Caring for aging parents while raising children, managing a career, and keeping up with everyday life can leave you feeling stretched thin. For many adults in the sandwich generation, caregiving responsibilities build gradually, often before they even recognize themselves as caregivers.

In this episode of Honestly Aging, we're joined by Marni Blank, founder of Begin With The End, to talk about the emotional, logistical, and financial challenges of caring for others while still making space for yourself.

Marni shares practical ways to start difficult conversations with aging parents, understand their wishes, set boundaries, organize important information, and take small steps toward planning ahead. She also explores how families can move from feeling overwhelmed to having greater clarity about what matters now and what needs to be in place for the future.

Whether you're already caring for an aging loved one or beginning to think about what may lie ahead, this conversation offers a reminder that you don't have to tackle everything at once. Planning can start with one conversation, one decision, and one small step.

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