Are Our Parents Living Too Long? Lucinda Holdforth on frailty, dementia and dying well | Club Sandwich

Are your parents living longer, but not necessarily living well? In this episode, Sarah Macdonald talks with author Lucinda Holdforth about the private thoughts many carers have but rarely say out loud: what happens when old age stretches on, frailty deepens, dementia changes the person you love, a…

Inside the geriatric ward with Matt Preston | Club Sandwich

Worried about an ageing parent ending up in hospital? Caring from another city or another country? In this episode, Sarah Macdonald and Matt Preston talk about dementia, sibling guilt, hospital overwhelm, aged care delays, and why the smartest move is to plan earlier than feels necessary. Matt also…

Boomers! Get your age game on! With Kerry Milligan | Club Sandwich

If your parent is ageing and still saying “I’m fine”, this episode is your nudge to stop waiting for crisis. Sarah Macdonald and Gogglebox's Kerry Milligan talk about the conversations families avoid until it is too late: downsizing, wills, advanced care directives, aged care, death planning and th…

Caregiving guilt is crushing you? Jo Lamble on how to stop carrying it | Club Sandwich

Feeling guilty all the time? Guilty you are not doing enough for your parent. Guilty you are not present enough for your kids, your partner or your job. Guilty for wanting a break. Guilty for even thinking this is all too much. In this episode, Sarah Macdonald is joined by clinical psychologist Jo…

Denial: when your ageing parent says they’re fine | Dr Stephanie Ward | Club Sandwich

When your mum or dad insists everything is fine, but you can see the fall risk, the spoiled food, the missed cues and the slow slide, it can make you feel like you’re losing your mind. This episode is for the daughter who’s being called bossy when what she really is, is exhausted, worried, and carr…

Staying at home longer: they want to stay. But can they? | Melissa Reader | Club Sandwich

They want to stay home. The hard part is making that possible. In this episode, Sarah Macdonald and Melissa Reader talk about one of the biggest questions families face: how do you help an ageing parent stay at home for as long as possible, without waiting for a fall, a hospital stay or a full-blo…

What about you? Caregiver burnout | Dr Ginni Mansberg | Club Sandwich

If you’re caring for ageing parents and quietly thinking “I cannot keep going like this”, you’re not imagining it. Sometimes burnout is not a mindset. It’s your body calling in the debt. Ageing Parents? You've got them, we've got you. JOIN THE CLUB: Visit clubsandwich.community to join the tribe,…

Ageing is a gift and a radical act (whiskers aside) with Kerry Milligan

Ageing in an ageist society can feel confronting, especially when you are caring for older parents while navigating your own changing body, identity and future. In this episode of Club Sandwich, Sarah Macdonald and Clubber Kerry Milligan (Gogglebox) explore how to age in an ageist culture, why inv…

Sibling conflict | How to get your brothers and sisters to help with ageing parents: Jo Lamble | Club Sandwich

If you’re the sibling holding the whole system in your head and everyone else is “right behind you”… this episode is your permission slip and your playbook. Sarah Macdonald and clinical psychologist Jo Lamble unpack sibling dynamics when you’re caring for ageing parents, including why one person b…

Ageing is not for sissies | Dr. Stephanie Ward | Club Sandwich

Ageing parents? You’ve got them. We’ve got you. One minute you’re living your life, and the next, you look at your parents and realise everything has changed. Whether it’s a sudden health event or a slow "crumble," navigating the aged care system while holding down everything else - work, kids, gr…