About this Event
Sandwich Club is a 90-minute monthly lunch support group for parents and carers who are balancing the needs of children, family life, work, and ageing parents.
It is a warm, facilitated peer support space for those stuck in the middle offering conversation, connection, practical reflection and a sandwich or two.
About this session...
Being needed by everyone can be exhausting.
Children need you. Ageing parents need you. Work needs you. Family systems need you. The calendar needs you. The group chat needs you. And, somewhere under all of that, you might be wondering when anyone is going to notice that you need support too.
Sandwich Club is a monthly pause point for parents and carers living in the pressure zone between raising children and supporting ageing parents.
Across 90 minutes, we gather over lunch to talk honestly about the stress bubble that builds when you are caring in multiple directions.
This is not a lecture. It is not a therapy group. It is not another thing you have to perform well at.
It is a supportive, lightly facilitated conversation with others who understand the juggle.
What we will explore...
This is an open ended group with free flowing dialogue. Each month, the conversation may include themes such as:
- parenting while caring for ageing parents
- guilt, resentment, grief and emotional fatigue
- family expectations and sibling dynamics
- boundaries that feel impossible but necessary
- caring for yourself without feeling selfish
- decision fatigue and the mental load
- navigating aged care, health systems and family pressure
- finding small ways to steady yourself before the bubble bursts
Who should attend...
This group is for parents, carers and family members who are:
- raising children or supporting young adults while helping ageing parents or older relatives
- managing work, family and caring responsibilities
- feeling stretched, tired, conflicted or overloaded
- wanting a supportive monthly space to talk and reset
- looking for peer connection rather than formal therapy
What to expect...
You can expect a relaxed, respectful and confidential space.
You will not be forced to share. You are welcome to speak, listen, reflect, laugh, sigh, or simply sit in a room where other people understand this stage of life.
Each session includes:
- welcome and lunch
- gentle check-in
- facilitated group conversation
- practical reflection
- one small takeaway for the month ahead
The specifics...
Duration: 90 minutes
Frequency: Monthly
Format: In person over lunch
Food: Sandwich lunch provided
Group style: Facilitated peer support
A gentle note on safety and support...
Sandwich Club is a peer support and wellbeing group. It is not counselling, psychotherapy, crisis support, medical advice, legal advice, financial advice or aged care case management.
The group is designed for everyday support, reflection and connection.
For urgent mental health concerns, family violence, elder abuse, medical crisis, or immediate risk, please contact emergency services or an appropriate crisis support service.
Registration...
Places are limited to keep the group warm, conversational and supportive.
Register now to join us for the next Sandwich Club lunch.
Because being in the middle is hard enough. You do not have to do it alone.
Agenda
🕑: 12:00 PM - 12:10 PM
Welcome and settling in
Info: Welcome to Sandwich Club. This is a space for those of us who find ourselves in the middle be it caring for children, supporting ageing parents, keeping work going, and somehow trying to remain human in the process. Today is not about having perfect answers. It is about having a place to be honest, heard and supported.
🕑: 12:10 PM - 12:30 PM
Group agreement
Info: We are not here to solve each other’s entire family system over sandwiches. Though if anyone has worked out how to do that, please see me afterwards. We are here to listen, reflect, share what helps, and remind each other that being stretched does not mean we are failing.
🕑: 12:30 PM - 01:00 PM
Gentle check-in
Info: What brings you to Sandwich Club today?
🕑: 01:00 PM - 01:20 PM
Monthly conversation
Info: Today, let’s talk about the stress bubble. What are the things that slowly add pressure for you? Not just the big events, but the daily little things that make you think, ‘I cannot keep holding all of this.
🕑: 01:20 PM - 01:30 PM
Practical reflection and closing
Info: Thank you for what you brought into the room today. This middle space can be lonely, but it does not have to be silent. Take what is useful. Leave what is not. Be gentle with yourself. You are carrying a lot.
Event venue & nearby stays
The Kitchen, Yurong Street, Darlinghurst, Australia
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