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 Big Kid Told Me to Get a Life”—Thoughts Moms Parenting Teens and Adult Kids Are Ashamed They Think | Ep. 276
What happens when the child you built so much of your life around suggests you need to go find one of your own?
In this episode, I explore why those words can stir up anger, embarrassment, grief, and even anxiety....
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Be Where Your Feet Are—Parenting Teens, the Empty Nest, and Letting Go | Ep. 275
What if the pressure to make every visit, vacation, or conversation meaningful is the very thing keeping you from enjoying it?
As my boys have grown, I’ve noticed how easily I can spend our time together reading their...
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"I'm Not OK When My Kid's Not OK”—Thoughts Moms Parenting Teens and Adult Kids Are Ashamed They Think | Ep. 274
How quickly does your big kid’s hard day become your hard day too?
You want to be the mom who listens calmly. You know you can’t fix every hard thing anymore. But when your big kid is struggling, your mind starts...
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Parenting Teens When You Lose Leverage—The Boundaries That Actually Work as you Navigate the Empty Nest | Ep. 273
What happens when the parenting tools that once worked no longer give you any leverage... and your teen or adult child still isn’t making the choices you hoped they would?
In this episode, I’m exploring why setting...
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"Maybe I've Done Too Much for My Kid”—Thoughts Moms Parenting Teens and Adult Kids Are Ashamed They Think | Ep. 272
What happens when helping your big kid starts to feel expected... and not in a good way?
In this episode, I’m exploring the resentment that can build when we moms keeps saying yes, rearranging our lives, solving...
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Mindset Traps of Parenting Teens and the Empty Nest—Trap #11: Resisting Reality. Why Letting Go with Your Big Kid Feels so Hard and What It's Costing You | Ep. 271
What if the thing exhausting you isn’t only what’s happening with your big kid, but the constant fight inside you against the fact that it’s happening at all?
Today, I’m continuing the Mindset Traps of Parenting Teens...
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“I Feel Like I'm Failing as a Mom”—Thoughts Moms Parenting Teens and Adult Kids Are Ashamed They Think | Ep. 270
Do you ever wonder what the difficult moments with your teen or adult kid says about the kind of mom you are?
When your big kid pulls away, shuts you out, or struggles, it's so easy to believe you're somehow getting...
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The Life You're Missing While You're Preparing for the Worst When Parenting Teens and Navigating the Empty Nest | Ep. 269
When was the last time you were fully present… without your mind racing ahead to everything that could go wrong?
As moms navigating parenting teens and the empty nest, our minds often convince us that worrying is the...
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“I Don't Feel Like Myself”—Thoughts Moms Parenting Teens and Adult Kids Are Ashamed They Think | Ep. 268
Have you ever caught yourself thinking, I should be happier than this... and then wondered why you still feel disconnected from your own life?
In this episode, I'm unpacking why so many moms reach a season where they...
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Parenting Teens in the Age of Find My iPhone—Why More Information Doesn't Bring More Peace | Ep. 267
Have you ever noticed how quickly your mind fills in the blanks when you don't know what your teen or young adult is doing?
In this episode, I share a very personal 3 a.m. story that revealed something surprising...
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“I'll Know I'm a Good Mom When... (fill in the blank)"—Thoughts Moms Parenting Teens and Adult Kids Are Ashamed They Think | Ep. 266
Have you ever caught yourself waiting for your child's success to finally prove you did motherhood "right"?
In this episode, I'm exploring a belief so many moms carry without even realizing it: I'll know I'm a good...
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The Anxiety of Raising Teens and Adult Kids—What Happens When You Can't Do Anything But Watch? | Ep. 265
Have you ever caught yourself wondering whether you're worrying because something is truly wrong...or simply because you love your child so much that not knowing feels unbearable?
As our kids grow into teens and young...
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