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Improving your relationship with money and a road trip gone wrong
We examine where your beliefs come from and if they have held you back or made you more able to manage financially.And when you go on a driving holiday with an old friend, they are driving erratically, partly because they are holding their phone to navigate. How should you react and who should apologise afterwards?
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Surviving the squish!
The physical, emotional and financial toll of caring for ageing parents while raising children is a double whammy that can leave you reeling. Even your own mental and physical health can suffer and nobody even notices. We’ll hear how best to survive in the Sandwich Generation. And our panel of experts share their ideas on the big and little things that need to change to ease the burden and make life better for the Sandwich Generation.
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Coping under pressure and getting it right about teenage girls
Your siblings have gone AWOL so it’s all on you — all the appointments, decisions and physical care. And if you’re a woman, it seems everyone thinks this is a responsibility that’s yours and yours alone. How do you navigate the emotional strain when other family members aren’t stepping up to help? And Chelsea Goodan and Sahra O'Doherty say that teen girls have inherent power and wisdom that we can better nurture. And by focusing on their fears for teen girls, adults often overlook their strengths.
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Supporting yourself and your family across the generations
So you’ve decided to care for your parent at home, we'll dive into the sorts of honest conversations you must have with your partner and kids to avoid it all imploding.And how can parents and grandparents play a role in supporting kids' education in the home, and what are the best evidence-based ways to teach children to read?
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Looking after your parents, your children, and yourself
If you’ve hit midlife with kids at home and ageing parents, welcome to the Sandwich Generation. Stuff’s about to get real and you are going to need help because it will be the trickiest time of your life, and nobody talks about it. But we see you and listen up ‘cause we’ve got some answers. And like any illness, with the right support and care, it is possible to continue to live a fulfilling life with dementia. But what should that support and care look like? And what is it like, to get such a life-altering diagnosis?
Helping you figure out all the big stuff in life: relationships, health, money, work and the world. Let's talk! With trusted experts and your stories, Life Matters is all about what matters to you.
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