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Back to EpisodesThe Sandwich Years: Back to School, Growing Kids & Being the Mom in the Middle
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The sandwich years hit differently when back-to-school season rolls around.
This week, Maggie talks about motherhood in your 40s, raising growing kids while watching your own parents get older, and why this stage of life can feel so emotionally full. From kids who need less from us but somehow still need us constantly - to the mental load, overstimulation, changing family roles, and the strange feeling of missing versions of your children who are still standing right in front of you.
Plus, why back to school feels like its own kind of New Year, why moms need community just as much as our kids do, and why Maggie is taking that idea offline with a very simple plan: coffee, donuts, and real conversation.
Because maybe the sandwich years aren’t something we’re supposed to navigate better by ourselves.
We’re all somewhere in the middle. We might as well talk about it.
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