Burnout sandwich

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2026-04-26

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How to manage the squeeze of taking care of your kids and your parents at the same time. This episode was produced by Danielle Hewitt and Peter Balonon-Rosen, edited by Jenny Lawton, fact-checked by Melissa Hirsch, engineered by Brandon McFarland, and hosted by Jonquilyn Hill. Three generations of a family. Photo by ANDRE PAIN/AFP via Getty Images. You can find AARP's Care for the Caregiver guide here. If you have a question, give us a call at 1-800-618-8545 or email askvox@vox.com.Listen to Explain It to Me ad-free by becoming a Vox Member: vox.com/members. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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  • I do have aging parents and that 's a whole conversation over two beers and three pizzas

  • There 's a uniquely American burnout crisis in families I ca n't control the diseases my loved ones

  • have but I can control my own mindset More than 63 million people in America are caregivers of kids,

  • of parents and other loved ones.

  • And nearly half of caregivers under the age of 50 are taking care of a parent and a child at the same time.

  • Maybe you're one of them.

  • Maybe you're also trying to hold down a job and handle everything else life throws your way.

  • And maybe it's got you feeling spent.

  • So how do you handle burnout when the call is coming from inside the house, when you just can't walk away?

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  • we talk to people who 've been there and who have made it through.

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