You’re Holding More Than Most People Realize There is a kind of tired that does not come from one bad night of sleep or one especially busy week. It comes from being needed in multiple directions at once, over and over again, with very little margin. That is the kind of strain many women in the sandwich generation know well. You may be helping an aging parent manage appointments, medication schedules, transportation, bills, memory issues, or a growing list of practical needs.

“You’re never too old to become who you might have been.” — George Eliot Embracing Your Second Act: Reinventing Yourself After 50...