151 | Am I Failing Everyone? How to Interrupt the Sandwich Generation Guilt Spiral
About this episode
This episode addresses the guilt experienced by those in the sandwich generation and offers a mindful approach to managing it.
You know that moment right after you snapped, at your kid, your parent, and the guilt came flooding in? Not just about that moment, but about everything. Am I a bad mom? A bad daughter? Am I failing everyone? That spiral is real. And this episode isn’t going to cover it up with positivity. We’re going to move through it, like a wave. Because here’s what’s true about the sandwich generation: the stress, the hormone changes, the grief of watching a parent decline while celebrating a child...
People in this episode
Host: Valerie Mekki
Topics covered
- guilt
- sandwich generation
- parenting
- mental health
- stress management
Keywords
- guilt spiral
- sandwich generation
- mental exhaustion
- parenting stress
- mindfulness
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