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Podcast: Ladies, We Need To Talk
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Sandwich generation — the women looking after everyone
Category: Society & Culture
Duration: 00:31:00
Publish Date: 2025-05-19 16:00:00
Description:

Your parents are elderly. Your kids are young. And it's up to you, lady, to tend to the needs of everyone. Welcome to the sandwich generation.

The bad news is you'll be wading through a ton of logistical, financial and medical obstacles while watching your folks decline. The good news is you're not alone.

Join Yumi Stynes in meeting two women doing their best in the middle of a sandwich, with some tips on getting your sh*t together before everything falls apart. Plus, clinical psychologist Nasalifya Namwinga has the goods on how to deal emotionally.

Helpful links:

The Violet Initiative

Carers Australia

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This episode contains references to: aged care, death and dying, parenting, mental load, carers, mid-life, burnout, stress, adult children.
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