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How to Find a Mentor When You Are a Sandwich Caregiver
In this episode of The Career Mentor Podcast, Lucas and Luna tackle the unique challenge of finding mentorship when you're sandwiched between caring for aging parents and raising children — or managing any intense caregiving responsibility. They dig into a 2024 AARP study showing that over 50 million Americans now serve as unpaid family caregivers, with sandwich-generation caregivers averaging nearly 30 hours a week of care. Lucas shares a concrete tactic: the 'micro-mentorship swap,' where you trade 15-minute check-ins with a fellow caregiver in your network. Luna pushes back…
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