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🧨 This Week’s Big Thought: When Your Patience Runs Out (And It Will)

You're not a bad person for snapping.

You held it together through the phone call with the doctor, the forgotten homework, the canceled caregiver shift, and the burned dinner.
And then you lost it over… a missing sock.

This issue is for those moments.
When your nervous system throws up its hands.
When your brain goes, “That’s it. I’m out.”

Here’s your permission to feel it, recover from it, and prep for next time — without shame.

📰 4 Reads Worth Your Time

1. The Science Behind Why You Snap
Turns out “losing it” is a survival response, not a personal failure. Learn how chronic stress hijacks your brain — and how to reset.
👉 Read on Harvard Health →
https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/the-science-of-snap-how-stress-can-lead-to-anger-2020031919194

2. When Helping Hurts: Setting Boundaries With Aging Parents
It’s not selfish — it’s sustainable. How to say no without guilt when caregiving demands get too high.
👉 Read on Daily Caring →
https://dailycaring.com/how-to-set-boundaries-with-aging-parents/

3. Your Marriage Is Struggling — But So Is Everything Else
Caregiving stress doesn’t just hit your energy. It hits your connection. This article explores how couples can survive the chaos together.
👉 Read on The Gottman Institute →
https://www.gottman.com/blog/the-caregiving-couple/

4. 3 Micro-Joys to Keep You Going
You don’t need a vacation. You need 30 seconds of peace, three times a day. A beautiful look at how tiny joys can shift everything.
👉 Read on NPR Life Kit →
https://www.npr.org/2023/02/25/1159349284/find-micro-joys-in-everyday-life

🛠 Featured Resource
“What Can I Let Go Of?” — The Ultimate Survival Guide for the Sandwich Generation

You’re raising your kids, caring for your parents, holding down a job, trying to keep your relationship afloat — and maybe, just maybe, remembering to breathe.

This is the guide I wish I had when I was in the thick of it.

Inside, you’ll learn:

• ✅ How to manage your time without losing your mind

• ✅ Where to find financial support and overlooked resources

• ✅ What to say (and when to say it) to stop fights before they start

• ✅ How to reduce the stress without giving up everything you care about

• ✅ PLUS: Direct links to tools, support communities, and life-saving shortcuts

👉 Download the Guide Now for $9.99 →

🗣 Let’s Hear It

How do you hit reset after a meltdown moment?
A walk? A good cry? Ignoring everyone for 15 minutes?

Reply and tell me — or just say “same” if today’s issue hit home.

📚 Recommended
Tools, Books & Sanity-Savers Worth Checking Out
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• Book: The Invisible String – A beautiful book that helps kids (and grown-ups) handle separation and loss.

• App: Calm – For 10-minute breathing breaks, guided meditations, and falling asleep when your brain won’t stop.

• Tool: Shared Google Calendar – Sync everyone’s appointments so you’re not the only one remembering everything.

💡 Got a tool or book that’s helped you? Hit reply and share — I may feature it next week!

Thanks for reading Stuck in the Middle News.
You’re allowed to be tired. You’re also allowed to ask for help.

—Brian

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