WELCOME TO THE SANDWICH GENERATION

WELCOME TO THE SANDWICH GENERATION 🥪

If you’re over 40… chances are, you’re in it.

The generation that’s holding EVERYTHING together.

Ageing parents needing support…

Adult kids still at home because… well… have you SEEN house prices?!

Jobs, businesses, deadlines…

Homes to run…

Bills to pay…

People relying on you from BOTH directions.

Sandwiched. Literally.

And here’s the thing…

We’re pretty much the first of our kind.

Our mums and grandmothers?

Different world.

Children moved out younger.

Life was simpler.

Many didn’t juggle careers, ageing parents AND their own health all at once.

And then there’s us…

Having children later…

Still raising teens (or younger!) in our 40s and 50s…

Trying to build careers, stay afloat financially, and somehow remember to book a smear test, drink water and not lose our mind when someone asks “what’s for dinner?” for the 97th time this week.

It’s A LOT. A hell of a lot

No wonder you feel tired.

Overwhelmed.

Pulled in every direction.

But don’t forget….

The reason you’re the first of the women to be part of the sandwich generation is because, we were deemed strong enough by the powers that be to cope with it.

We’re made of different stuff; Resilient, Resourceful, Dynamic, Tenacious and Unstoppable

Even though some days you may want to crumble in to heap, cry uncontrollably and make bold statements that you no longer want to be on this roller coaster.

But, you dust yourself down, take a deep breath and resume to your super woman activities, with a brave face and sheer bloody determination — because giving up simply isn’t an option.

You are not failing.

You are not “not coping”.

You are carrying more than any woman in any generation before you.

And you’re still showing up.

That deserves a bit more credit than you’re giving yourself.

So if today all you did was keep the plates spinning…

Answer messages…

Feed people…

Get through the day without telling anyone to f*** off…

You’re doing better than you think 😉

And in amongst all of that…

Don’t forget YOU.

Your health.

Your strength.

Your energy.

Your sanity.

Because you can’t pour from an empty cup…

and quite frankly, everyone’s already drinking from yours.

If you need support, structure or just someone who gets it…

I’ve got you 💚

You….are incredible

So welcome to the Sandwich Generation…..we are bloody spectacular and don’t you forget it!

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