Generation care: the new culture of caregiving

Note from the author

Introduction

Part One: Here we are. Who we are: A snapshot

Identity crisis and caregiving in silence

Part Two: Family and relationships. Who we care for

Where we live and who we live with

Why isn't my sibling helping? and other family dynamics

Romantic relationships are hard and will I get to have kids?

In sickness and in health: Caring for your significant other

The sandwich generation gives rise to the multigenerational caregiver

Maintaining friendships

Part Three: How we're feeling and why it matters. Caregiving and our mental health

We're feeling isolated and alone

We're feeling stressed

We're feeling guilty

We're feeling terrified and traumatized

We're feeling grief

We're feeling pissed off

Part Four: Are career and financial goals a myth for us? Care versus career (or, the career compromise)

We're paying for it: The care cost catastrophe millennials can't afford

Part Five: Solutions. The changes we need

A bath bomb does not fix this: Self-care is not the solution

How our workplace can help us (and themselves)

How the healthcare system can help us

How systemic changes can facilitate necessary care

What comes next? Our constellations of care

Acknowledgments

Helpful resources

Notes

Index.