Raising kids while caring for aging parents leaves little room to think about your own mental health. That's the reality for the sandwich generation — a growing group juggling two generations of caregiving at once, often with little support for themselves in between.     

                                                                       
Join us for a live, Dear Headspace event, brought to you by Headspace and Kaiser Permanente. Together, we'll discuss the emotional weight of caregiving from both sides and share practical guidance for managing stress, guilt, and burnout when everyone seems to need you at once.    

                                           
Robin Hopkins is your host, with expert insight from Dr. Angela Hsu, Kaiser Permanente internist and geriatrician, and Headspace emotional support coach, Melanie Gallo. Plus, hear a firsthand perspective from Erin Gallagher, founder of Jay Walkers, who's navigating this alongside caring for her mother. You'll leave with practical tools, shared validation, and a deeper understanding of how to show up for the people you love without losing yourself in the process.

Thursday, Nov. 12th 2026 | 12:30-1:30 PT

Mental Health Support for the Sandwich Generation

LIVE WEBINAR HOSTED BY HEADSPACE & KAISER PERMANENTE

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Your presenters:

WHAT TO EXPECT

In this webinar, you will:


  • See you're not alone in the struggle to balance it all

  • Hear expert advice and real stories that help you feel seen and supported.

  • Learn simple tips to manage stress, guilt, and burnout.

  • Leave with tools to show up for others without losing yourself.

Robin Hopkins

Dear Headspace Producer and Host

WHO TO EXPECT

Melanie Gallo, PhD, NBC-HWC

Headspace Certified Emotional Support Coach

Dr. Melanie C. Gallo, PhD, NBC-HWC is a National Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach, business psychology practitioner, and mental health coach who has been with Headspace for four years. With experience spanning nearly 10,000 individual coaching sessions, she specializes in workplace mental health, stress, burnout prevention, work-life balance, behavior change, and helping people navigate the mental and emotional demands of work and life. She also brings personal perspective to the topic as a wife, mom of two young adult children, and daughter to an 80-year-old mother who remains largely independent. Dr. Gallo holds a PhD in Business Psychology, an MBA, and a BA in Psychology and is a former Forbes contributor.

Dr. Angela Hsu, MD, is a board-certified internist and geriatrician with Kaiser Permanente, where she serves as Physician Director of Memory Care and Geriatric Services. She specializes in dementia care and works closely with patients and families navigating the medical, emotional, and practical challenges of cognitive decline. In her work leading Kaiser Permanente's regional memory care program, Dr. Hsu is passionate about helping caregivers build practical strategies that support both their loved ones and their own well-being and is a frequent speaker and media contributor on aging, brain health, and dementia care.

Erin Gallagher is the founder of Jay Walkers, a suicide prevention nonprofit focused on helping people understand suicide, recognize opportunities for intervention, and take meaningful action to prevent it. Following the loss of her son, Jay, Erin began a deep exploration into the nature of suicide and the stigma that often surrounds it. Erin recently published a Letter the Editor in the 2025 special edition of Cambridge Prisms. That piece is entitled “Starting the Conversation: A New Path in Suicide Prevention.” Erin is a graduate of James Madison University and lives in Central Virginia.


Dr. Angela Hsu, MD

Kaiser Permanente, Internist and Geriatrician

Erin Gallagher

Founder of Jay Walkers

Robin Hopkins is a writer, actor, and podcast host best known for Dear Headspace and Well...Adjusting. Dear Headspace. Robin has also written for The New York Times and HuffPost, co-authored the award-winning book If These Ovaries Could Talk, and previously co-hosted the hit podcast of the same name. She lives in Brooklyn with her wife and two teenagers.