WEBINAR REPLAY

Helping the Sandwich Generation Weather the ‘Gray Tsunami’

Join us for a rebroadcast of this Breakthrough session where child mental health specialist Dr. Monica Wu and older adult mental health expert Dr. Jenson Reiser offer actionable strategies to support the sandwich generation and help organizations safeguard employee well-being, retention, and productivity.


What You’ll Learn

As the oldest Millennials enter middle age and Baby Boomers approach their 80s, the number of Americans juggling care for both older and younger family members is surging. This mounting burden on the “sandwich generation” is poised to strain careers, diminish employee well-being, and drive many—especially women—out of the workforce. Unlike past generations, they face dwindling social services, costly and prevalent chronic conditions, and a caregiver shortage, all while navigating a youth mental health crisis.

HR leaders have a critical opportunity to get ahead of this issue. Join us for a rebroadcast of this Breakthrough session where child mental health specialist Dr. Monica Wu and older adult mental health expert Dr. Jenson Reiser offer actionable strategies to support the sandwich generation and help organizations safeguard employee well-being, retention, and productivity.

Featured Speakers

Monica Wu

Lead Clinical Product Manager,
Lyra Health

Jenson Reiser

PhD, Clinical Quality Supervisor,
Lyra Health

Stephanie Hosig

Benefits Consultant, Northwestern Mutual

Kate Fisher

Sr. Director, Total Rewards and Wellness, Cummins, Inc.

Bernadette Long

Senior Director of Benefits, Peraton

Featured Speakers

Joe Grasso

Vice-president, Workforce Transformation,
Lyra Health

Jacqueline Brassey

Co-leader Healthy Workforces and Chief Scientist,
McKinsey Health Institute

Rachel Plaistowe

Global Head,
Well-Being Standard Chartered

Featured Speakers

Trevor Noah

Comedian & Bestselling Author

Chris Jackson

Vice President, Workforce Mental Health,
Lyra Health

Featured Speaker

Rachael Kneen

Rewards & Wellbeing Director Experian

Monica Wu

Dr. Wu is a licensed clinical psychologist who specializes in evidence-based mental health care for youth and their families. She is a lead clinical product manager at Lyra Health, where she develops child- and family-focused clinical programs and digital content, and conducts program evaluation research. Dedicated to providing quality care, she also engages in community-based outreach to promote evidence-based mental health care to families. Prior to Lyra, Dr. Wu was a faculty member in the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the UCLA Semel Institute. Her clinical and scientific expertise has been demonstrated in more than 40 peer-reviewed scientific publications, numerous book chapters, and research awards from national organizations.

Jenson Reiser

Dr. Reiser is a licensed psychologist and clinical quality supervisor at Lyra. She completed a doctorate in counseling psychology at the University of Texas at Austin, where she researched occupational stress and burnout. During postdoctoral fellowship, Dr. Reiser received specialty training in hospice and palliative care psychology with a minor in couples and family therapy at the San Antonio VA. Dr. Reiser worked as the staff psychologist for the outpatient palliative care clinics and the Community Living Center at the San Antonio VA before joining Lyra. Dr. Reiser is a big fan of breakfast tacos and exploring the Texas Hill Country with her wife and two daughters.

Stephanie Hosig

Stephanie Hosig is a benefits consultant at Northwestern Mutual, where she oversees the strategy and implementation of employee benefits programs focused on well-being and engagement. She currently spearheads the integration of mental health resources into NM’s benefits ecosystem, with a goal to provide comprehensive support for employees and their families.

Stephanie is also a Girls on the Run coach and a member of Northwestern Mutual’s disABILITY Employee Resource Group. In addition to coaching, she enjoys cheering her daughters on in soccer and synchronized swimming. Outside of work, Stephanie enjoys spending time with her family and friends, walking her dog Ruby, and reading a good book.

Kate Fisher

Kate leads the development of total rewards strategy at Cummins Inc., a leader in power solutions for multiple industries with more than 70,000 employees worldwide. She joined Cummins in May 2020, and before stepping into her current role, served as the leader of global health and wellness strategy. With a focus on supporting and improving the whole health of the company’s employees and their families, she draws on nearly 25 years of experience leading employee benefits and total rewards strategies and operations in manufacturing and technology industries. Previously, Kate led global benefits and well-being at Cooper Standard Automotive and spent 16 years at Visteon Corporation, where she led global benefits, well-being, and human resource initiatives. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Central Michigan University.

Bernadette Long

Bernadette is a passionate, dynamic, and innovative leader with extensive benefits experience spanning human resources and consulting. As senior director of benefits at Peraton, she oversees health and welfare, leave administration, and retirement programs for approximately 20,000 employees and retirees worldwide. With a strategic approach to benefit communications and vendor partnerships, she drives higher engagement, cost efficiency, and meaningful impact for the business and employees she serves.