Young Kids, Old Parents: The Double Squeeze | Maggie Dent | Club Sandwich

What do you do when your kids are still little and your parents are already old? The queen of common sense, Maggie Dent, is in the chair for the double squeeze. Content note: this episode includes honest conversations about death and dying, children's grief, and caring for a parent with dementia. …

Divorce, Grief, and a Coven of Witches | Katie Noonan | Club Sandwich

What happens when your marriage ends in the exact season your parent needs you most? Katie Noonan knows, and this week, she tells us how you start again in the middle of everything. Content note: this episode discusses separation and divorce, grief and the death of a parent. Be gentle with yoursel…

After the Diagnosis: Caring for a Parent with Dementia | Dr Stephanie Ward | Club Sandwich | Dr Stephanie Ward | Club Sandwich

The same conversation, again and again. The strange ideas. The day they don't know your face. Part two of our dementia special is about how you cope when a parent is becoming someone else — and how to look after yourself while you do. JOIN THE CLUB: Visit https://clubsandwich.community to join the…

Forgetful, or Something More? Dementia, Delirium or Normal Ageing | Dr Stephanie Ward | Club Sandwich

We all walk into a room and forget why we came in. So how do you tell ordinary forgetfulness from the early signs of something more? This week, in part one of our two-part dementia special, geriatrician Dr Stephanie Ward shows us what to actually look for. JOIN THE CLUB: Visit https://clubsandwich…

Tender Conversations | Live with Dr Kathryn Mannix | Club Sandwich

Most of us have a conversation we keep avoiding – about ageing, about more help at home, about dying. In this week's episode, recorded live in Sydney, palliative care physician Dr Kathryn Mannix shows us how to have that tender conversation. Recorded live at our Stay For Supper event, Sarah Macdon…

Human Forever | The man who moved into a dementia ward, with Teun Toebes | Club Sandwich

Dementia is the leading cause of death in Australia, and a lot of what we believe about it is making things worse. This week, meet the man who moved in. Ageing parents? You've got them. We've got you. JOIN THE CLUB: Visit https://clubsandwich.community to join the tribe, access resources, and find…

One text away from falling apart | Bianca Dye on caring for a parent with dementia | Club Sandwich

Sarah Macdonald and Bianca Dye on caring solo for a mum with dementia when you have no kids and no siblings to share the load – and why "I don't have children" doesn't disqualify you from the sandwich generation. This week Sarah Macdonald is joined by broadcaster Bianca Dye: an only child, with no…

Driving Us Crazy | Taking The Keys with Dr Joanne Bennett | Club Sandwich

Ageing parents? You've got them. We've got you. This week Sarah Macdonald is joined by Dr Joanne Bennett from the Australian Catholic University, designer of the upcoming 'Thriving Without Driving' program, to unpack one of the most loaded conversations in the sandwich generation: taking the keys…

A Landscape of Loss | Bob Carr on losing his life partner | Club Sandwich

Former NSW Premier Bob Carr on losing his wife Helena, and the year of grief that followed. A long, honest conversation about bereavement. Ageing parents? You've got them. We've got you. In 2023, Bob Carr's wife Helena died of an aneurysm in his arms in Vienna, after a night at the opera. She'd b…

Put The Kettle On | Five Questions To Ask Your Ageing Parents | Kerry Milligan and Jo Lamble | Club Sandwich

86% of us never have this conversation with our ageing parents. So we built you a way in. Free guide at https://putthekettleon.com.au — and a podcast episode to walk you through it. Ageing parents? You've got them. We've got you. JOIN THE CLUB: Visit https://clubsandwich.community to join the trib…