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Celebrate one year of the Sandwich Season Sanity Podcast with us!!! This episode highlights the top five most-downloaded episodes, shares updates on coaching and upcoming seasons, and offers practical advice for caregivers and parents navigating multigenerational relationships.

Resources below are highlighted in this special episode. Please listen and share the podcast, so we can reach more multigenerational caregivers with the message of peace, even in multigenerational mayhem!

Resources:

• Exchanging Expectations of Adult Kids for Peace in Empty Nest ft Jill savage
• Jill’s Podcast
• Jill’s FB Group
• Building Healthy Connections with Adult Children and In-Laws ft. Suzy Mighell
• Suzy’s book
• Overcoming Old Wounds While Caregiving ft. Laura Acuña
• Still Becoming Hope, Help, and Healing for the Diet-Weary Soul
• Lisa Serugo’s Trauma Tree
• Caregiving Special Needs Children and Aging Parents ft. Kelly Hall
• Kelly’s podcast
• Kelly’s website
• Practical Ways People Pleasers Can Balance Identity and Daily Demands ft. Lori Schumaker
• Lori’s resources

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Ever felt caught in a struggle between your beliefs and that of your adult children and your aging parents? You're not alone. In this episode, Michelle Rayburn and Ruthie open up about their own struggles and wins in bridging those generational divides with kindness and faith. If you're juggling family differences, craving peace, and seeking practical ways to stay grounded, this conversation will help.

Resources:

• Book: This Reimagined Empty Nest
• Midlife Repurposed blog and podcast
• Michelle’s Website

Bio:

Michelle Rayburn is an author and podcaster who blends humor with honesty in the midlife season. She writes Midlife Repurposed on Substack, where she explores wisdom, wonder, and the laugh lines that come with growing older and growing up at the same time. She’s a boy mom, grandmother of six, and lives in the northwoods of Wisconsin.

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Ever feel like mornings are just too overwhelming to handle? Trust me, I’ve been there. Whether you’re caring for loved ones, managing a busy household, or navigating life's chaos, establishing a morning ritual can be your anchor. In this episode, we explore practical ways to make mornings matter—no matter what season you're in.

In this episode, we delve into how the biblical concept of mornings as new beginnings can transform your day. We discuss the four archetypes of morning routines—are you a doer, mover, meditator, or social seeker?

Tips for connecting your routine with your unique temperament and season of life are provided, alongside the science behind God-centered thinking and its brain-changing power.

Practical ideas for busy caregivers to prioritize self-care through morning rituals are also included. Remember, only you can choose to prioritize your peace each morning—because mornings are for new mercies, and your day is waiting to be transformed.

Resources:

• How to Love Your Morning + Free Resources

Bio:

Jennifer Dukes Lee is a bestselling author, speaker, and morning evangelist from Iowa. She is the author of several books, including How to Love Your Morning, Growing Slow, and It’s All Under Control. She lives on a fifth-generation family farm, where she and her husband have made a life of growing crops, pigs, two beautiful humans, and an enduring faith.

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