This is Hard—Sandwich Generation Stress (And the Affirmation To Help You Through It)
About this episode
This episode addresses the stress of the sandwich generation and offers an affirmation to help cope with the challenges faced by moms.
This week was probably hard. Maybe there was a moment — a call, a decision, a breaking point — where you thought: I don’t know how to do this. That feeling? Completely valid. And this episode is here to meet you right in the middle of it. This midweek practice pairs with Episode 150, where we talked about what it really feels like to enter the sandwich generation — the stress, the emotional whiplash, the impossible weight of holding two generations at once. Today we’re not adding to your li...
People in this episode
Host: Valerie Mekki
Topics covered
- sandwich generation
- stress management
- mindfulness
- emotional support
- parenting challenges
Keywords
- sandwich generation
- stress
- mindfulness
- affirmation
- parenting
- mental health
- emotional support
More episodes of The Mindful Midlife Mom - Mindfulness Practices and Techniques for Mentally Exhausted Moms in the Sandwich Generation
- 153 | Watching a Parent Decline: Letting Go of the Need to Fix It (Sandwich Generation Stress)
- Acknowledging the Invisible Work You Do — An Affirmation Practice for Sandwich Generation Moms
- 152 | Double the Work: The Extra Burden on Midlife Moms in the Sandwich Generation
- Stop Replaying The Moments In Your Mind—Interrupt the Guilt Spiral For Midlife Moms
- 151 | Am I Failing Everyone? How to Interrupt the Sandwich Generation Guilt Spiral
- 150 | Nobody Warned Me About the Sandwich Generation — And Nobody Will Warn You Either
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