital visit. That gut feeling of something's off… and the panic that follows. We break down how to pause, breathe, not panic, and take practical, loving steps forward. From starting the hard conversations, to watching patterns, to getting power of attorney and medical directives in place, to long-range planning… this is a real-world roadmap for a really overwhelming stage of life.

We share personal stories from both sides of the spectrum: caring for a parent with Alzheimer's under the same roof, and supporting parents from thousands of miles away. We talk role reversal, emotional overwhelm, sibling dynamics, finances, resistance, guilt, and why avoiding it doesn't make it go away. Aging is a privilege, but it's also hard, scary, and isolating. You don't have to do it alone.

If you're raising kids, managing midlife, and starting to realize your parents may need more support… this episode is for you.

Welcome to the Sandwich Generation. 🥪

👉 Learn more, read the blog, or grab the ebook at thesandwichedgen.com

👉 Share this episode with someone who could use a little midlife magic

👉 Like, subscribe, and hit follow to hang out with us again

Now go rock the rest of your day.

If You Have Aging Parents & Are In The Sandwich Generation, I Got What You Need Here:

https://www.thesandwichedgen.com/ebook

Make sure you follow for daily entertainment here @BarbaraStratte on Instagram

Find Our Go To Favorite Things for Fun, Home, Family & Aging Parents

https://www.amazon.com/shop/thrivingfamilypodcastbycalmparent

If You Enjoy Reading Here's The Blog

https://www.thesandwichedgen.com/blog