Shifting the Needle Podcast : Episode 6 - The Sandwich Generation

Welcome to Episode 6 of Shifting the Needle, our DE&I podcast presented by CEO & Master Executive Coach Geraldine Gallacher.

In this episode of Shifting the Needle, Geraldine Gallacher welcomes friend, colleague and President of City Women Network, Yvette Forrester to discuss some of the heart wrenching challenges facing those in the ⁠Sandwich Generatio⁠⁠n⁠. This episode takes a more intimate direction as the pair discuss Yvette’s personal journey caring for her mother with dementia, supporting her ill son and balancing her career with her divorce. Yvette hopes her story will be a light to others going through similar caring, professional and personal challenges. 

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Featuring Yvette Forrester: Yvette is a governance and inclusion consultant for Howlett Brown and president of the London based City Women’s Network.

Presented by Geraldine Gallacher: Geraldine is a master executive coach, writer and speaker. She is also the CEO and founder of the Executive Coaching Consultancy (ECC) that now some 26 years later is a global company of executive coaches, facilitators and learning and development specialists . She works with individuals and executive teams in key transitions. Geraldine is a regular speaker on inclusive leadership and equality and is a founding sponsor of ECC’s not for profit The Good Business Initiative that works with organisations to help them unlock their potential for a positive impact particularly in issues of equality.