# The Midlife Squeeze

A podcast by Erica Smith. No one prepares you for this phase of life. You're expected to hold it all together — the aging parent who needs more help every month, the kids who need you present, the career that won't pause, and a marriage that can't run on autopilot forever. And somehow… no one is talking about it. The Midlife Squeeze is a space for real conversations and proactive planning. We share unfiltered stories from people in the thick of it — because naming the chaos is the first step to navigating it.

Feed: https://feeds.captivate.fm/the-midlife-squeeze/

## Latest episodes

- [One Phone Call Turned Me Into My Parents' Caregiver](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/6784006190/933026cdc1f5) (2026-10-20, 42 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/399887eb-744d-4627-b0cb-50ee9775e156.mp3
- [Assisted Living Didn’t End Our Caregiving | Brad’s Story](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/6784006190/51f0f93840a5) (2026-10-06, 17 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/0b6b2bee-0132-4491-8c7c-b461b9c1c59c.mp3
- [I Became Everyone’s Caregiver | Jodi Coleman’s Story](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/6784006190/353d34630c0d) (2026-09-22, 49 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/b01a6064-349f-4acb-8ddb-799d71f21284.mp3
- [My Mom Changed Overnight. Nothing Prepared Me for What Came Next](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/6784006190/856e8fdf4170) (2026-09-08, 24 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/25b014d0-3f1e-4341-bbc3-f5c980b06167.mp3
- [I Became My Mom’s Caregiver at 25. Nobody Prepared Me](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/6784006190/79fcf13be7ac) (2026-08-25, 28 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/e885d313-3bf3-42b6-b100-340a1142b788.mp3
- [The Midlife Squeeze: Caring for Aging Parents and Kids at the Same Time](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/6784006190/e803a900a192) (2026-08-11, 10 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/1dc5e83a-76fe-48cc-8bf5-f602ecd7a199.mp3

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