Squeezed with Yvette Nicole Brown

Oct 02 2024 9 ep. 24 mins 22

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Whether we’re young or old, part of the sandwich generation or child-free, care is universal. In this seven-part series, actress and caregiver Yvette Nicole Brown looks at caregiving over the course of a lifetime, exploring the lives of everyday people, spotlighting the daily dramas, hardships and joys of caregiving across America.

Squeezed is a new series by Lemonada Media, created in partnership with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

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