Raising Teens Is Tough
Letting Them Go Is Even Harder.

As a mom of a teen, you feel responsible. You want to do everything you can to help your child be safe, happy and successful. But there comes a time, with every one of your children, where you struggle to let go.

Friendships. School. Dating. Alcohol. Drugs. College.

Life gets more complicated as your teen gets older, and you start to realize no matter how hard you try, you can't guarantee your child's safety. You can't make them happy or strive to succeed. You find yourself constantly trying to find that balance between supporting them and letting them go.

If you are struggling with your teen in Middle or High School, or as they transition to college and beyond, you are not alone.

Welcome to what I call the Empty Nest Straddle.

What's the "Empty Nest Straddle"?

We think of the empty nest as that time when our kids finally leave home, but the process of learning to let go and support your teen as they become an independent adult starts much sooner than college (for some of us, it starts as early as Middle School!). As a mom, you begin to feel conflicted. For so long, it's been your job to help support your child. Letting go of this responsibility is hard. Especially when your teen tests boundaries, talks back, or stops listening. Or, they might have trouble with friends or struggle with their mental health, and you start to realize you can't fix the situation for them. Alternatively, they could be ready for independence, and you find you're not quite ready to let go. 

The Empty Nest Straddle. Feeling torn between the responsibility of motherhood and the reality that one day soon, your teen will have to stand on their own. Are they ready? Are you ready?

Your Master Coach

My name is Jennifer Collins, and I have absolutely no doubt that you are doing your best and love your teen. I also believe that you know, in your heart, exactly how you want to show up for your teen (you don't need a parenting coach), and also for yourself as you begin to transition from full-time mom to that next chapter of your life.

But there are a few things standing in your way: Anxiety. Frustration. Guilt. Hurt. Sadness. (Just to name a few...)

If this resonates, I believe there is nothing wrong with you (you don't need a therapist!). You just need new tools to help you find the peace, confidence, and trust in yourself to be the mom and woman you want to be.

You have all of these tools already within you...and I will show you how to access them.

First, take the Mindset Trap Type Quiz and start learning about the mindset traps that you are falling into as you navigate life with teens. Also, check out the Small Jar Podcast, where I explore life with teens, the transition to the empty nest, and everything in between. You can also book a call with me to learn more about my coaching program, Mom 2.0.

You have more power than you think you do, my friend.

What's a Mindset Trap?

Your brain is designed to keep you safe, and help you seek pleasure, comfort, and conserve energy. This is a really good thing, but sometimes, your brain's subconscious motivation can actually work against you. This shows up as catastrophizing, validation-seeking, unnecessarily blaming yourself, falling into the comparison trap, and so much more.

When you learn to recognize these mindset traps, you can create the peace and confidence to decide intentionally how you want to show up in your life...both with your teen and for yourself..

Take Small Jar's Mindset Trap Type Quiz and get a personalized roadmap to break free of these traps.

Small Jar's Coaching Program

Small Jar's Mom 2.0 one-on-one coaching program is designed to give you a highly personalized course in mindset mastery. In weekly virtual sessions, you will learn, step by step, how to recognize the limiting beliefs and mindset traps that are keeping you stuck in anxiety, frustration, guilt and sadness. Over the course of 10-weeks, you will learn how to approach the uncertainty of the Empty Nest Straddle with peace and confidence, so that you can show up as the mom and as a woman you want to be.

Mom 2.0 is a process of self-discovery that will help you create a strong relationship with your child, and most importantly, with yourself.

Learn more about Small Jar's 1:1 Coaching Program

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