Jonquilyn Hill

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More than 63 million people in America are caregivers.

Of kids, of parents, and other loved ones.

And nearly half of caregivers under the age of 50 are taking care of a parent and a child at the same time.

Maybe you're one of them.

Maybe you're also trying to hold down a job and handle everything else life throws your way.

And maybe it's got you feeling spent.

So how do you handle burnout when the call is coming from inside the house, when you just can't walk away?

I'm Jacqueline Hill, and this week on Explained to Me from Vox, we talk to people who've been there and who have made it through.

Alyssa Quart runs the Economic Hardship Reporting Project.

She's also a member of what's known as the Sandwich Generation.

Walk me through what it was like taking care of your mom.

What did a typical day look like for you?

What was it like just sort of trying to balance like, OK, my mom needs me, but also I'm a mom and my kid needs me.

Like, how did you navigate both of those things?

You wrote this piece and in it you called yourself one of the lucky ones.

You know, your mom had good insurance, so you were able to handle a lot of what came at you.