The Mindful Midlife Mom - Mindfulness Practices and Techniques for Mentally Exhausted Moms in the Sandwich Generation
Are you an overstretched midlife mom juggling kids and aging parents while feeling mentally exhausted and losing yourself in the process?
You're not alone in this overwhelming season. As someone currently living in the sandwich generation with my dad in assisted living while my kids are in school, I understand the unique burnout that comes from caring for everyone except yourself.
This show offers practical mindfulness tools specifically designed for moms navigating caregiving responsibilities while raising kids.
Tune in twice a week for:
- Sundays: 20-minute episodes addressing common midlife challenges with practical strategies plus a featured mindfulness practice (affirmations, mantras, or meditations)
- Wednesdays: Short guided practice sessions to reinforce Sunday's mindfulness technique and reset your week
These bite-sized practices fit into your chaotic schedule and help you show up as the calm, present mom you want to be.
Start with our fan-favorite Episode 97: "Midlife Slump? You Deserve Better— 'I Am' Affirmations for Self Worth" to begin transforming how you see yourself today.
Episodes
154 episodes
132 | Emotionally Drained After the Holidays—Grounding Meditation for Sandwich Generation Moms
The holiday is over, but you're still emotionally spinning—replaying moments, feeling the whiplash of joy and grief, unable to fully land back in regular life. If you witnessed your parent's decline while celebrating your kids' milestones, y...
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Episode 132
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15:49
You Don’t Have to Feel Grateful Every Second—Especially During a Hard Holiday for Midlife Moms
Feeling torn between gratitude and grief this Thanksgiving? If you're happy your kid is home but heartbroken that traditions have changed because of your aging parent's needs—you're not alone, and both feelings are completely valid.<...
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10:29
131 | Coping with Holiday Changes: Permission to Grieve & Be Angry for Moms in the Sandwich Generation
Struggling with holiday changes now that your parent can't be home or host like they used to? If this is your first holiday with a parent in assisted living or watching traditions disappear because they can no longer cook or plan like before, y...
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Episode 131
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15:50
When Life's Timing Really Sucks: Mindfulness for Midlife Moms in the Sandwich Generation
When life's timing just really sucks — how to release, reset, and reclaim your strength in this replay episode #118. Some weeks, it all hits at once—you miss your kid’s game for an appointment for your health-challenged parent, you...
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11:41
When Life’s Timing Feels Unfair—Sandwich Generation Disruption (REPLAY Ep. 118)
Life doesn't always go according to plan—including podcast publishing schedules! We're replaying this episode this week, and the timing is actually perfect as you head into the holiday chaos.When life’s timing feels painfully unfair….You...
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19:27
Future Self Visualization Practice for Moms in the Sandwich Generation
Feeling disconnected from your dreams? This quick 10-minute meditation and affirmation practice brings you back to Sunday's powerful Future Self Visualization, helping you reconnect with the version of you who has already made the change you...
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13:24
130 | Scared to Make a Change in Midlife: Future Self Visualization for Moms in the Sandwich Generation
Feel like you've survived the sandwich generation storm but now you're too afraid to dream about what comes next? What if the courage you built through caregiving has already prepared you for your boldest chapter yet?In this tr...
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Episode 130
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20:09
Is This All There Is in Midlife? A New POV in the Sandwich Generation
Ever find yourself wondering, "Is this all there is?" while juggling everyone else’s needs?You’re not disappearing—you’re just overdue for a moment to zoom out and remember: you have a future, too. In this short but powerful ep...
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9:40
129 | Feeling Stuck in Midlife: The Crossroads Advantage of the Sandwich Generation
Feeling caught between your kids' bright futures and your parent's steady decline?It can feel like you're frozen in the middle—unable to dream forward while holding so much in the present. But what if you’re not stuck at all? W...
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Episode 129
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14:15
When You're Feeling Broken by Caregiving in the Sandwich Generation
Having one of those days where caregiving, parenting, and everything else feels like too much?You’re not breaking—you’re stretching. And that tension you feel? It’s not proof of failure. It’s proof of growth. In this short but ...
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9:01
128 | You're Not Breaking—You're Expanding: The Hidden Gifts of the Sandwich Generation
Feel like sandwich generation caregiving is stretching you to the point of snapping?What if that stretched, overwhelmed feeling isn't you breaking—it's you expanding? In this powerful episode, you’ll reframe the chaos of caregi...
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Episode 128
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13:09
You’re More Than Just a Caregiver—Reset Affirmation for Moms in the Sandwich Generation
Having one of those days where you don’t even recognize yourself anymore?When caregiving, parenting, and working all collide, it’s easy to forget there’s a you beneath all the demands. This short mindfulness reset is your space to pause,...
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10:57
127 | Losing Yourself in Caregiving? Reconnection Affirmation for Moms in the Sandwich Generation
Ever go to bed realizing you took care of everyone but yourself today?You’re not the only one who feels buried under motherhood, caregiving, work, and everything in between. But here’s the truth: you don’t have to lose yourself to love y...
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Episode 127
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14:44
You’re Doing Better than You Think—Self Compassion Affirmations for Moms in the Sandwich Generation
Running late, forgetting things, losing your patience—and beating yourself up for all of it?You’re not alone, and you’re not failing. When life in the sandwich generation feels like a mess of missed appointments and chaotic schedules, wh...
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9:08
126 | Stop being so hard on yourself: Self Compassion Affirmations for Caregivers in the Sandwich Generation
Feel like you’re constantly dropping the ball between raising kids and caring for your aging parent? Like you're failing at everything, all at once?You’re not. You’re doing the best you can with what you have—and that is enough. In this ...
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Episode 126
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14:17
Feeling Alone in the Sandwich Generation? Mantras for Connection
Feeling like no one really gets what you're going through as a sandwich generation mom? Like your friends care—but don’t fully understand?You're not imagining it. Caregiving in midlife creates a unique kind of isolation that’s hard to ex...
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10:16
125 | Navigating Loneliness in Sandwich Generation: Staying Connected When Your Reality Feels Isolating
Dreading the “How are you?” questions because you're afraid your caregiving reality will bring down the mood?You're not broken for feeling isolated. Being a sandwich generation mom comes with a kind of loneliness most people don't talk ...
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Episode 125
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15:55
How to Say No to Your Aging Parent - Empowering Mantras for Challenging Conversations in the Sandwich Generation
Need to set a boundary with your aging parent today, but that people-pleasing voice in your head is making it feel impossible?You’re not failing—you're navigating a deeply ingrained pattern that many women share. When you’ve be...
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11:28
124 | Setting Boundaries with Aging Parents in the Sandwich Generation: A Mantra Toolkit for People-Pleasers
Do you feel like a "bad daughter" every time you say no to your aging parent's requests—even when you're completely maxed out?You're not alone. For many women balancing caregiving, kids, careers, and cultural expectations, sayi...
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Episode 124
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15:57
How to Recover After Caregiving - Immediate Mindfulness Relief for Sandwich Generation Moms
Sitting in your car after visiting your parent, feeling emotionally hollow and completely drained? Before jumping into the next task, what if you gave yourself a few mindful minutes to actually refill?In this episode, Valerie g...
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11:28
123 | Compassion Fatigue for Sandwich Generation Caregivers: Signs, Mindfulness Solutions, and Self-Care
Feeling pulled so thin by caregiving, parenting, and daily demands that there’s no emotional bandwidth left? You aren’t just “tired”—you may be experiencing compassion fatigue, a deeper kind of exhaustion many caregivers don’t see coming.
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Episode 123
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15:52
When Your Aging Parent's Personality Has Changed—Caregiver Affirmation in the Sandwich Generation
Struggling with a parent’s personality changes? Let your love anchor you through the unknown. When your once-kind parent becomes irritable, combative, or unrecognizable—whether due to cognitive decline or health changes—it can feel like a be...
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10:00
122 | Taking Care of Difficult Aging Parents: Mindfulness for Midlife Moms in the Sandwich Generation
When your parent changes—and feels like a stranger—your love can still anchor you. Watching an aging parent morph into someone unrecognizable—angry, combative, or emotionally distant—can feel like you're losing them while they're still here....
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Episode 122
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15:11
It's Okay to Not Be Okay - Mindfulness Affirmation for Moms in the Sandwich Generation
Feeling like you're falling apart? That’s not failure—that could be your breakthrough beginning.When caregiving and parenting collide, the emotional load can feel crushing. But what if that moment when you feel you’re about to ...
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8:02
121 | Caregiving Pressure in the Sandwich Generation: 4 Powerful Ways Midlife Moms Can Release Stress and Burnout
When everyone needs you at once—your child, your parent, your family—pressures mount and something inside gives. But what if that breaking point isn’t a failure, but the very opening you need to reclaim clarity and strength?In ...
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Episode 121
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