The Almost Empty Nest—Letting Go, Redefined: Parenting Teens and Finding Yourself Again—with Small Jar Coach
Are you stuck between wanting to guide your teen or college kid and knowing it’s time to start letting go? Welcome to The Almost Empty Nest Podcast, where moms of teens and college kids reframe what ‘letting go’...
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"My Teen Disrespects My Boundaries” —Thoughts Moms Parenting Teens and Adult Kids Are Ashamed They Think | Ep. 196
Ever feel like your teen just doesn’t care about the boundaries you’ve set? You’ve tried being calm, clear, consistent — and still, nothing changes. You end up frustrated, questioning your parenting, and wondering if...
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Mindset Traps of Parenting Teens and the Empty Nest—Trap #1: The Emotional Rollercoaster—Ep. 195
Have you ever noticed how motherhood can feel like one long emotional rollercoaster? One moment you feel calm and connected, and the next you’re anxious, frustrated, or doubting yourself. That constant up-and-down...
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Thoughts Moms Parenting Teens Are Ashamed They Think—“I Feel Invisible” | Ep. 194
Have you ever walked into your own home and felt invisible?
As a mom of teens in the thick of raising teens and adult kids, that feeling can hurt. In this episode, I open up about how easy it is for us moms to slip...
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Mindset Traps of Parenting Teens and the Empty Nest—The Real Reason We Feel So Anxious As Our Kids Grow Up—Intro Ep. 193
Have you ever noticed how motherhood feels like one long lesson in letting go — but no one ever tells you how to do it? One moment you’re deep in the chaos of parenting teens, and the next, you’re staring at an empty...
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“I'm Codependent on My Kids”—Thoughts Moms Parenting Teens Are Ashamed They Think | Ep. 192
Have you ever caught yourself thinking, “I’m codependent on my kids”—and then immediately felt ashamed for it? You’re not alone. So many moms in the empty nest or parenting teens phase feel that tug between love and...
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Parenting Teens Without Pain - What If It's Not Too Good To Be True? | Ep. 191
Do you every feel like parenting your big kid without the frustration and anxiety is too good to be true?
You try to be patient. You want to set boundaries and have productive conversations. But then somehow you find...
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“My Husband Shuts Me Down”—Thoughts Moms Parenting Teens Are Ashamed They Think | Ep. 190
Have you ever tried to have a real conversation with your husband, only to feel like he completely shuts you down? You start with the best intentions — maybe you’re talking about your teen, or something that’s been...
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When Being Just a Mom No Longer Feels Enough While Raising Teens or in the Empty Nest | Ep. 189
Have you ever looked around your life and thought: Is this it? Am I really just a mom?
As our kids grow into teens—or leave the nest altogether—it’s easy to feel both grateful and yet strangely empty. I’ve been there...
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“I Miss Being Needed”—Thoughts Moms Parenting Teens Are Ashamed They Think | Ep. 188
Do you ever miss being needed by your big kid?
When I think about the empty nest, and even those times when my boys were still at home, what surprises me most isn’t just the quiet house or the extra time on my hands....
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Parenting Teens through Screen Time Struggles—The Phone Is Not the Only Problem | Ep. 187
If you’ve ever caught yourself staring at your teen glued to their phone—ignoring you, zoning out, lost in a scroll—and thought, “This can’t be good,” this episode is for you.
Today I’m digging into what’s really...
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“My Teen Walks All Over Me”—Thoughts Moms Parenting Teens Are Ashamed They Think | Ep. 186
Have you ever had the thought, “My teen walks all over me”… and then instantly felt ashamed for even thinking it? It's actually more like: If my own kid can treat me this way, what does that say about me? You're not...
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Invisible Contracts We Use When Parenting Teens—How To Stop Feeling So Let Down | Ep. 185
Have you ever felt frustrated with your teen? (Or maybe I should be saying, who hasn’t?!)
As moms of teens and almost empty nesters, we naturally carry expectations about how our kids should act — and most of the...
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