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📰 STUCK IN THE MIDDLE NEWS
Issue #187 – Wednesday, June 19, 2025
For people juggling their kids, their parents, their jobs, and their sanity.

💡 Big Insight: Your Career Is Quietly Carrying a Second Shift

When you’re “stuck in the middle,” every workday feels like overtime—even when the clock says it’s not. You can’t stay late because Mom has a cardiology appointment. You skip networking lunches because the school nurse keeps calling. That nagging sense of failure you feel? It’s not incompetence; it’s capacity overload.
For this season, re-define success as “showing up,” not “moving up.” Survive now so you can thrive later.

🧠 3 Things That Might Help This Week

1. How to Talk to Your Boss About Caregiving
   Practical scripts and what to ask for.
   🔗 https://mhanational.org/resources/when-caregiving-impacts-your-mental-health-5-tips-for-talking-to-your-employer

2. The Real Signs of Burnout (and What to Do About It)
   Mayo Clinic’s no-nonsense checklist and recovery tips.
   🔗 https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/adult-health/in-depth/burnout/art-20046642

3. Why Being the “Default Parent” Never Ends
   A relatable look at the mental load that sneaks up on sandwich-generation caregivers.
   🔗 https://www.parents.com/why-being-the-default-parent-is-a-never-ending-job-7370193

📌 From One of Us

You’re not alone. Holding the line is heroic enough right now.

💬 Help for the Hard Days

✅ Download This:
“What Can I Let Go Of?” Checklist – $9.99
Pinpoint what’s truly urgent—and what you can finally drop.

📘 Read This:
What to Do With Mom’s House
A short, practical guide to deciding whether to sell, keep, or rent a parent’s home.

👥 Join Our Free Facebook Group:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/stuckinthemiddlenews

🧠 Final Thought

The world wasn’t built for people like us, but we’re making it work—one messy, beautiful, exhausting day at a time.

See you Monday,
Brian
Editor, Stuck in the Middle News
https://stuckinthemiddlenews.com

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