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Jun 2025
53m 49s

Elissa Strauss - When We Care

Peoples Media, This Is So Awkward
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Many of us are in the sandwich generation, caring for kids while also caring for aging parents. Caregiving is hard work: it’s physically exhausting when kids are little, and increasingly emotionally exhausting as they get older…meanwhile, elder care can be an intense combination of the two. What if we could reframe caring for others from burdensome slog to h ... Show More
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