Nourishing The Mother

This week, we’re opening the door on one of the most invisible seasons of womanhood — being in ‘the sandwich generation’. The stretch between raising children and caring for ageing parents can feel like living two lives at once: one full of growth and beginnings, the other shaped by endings and decline. In this conversation, we unpack the exhaustion, the guilt, the grief, and the quiet unraveling that happens when you’re holding everyone else together — and explore how to navigate this season with tenderness, truth, and boundaries that honour your own humanity.In this episode, we discuss:• What it feels like to be stretched to breaking point; emotionally, physically, and financially…while holding generations together.• The whiplash of mothering in both directions: when your parents need care and your kids still need you steady.• How old wounds resurface in caregiving, and how to meet them with compassion instead of collapse.• Grieving while giving: facing mortality, memory loss, and decline while still showin