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The Woman in the Middle
A Compassionate Guide for the Sandwich Generation: Caring for Your Kids and Parents Without Losing Yourself
Verlag:
Independently Published Unsere-Artikel-Nr.: P36705427
EAN: 9798189970504
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Nicht auf Lager
Zustellung: Mo, 21.09.2026
Versand: Kostenlos
CHF 23.60
Beschreibung
Because the people who care for everyone else often have no one asking who is caring for them. >You are not failing. You are carrying an impossible amount. Millions of adults are caught between raising children and caring for aging parents - trying to meet everyone's needs while quietly running out of themselves. This book gives language to that exhaustion and practical tools to survive it. You love them all. That is what makes this season of life so hard. You are caring for children who still need you while watching your parents need you in new ways. You are managing appointments, decisions, emotions, responsibilities, and expectations often while wondering when there will finally be time for yourself. Welcome to the sandwich generation. The Woman in the Middle is not another list of things you should be doing better. It is a compassionate guide for the people who are carrying too much and quietly wondering why they feel exhausted, guilty, and stretched beyond their limits. Inside, you will learn how to:. - Understand why guilt feels impossible to turn off and how to stop letting it run your life. - Recognize the invisible mental load that drains you even when you are not "doing" anything. - Set boundaries with parents, siblings, and family members without feeling like the bad person. - Let go of the myth of perfect parenting and embrace "good enough" with confidence. - Ask for help without shame or feeling like you have failed. - Recognize burnout before your body forces you to stop. - Find small moments of recovery even when you do not have extra time. This book will not tell you to simply "make more time for yourself" or pretend this season is easy. Instead, it will remind you of something you may have forgotten:. You matter too. You are allowed to care deeply for the people you love and still have a life of your own. The goal is not to do everything perfectly. The goal is to make it through this season without losing yourself. Readers will walk away with:. Less shame about their exhaustion. Permission to set boundaries. Tools for difficult family conversations. A healthier definition of "enough". Strategies to reduce emotional overload. A reminder that caregiving does not erase their identity.
Spezifikationen
Sprache
- Englisch
Autor
- Sarah Brooks
Erscheinungsjahr
- 2026
Format
- Buch (Softcover)
Anzahl Seiten
- 58