Running late, forgetting things, losing your patience—and beating yourself up for all of it?

You’re not alone, and you’re not failing. When life in the sandwich generation feels like a mess of missed appointments and chaotic schedules, what you don’t need is more pressure. What you do need is a moment to reset with compassion. This 5-minute episode gives you just that: a simple mindfulness practice to quiet your inner critic and remind yourself that you're doing the best you can in a nearly impossible season.

• Practice a calming self-compassion affirmation designed for midlife moms juggling multiple generations.
• Use real-time mantras that ground you when things feel overwhelming or out of control
• Walk away with a renewed sense of calm—and a gentle reminder that progress matters more than perfection.

Press play now for a short, powerful reset that will help you meet the chaos with grace.

If you're looking for ongoing support as you navigate this caregiving season, I'd love for you to join our "Oh Hello Midlife" newsletter community.

As a thank you for joining, you'll receive "The 10-Minute Calm Kit for Sandwich Generation Moms"—three quick practices designed specifically for your packed schedule:

• Morning meditation to ground you before the day's demands
• Midday mantras to reset when you're feeling pulled in different directions
• Bedtime visualization to release the day and restore your peace

It's the perfect way to let mindfulness guide you through this season, even when you only have minutes to spare.

You’re listening to the right show, formerly known as the Mindful Life Changes or Mindful Career Change. We’ve pivoted through the years, but finally landed on the right path: content for moms in the ‘Sandwich Generation’, because midlife disruption doesn't have to break you.

New episodes drop on:

• Sundays: 20-min episodes addressing common midlife challenges with practical strategies plus a mindfulness practice (affirmations, mantras, or meditations)
• Wednesdays: Bite-sized episodes to reinforce Sunday's mindfulness technique & reset your week

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Discover Valerie's articles on ohhellomidlife.com or watch her videos on YouTube @ohhellomidlife

This podcast explores patience, meditation, confidence, presence, and overcoming resentment while cultivating calm, peace, mindfulness, clarity, mantras, and addressing loneliness and burn out; it covers boundaries, caregiving, guilt, affirmations, working moms, self-care, midlife crisis, empty nesters, empowerment, people pleasing, compassion fatigue, family caregiving, stress relief, self-worth, stress management, and how to shift from reactive to centered when feeling short tempered, offering tools for self acceptance, easing mental exhaustion, building emotional resilience, harnessing inner strength, and preventing caregiver fatigue for those in the sandwich generation through expert advice on boundaries setting.