The Almost Empty Nest—For Moms of Teens Redefining What “Letting Go” Really Means—with Small Jar Coach
Helping moms of teens and college kids set boundaries, release anxiety, and build connection—with your big kid and yourself—so you can feel calm, confident and fulfilled in this season of motherhood.
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Lifelong Connection with Your Big Kids - Special Guest Esther Joy Goetz | Ep. 62
I was honored to have author, influencer, connector and founder of Moms of Bigs, Esther Joy Goetz join me to talk about the lifelong journey of being a mom and how to create a lifelong connection with your children....
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Why You Can't Let Yourself Off the Hook | Ep. 61
As women, as moms, we're really hard on ourselves. Like...so hard. There are so many ways we talk down to ourselves, and we're so used to it that we don't even realize we're doing it any more. But it can also feel...
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Preparing for College Move-In Day | Ep. 60
College move-in day is looming and so many of us moms are feeling sad, and beating ourselves up for it. In this episode, I explore the shame we can feel as we compare the way we are handling this transition as we...
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The Dream Teen Checklist: Special Group Coaching Edition | Ep. 59
Join me for a sneak peak into one of Small Jar's recent Group Coaching Workshops, where we explore the topic of relationships, particularly the dream relationship we want with our teenager. In coaching, almost any...
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Thinking Happy Thoughts | Ep. 58
Just telling yourself to think happy thoughts just doesn't work. How many times has a well-meaning friend tried to offer you a different perspective on a problem and you’ve felt completely frustrated or discounted. ...
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Being Alone with Yourself | Ep. 57
When our kids are leaving the nest, it seems so obvious that the solution is to find new purpose. But the real problem isn’t that we can’t find purpose, it’s that we’re afraid of being alone with ourselves. We think...
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What You Really Want | Ep. 56
As moms, we want our kids to be happy, safe and successful. And we are willing to do anything and everything we can to help them achieve this. Only, during the teen years, these goals seem next to impossible to...
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Redefining Your Purpose in the Empty Nest | Ep. 55
When we think about purpose, we so often think about doing something. After being busy parents for so long, it might seem like the biggest challenge we face after our kids leave is figuring out how to fill our time....
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Resentment | Ep. 54
There are some feelings we don't want to feel so much we can find ourselves eating, drinking and distracting ourselves just to feel better. For me, resentment is one of those emotions. In this episode, I explore the...
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When Kids Return to the Nest | Ep. 53
They leave...and then they come back! Sometimes for the summer, but increasingly they return home after college graduation, or stay after high school graduation. As much as we love our kids, and as hard as it is when...
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Getting Your Teen to Listen | Ep. 52
We desperately want a positive relationship with our teens, but when we think that our relationship is challenging and not what it used to be….this brings us so much pain. We try everything to fix the relationship,...
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Graduation Day | Ep. 51
This is it. Graduation Day. A day that brings so much celebration and promise...but also a day that brings us moms nostalgia, fear, regret, sadness...In this episode I work through my own emotions as I prepare to...
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