Relationships will get you through

The mid-life slump for many Australians is real, as we juggle the strains of a sometimes messy and unpredictable life, suggests the Australian Unity Wellbeing Index (AUWI) survey — a 22-year study into the wellbeing of Australians, delivered in partnership with Deakin University.

Put bluntly, a lot of us tend to have a dip in our wellbeing during mid-life – late 30s to mid 50s – as we juggle the triple whammy of mortgage repayments, kids and for some, caring for an ageing parent.

Lead researcher of the AUWI, Dr Kate Lycett from Deakin University refers to this group of people as the “sandwich generation”.

“The sandwich generation are often defined as being adults with at least one living parent aged 65 or older, who are either raising a child or providing financial support to an adult,” Lycett says.

“They may be parents juggling the financial and emotional pressures of raising children, while also supporting their own parents enter retirement or navigate the aged care system.”

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