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📰 Stuck in the Middle – Issue #172

Date: Thursday, April 24, 2025

🧠 The Unseen Toll of Caregiving

Caring for aging parents is a journey filled with love, duty, and often, overwhelming stress. While the physical tasks are obvious—doctor’s appointments, managing meds, doing laundry—the emotional toll is quieter, deeper, and far more common than most of us talk about.

Recent studies show that caregivers are significantly more likely to experience anxiety, depression, and even health issues of their own. The role reversal alone—parent becoming dependent, child becoming the responsible one—can shake the foundation of a family dynamic.

Here are a few signs that the emotional strain may be taking a toll:

• You’re always “on,” but never feel caught up

• You feel guilty no matter what choice you make

• You’ve distanced yourself from friends or your spouse

• You’re constantly worried about what’s next

If any of that hits close to home, know this: you’re not alone, and it doesn’t mean you’re doing anything wrong. It means you’re human.

What Helps?

✅ Join a caregiver support group (even if it’s just online)
✅ Schedule short breaks—15 minutes counts
✅ Talk to someone who gets it
✅ Accept help even when it feels awkward
✅ Stop trying to do it all

You don’t have to be perfect to be doing a great job.

🔗 Curated Links

Understanding Caregiver Burnout
Helpful tips to recognize and reduce emotional overload.
👉 https://www.caregiver.org/resource/emotional-side-caregiving/

The Sandwich Generation’s Financial and Emotional Squeeze
Pew Research on how people like you are balancing it all.
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2022/04/08/more-than-half-of-americans-in-their-40s-are-sandwiched-between-an-aging-parent-and-their-own-children/

📘 What Can I Let Go Of?

This printable checklist is for anyone who’s drowning in responsibility and needs to make space to breathe. It’s just $9.99 and helps cover our newsletter’s publishing costs.

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💬 Come Talk With Us

You’re not in this alone. Join our private Facebook group where readers share their stories, ask questions, and support each other through the ups and downs of caring for aging parents.

👉 https://www.facebook.com/groups/stuckinthemiddlenews

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