In this candid and deeply validating episode of Sandwiched, host Paul H. Richardson Jr. sits down with Lauren “L2” Howard, CEO of LB Health, to explore what caregiving looks like when it shows up everywhere at once. As a business leader, parent, partner, and daughter, Lauren describes a life defined by constant responsibility and the invisible labor that so often falls on women.

Lauren shares what it means to be sandwiched between raising children, supporting aging parents, leading multiple businesses, and managing the emotional weight of family dynamics that no one prepares you for. She speaks honestly about becoming the adult in the room early in life, navigating her mother’s mental health after the loss of her father, and the difficult but necessary boundary work that allowed her and her siblings to reclaim stability and protect their own families.

The conversation also examines gender expectations in caregiving, cultural norms that assign care by default, and why so many women are quietly working one hundred hour weeks without recognition or support. Lauren reflects on partnership in its truest form, sharing how real support is not grand gestures but someone stepping in without being asked when the load becomes too heavy.

This episode is a powerful exploration of caregiving beyond aging and illness. It is about emotional labor, role reversal, choosing yourself without guilt, and redefining what support and partnership should look like. For anyone who feels pulled in too many directions while holding everything together, Lauren’s story offers clarity, permission, and the reminder that asking for more is not asking for too much.