The SH!T Sandwich Generation
Raw. Relatable. Real Life. Welcome to the Sh!t Sandwich Generation, the podcast for those caught in the messy middle - juggling aging parents, growing kids, demanding careers, and a life of your own (if you can find it). Hosted by sisters MaryBeth and Susan Parisi, we share unfiltered stories, expert advice, and honest conversations about navigating the emotional, financial, and logistical chaos of caregiving from both sides. Because this isn't the highlight reel - this is survival with a heap of heart, humor, and hard-won wisdom. 📱 Follow us on Instagram: @marybethp6 💻 Listen + learn more: pursuelifecoaching.com/podcast-1 🥪 Have a sandwich story? We want to hear it — find us on Instagram and send us a DM.
Episodes
Getting her home felt like a turning point. After everything that had happened, we thought the hardest part might be behind us.
But it wasn't.
It was just different.
We talk about what it actually looked like bringing her home — how quickly things changed, how much we had to adjust, and how nothing really felt normal anymore.
This was the beginning of a new reality. She wasn't herself yet. And neither were we.
This is the part peo...
This episode continues our Mom's healthcare journey - when everything shifted from trying to understand what was happening... to being asked to make a decision we didn't feel ready to make.
Do we stay local or go into the city? Do we pursue a clinical trial? When is something an emergency - and what do you do in that moment?
We share what it actually felt like to navigate those decisions in real time - balancing informati...
This episode is a deeply personal conversation about our Mom's healthcare journey - from the early signs something wasn't right to the moments that felt confusing, overwhelming, and uncertain.
We share what it was like navigating the system as daughters - and as physicians - while offering insights on how to move through a system that can feel incredibly difficult to navigate.
This story was too important to fit i...
Welcome to the mess.
We're kicking off The Sh!t Sandwich Generation by talking about the stage of life no one prepares you for.
You're raising kids.
Managing a career.
And quietly, your parents are aging.
This episode is an honest conversation about how we got here and what it feels like to live in the middle of all of it.
The pressure.
The guilt.
The chaos.
And the moments that catch you off guard.
It's real life.
And if you're living in the...
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