Sisters in the Sandwich: Caring for Parents with Dementia While Raising Kids with Nicole J. Smith

Butterfly Days w Tami Jorden · Mar 17, 2026 · 1h

If you're in midlife, chances are you've found yourself part of the Sandwich Generation – the generation caring for both their kids and their parents. But things can get infinitely more complicated when one or more of your parents are diagnosed with dementia. This is a road that Nicole J. Smith has walked not once, but with three parents at once. In this episode of Butterfly Days, Tami Jorden interviews Nicole, a certified senior advisor, author, and advocate in the dementia and elder care planning space. Nicole shares practical ways to start conversations with parents about aging, the first…