Are you exhausted, no matter how much coffee you drink? Welcome to life in the Sandwich Generation.

In this episode of Middle Age Management, we get real about midlife exhaustion, chronic stress, and lack of sleep that comes from juggling kids, careers, marriage, and aging parents—all at the same time. If you feel overwhelmed, foggy, and stretched too thin, you're not failing… you're normal.

We talk honestly (and humorously) about:

• Why sleep deprivation hits harder in midlife
• How stress in the Sandwich Generation affects memory, mood, and decision-making
• The mental load of caring for aging parents while raising kids
• Midlife brain fog, burnout, and emotional overwhelm
• Giving yourself permission to slow down, laugh, and stop pretending you're fine

This episode is for women 40+ who are doing everything for everyone, and wondering when they started feeling so tired all the time.

You'll leave feeling seen, validated, and reminded that you don't need to fix everything, you just need rest, perspective, and a little humor.

🎧 Press play if you're navigating:

midlife stress, sleep issues, caregiver burnout, aging parents, parenting teens, mental load, or Sandwich Generation overwhelm.

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