Candace Dellacona: Why Women Are Burning Out in the Sandwich Generation and the Cost of Not Planning Ahead

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Candace Dellacona discusses the challenges faced by women in the Sandwich Generation and the importance of planning ahead to avoid burnout.

Send us Fan Mail There’s a phase of life no one prepares you for. You’re raising kids, supporting aging parents, managing a career or a business, and somehow expected to hold it all together. Most women don’t even realize there’s a name for it. The Sandwich Generation. In this episode, estate planning attorney Candace Dellacona breaks down what’s actually happening in this stage of life and why so many women feel overwhelmed, stretched thin, and unsupported. We talk about the real cost of avo...

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Hosts: Aggie, Cristy

Guest: Candace Dellacona

Topics covered

• Sandwich Generation
• women's burnout
• estate planning
• support systems
• work-life balance

Keywords

• burnout
• Sandwich Generation
• women
• planning
• support
• estate planning
• work-life balance

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Organizations: Badass Women in Business

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