Articles by Amy Shankland

Sandwiched Empathy: the ability to understand and share the feelings of another (Oxford Dictionary). I have to admit, folks, with everything happening in the world, I almost wanted to skip…

Sandwiched I’ve been sympathetic towards the millions of parents who have recently (and unexpectedly) had to work from home with small children. I remember those days all too well and…

Sandwiched As promised, I’m going to tackle another subject that many perimenopausal women are facing as they navigate the sandwich generation – weight gain. Many people who aren’t in this…

Sandwiched Thousands of men and women in Central Indiana will be flocking to their barbershops and salons for some much-needed “corona hair” relief next week. Many women will get back…

Sandwiched My mom’s facility did something wonderful – they helped set up a Zoom call so Mom’s family could visit and see her. When my brother told me about this…

Sandwiched As I mentioned weeks ago, the average caregiver is a 49-year-old woman who works and takes care of at least one elderly parent. That’s me precisely. Since there are…

Sandwiched My father-in-law called me last week with today’s column topic. He thought it would be interesting to talk about how our society would have dealt with being locked down…

Sandwiched I’ve always believed that helping others is the best way to help yourself. Now, more than ever, we need to be reaching out – virtually or at a safe…