The Sandwich Generation Pod
The Sandwich Generation is a smart, funny, and deeply human podcast about life in the middle—caring for both young children and aging parents. Hosted by two women living it in real-time, Robyn Frank and Eliesa Johnson bring raw honesty, real advice, hopefully some levity to every episode.
The Sandwich Generation Pod
Latest Episodes
Episode 11: Season 2 FINALE! Having Children later in life and Reshaping your Identity with Monica Walch
Season 2 Finale!!!Remember when our biggest question was, "What do I want to be when I grow up?"Now it's more like, "Who am I? Can I give enough energy to everyone? Do I love the work I’m doing still?”...
Episode 10: Can we choose how we Die? A Family's Story About Alzheimer's, VSED and Love with Sarah Longacre and Wendy Longacre Brown
Talking about death is uncomfortable. Talking about how we want to die? That's a conversation most of us avoid altogether.In this episode of The Sandwich Generation Pod, Eliesa and Robyn sit down with Sarah Longacre and...
Episode 9: Lets talk Affordable In-home care, Fighting Insurance Claims and the Future of Eldercare in America with Neal K. Shah of CareYaya
What happens when we find someone on the internet who’s leading a grassroots movement in revolutionizing care in America?! We invite them to the pod! In this mini-episode of The Sandwich Generation Pod, Robyn and Eliesa welcome Neal K. Sh...
Episode 8: The 'Only' Club: Being an only child and raising an only child in The Sandwich Generation
Being an only child means you learn independence early. You can entertain yourself, make decisions, and figure out anything on your own. But when you land in The Sandwich Generation? That same independence can start to feel a whole lot...
Episode 7: Watch this B*tch! Comedian Susan Rice will not be ignored! Finding humor and respect in getting older.
How do we keep laughing when life feels so unbelievably heavy? Between raising the littles, caregiving for our aging parents, grief and the stress, surviving The Sandwich Generation feels like sometimes humor is the only thing hol...
