The Mindful Midlife Mom - Mindfulness Practices and Techniques for Mentally Exhausted Moms in the Sandwich Generation
Are you an overstretched midlife mom juggling kids and aging parents while feeling mentally exhausted and losing yourself in the process?
You're not alone in this overwhelming season. As someone currently living in the sandwich generation with my dad in assisted living while my kids are in school, I understand the unique burnout that comes from caring for everyone except yourself.
This show offers practical mindfulness tools specifically designed for moms navigating caregiving responsibilities while raising kids.
Tune in twice a week for:
- Sundays: 20-minute episodes addressing common midlife challenges with practical strategies plus a featured mindfulness practice (affirmations, mantras, or meditations)
- Wednesdays: Short guided practice sessions to reinforce Sunday's mindfulness technique and reset your week
These bite-sized practices fit into your chaotic schedule and help you show up as the calm, present mom you want to be.
Start with our fan-favorite Episode 97: "Midlife Slump? You Deserve Better— 'I Am' Affirmations for Self Worth" to begin transforming how you see yourself today.
Episodes
166 episodes
138 | How to Stop Scrolling and Go to Sleep: Creating a Nightly "Sleep Spa" Ritual in Midlife
Are you exhausted, yet your heart is racing the moment your head hits the pillow? If you are navigating sandwich generation burnout, you know the "tired but wired" feeling all too well. In this episode, Valerie Mekki expla...
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Episode 138
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14:00
Don't Let Your New Year Intentions Fade—A Mid-week Reset to Redirect
When the excitement of the new year meets everyday reality...The New Year enthusiasm you felt on day one, is likely starting to fade under the weight of appointments, family demands, and the general shuffle of daily chaos. If y...
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6:36
137 | New Year, More Intention: The “Reflect to Redirect” Practice for Sandwich Generation Moms
When the "New Year, New You" noise feels like an insult...Do you look back at the last twelve months and feel like it was all just a blur of survival? Between medical appointments, school schedules, and keeping everyone else af...
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Episode 137
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12:16
Mindfulness Moments: Future Self Meditation for Sandwich Generation Moms
New Year's resolutions feel like setting yourself up for failure when you're juggling aging parents, kids, work, and constant disruptions. One health crisis, one facility transition, one unexpected family emergency—and suddenly your carefull...
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10:50
136 | Stop Setting Goals → Choose Yearly Themes Instead (Mindfulness for Sandwich Generation Moms)
New Year's resolutions feel like setting yourself up for failure when you're juggling aging parents, kids, work, and constant disruptions. One health crisis, one facility transition, one unexpected family emergency—and suddenly your carefull...
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Episode 136
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17:55
Mindfulness Moments: The P.A.U.S.E. Practice for Presence for Sandwich Generation Moms
Feeling distracted and worried you're missing meaningful moments with your loved ones this holiday season? This 10-minute guided practice will help you reconnect with what matters most.In this episode, you'll:
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12:02
135 | How to Be Present This Holiday Season: The P.A.U.S.E. Practice for Sandwich Generation Moms
This holiday season might look completely different than you expected. Maybe your parent is in a new care facility. Maybe their health has declined. Maybe you're celebrating in ways you never imagined—and the grief of that change threatens t...
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Episode 135
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17:36
The S.E.N.S.E. Reset Meditation Practice for Sandwich Generation Moms
Feeling scattered and pulled in every direction this week? This quick 10-minute practice is your emergency reset button.If you listened to Sunday's episode about managing two nests, you learned about the S.E.N.S.E. Reset Method...
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12:15
134 | Managing Two Nests: 5-Senses Meditation for Moms Pulled in Every Direction
Back from the holidays and immediately slammed with work deadlines, kids' activities, and your parent's care needs—all at once? If you feel like you're being torn apart by competing demands, this episode is your emergency reset button.
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Episode 134
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16:22
Trust Yourself Affirmation Practice to Avoid Decision Fatigue in the Sandwich Generation
Paralyzed by parent care decisions and can't think clearly anymore? This 10-minute practice gives you permission to stop searching for answers and simply breathe.When you're overwhelmed by options, drowning in research, and dec...
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8:59
133 | When Your Parent Needs More Care: The Affirmation That Carried Me Through
When your parent can no longer live independently and you're suddenly responsible for life-altering care decisions—but you don't have all the answers. What then?If you're paralyzed by the pressure to make the "right" choice for...
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Episode 133
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12:32
Midweek Reset: Return to Center Meditation Practice for Sandwich Generation Moms
Still feeling off-center days after the holiday? Your emotional pendulum is still swinging between the joy of family moments and the grief of witnessing your parent's decline. This midweek practice helps you slow it down.In thi...
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10:56
132 | Emotionally Drained After the Holidays—Grounding Meditation for Sandwich Generation Moms
The holiday is over, but you're still emotionally spinning—replaying moments, feeling the whiplash of joy and grief, unable to fully land back in regular life. If you witnessed your parent's decline while celebrating your kids' milestones, y...
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Episode 132
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15:49
You Don’t Have to Feel Grateful Every Second—Especially During a Hard Holiday for Midlife Moms
Feeling torn between gratitude and grief this Thanksgiving? If you're happy your kid is home but heartbroken that traditions have changed because of your aging parent's needs—you're not alone, and both feelings are completely valid.<...
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10:29
131 | Coping with Holiday Changes: Permission to Grieve & Be Angry for Moms in the Sandwich Generation
Struggling with holiday changes now that your parent can't be home or host like they used to? If this is your first holiday with a parent in assisted living or watching traditions disappear because they can no longer cook or plan like before, y...
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Episode 131
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15:50
When Life's Timing Really Sucks: Mindfulness for Midlife Moms in the Sandwich Generation
When life's timing just really sucks — how to release, reset, and reclaim your strength in this replay episode #118. Some weeks, it all hits at once—you miss your kid’s game for an appointment for your health-challenged parent, you...
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11:41
When Life’s Timing Feels Unfair—Sandwich Generation Disruption (REPLAY Ep. 118)
Life doesn't always go according to plan—including podcast publishing schedules! We're replaying this episode this week, and the timing is actually perfect as you head into the holiday chaos.When life’s timing feels painfully unfair….You...
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19:27
Future Self Visualization Practice for Moms in the Sandwich Generation
Feeling disconnected from your dreams? This quick 10-minute meditation and affirmation practice brings you back to Sunday's powerful Future Self Visualization, helping you reconnect with the version of you who has already made the change you...
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13:24
130 | Scared to Make a Change in Midlife: Future Self Visualization for Moms in the Sandwich Generation
Feel like you've survived the sandwich generation storm but now you're too afraid to dream about what comes next? What if the courage you built through caregiving has already prepared you for your boldest chapter yet?In this tr...
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Episode 130
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20:09
Is This All There Is in Midlife? A New POV in the Sandwich Generation
Ever find yourself wondering, "Is this all there is?" while juggling everyone else’s needs?You’re not disappearing—you’re just overdue for a moment to zoom out and remember: you have a future, too. In this short but powerful ep...
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9:40
129 | Feeling Stuck in Midlife: The Crossroads Advantage of the Sandwich Generation
Feeling caught between your kids' bright futures and your parent's steady decline?It can feel like you're frozen in the middle—unable to dream forward while holding so much in the present. But what if you’re not stuck at all? W...
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Episode 129
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14:15
When You're Feeling Broken by Caregiving in the Sandwich Generation
Having one of those days where caregiving, parenting, and everything else feels like too much?You’re not breaking—you’re stretching. And that tension you feel? It’s not proof of failure. It’s proof of growth. In this short but ...
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9:01
128 | You're Not Breaking—You're Expanding: The Hidden Gifts of the Sandwich Generation
Feel like sandwich generation caregiving is stretching you to the point of snapping?What if that stretched, overwhelmed feeling isn't you breaking—it's you expanding? In this powerful episode, you’ll reframe the chaos of caregi...
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Episode 128
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13:09
You’re More Than Just a Caregiver—Reset Affirmation for Moms in the Sandwich Generation
Having one of those days where you don’t even recognize yourself anymore?When caregiving, parenting, and working all collide, it’s easy to forget there’s a you beneath all the demands. This short mindfulness reset is your space to pause,...
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10:57
127 | Losing Yourself in Caregiving? Reconnection Affirmation for Moms in the Sandwich Generation
Ever go to bed realizing you took care of everyone but yourself today?You’re not the only one who feels buried under motherhood, caregiving, work, and everything in between. But here’s the truth: you don’t have to lose yourself to love y...
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Episode 127
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