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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The Emotional Overwhelm of Parenting Teens and the Empty Nest—When Life Just Feels Heavy | Ep. 183
What if letting go in motherhood was never meant to feel easy — but it was always meant to grow you?
As moms, whether we’re parenting teens or entering the empty nest, we’re asked to let go again and again. And it...
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“The House Is So Quiet”—Thoughts Moms Parenting Teens Are Ashamed They Think | Ep. 182
The house is so quiet.
If you’ve ever had that thought — and then immediately felt sadness, disorientation, or even shame — you’re not alone. In this episode, I share what it felt like to walk back into my home after...
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Emotional Outsourcing: When Your Teen's Mood Controls Yours - Trap #13 | Ep. 181
Do you ever feel like your emotions rise and fall with your teen’s? If they’re stressed, you’re stressed. If they’re in a bad mood, suddenly you are too. It can feel like parenting teens or navigating the empty nest...
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“Thank God They're Back in School”—Thoughts Moms Parenting Teens Are Ashamed They Think | Ep. 180
Ever felt secretly relieved when your bid kid went back to school—and then immediately guilty for thinking that? You’re not alone. But even as you think, "Thank God they’re back in school."—you can feel this sense of...
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Letting Go of How Your Teen Reaches Their Potential | Ep. 179
What if the way you’re thinking about your teen’s success is actually making life harder for both of you? We put so much pressure on ourselves to parent our kids in the "right" way. We want our kids to be safe, happy,...
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“My Teen Is Entitled”—Thoughts Moms Parenting Teens Are Ashamed They Think | Ep. 178
Have you ever caught yourself thinking, “My teen is so entitled,” and then immediately felt terrible for even thinking it? You’re not alone. This episode is part of my series on the thoughts moms parenting teens and...
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The Real Emotions Behind the Empty Nest—Is It Sadness, Emptiness, or Something Else? | Ep. 177
What if the emotions of the empty nest aren’t as simple as just sadness? In this episode, I open up about the real layers we experience as moms parenting teens and launching them into their next chapter. The truth is,...
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“I Don't Know How”—Thoughts Moms Parenting Teens Are Ashamed They Think | Ep. 176
Ever found yourself thinking, “I don’t know how”—how to connect with your teen, how to let go, or how to figure out what comes next?
In this episode, I unpack the thought so many moms of teens and almost empty nesters...
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Rebuild Trust with Your Teen — Letting Go Without Losing Connection | Ep. 175
Have you ever said, “I just don’t trust my teen right now”—or felt the hurt of realizing that somehow your child doesn't trust you?
For us moms navigating parenting teens and the road to the empty nest, it's amazing...
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“Nobody Listens to Me”—Thoughts Moms Parenting Teens Are Ashamed They Think | Ep. 174
Have you ever found yourself thinking, “No one listens to me”? Maybe after your teen ignores your request, brushes off your advice, or doesn’t reply to your text. You’re not just frustrated—you’re hurt. And from this...
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I Don’t Want to Miss This—Staying Present in Ups and Downs of Raising Teens and the Empty Nest | Ep. 173
Have you ever caught yourself thinking, “I want to enjoy this, but it’s just not going how I hoped”—whether it’s a family dinner your teen bails on or the quiet ache of the empty nest creeping in before it’s even...
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“I'm Not a Confident Person”—Thoughts Moms Parenting Teens Are Ashamed They Think | Ep. 172
Have you ever found yourself thinking, “I’m just not a confident person”?
Maybe you think it when you try to set a boundary and back down, or when you imagine starting something new in your next chapter but instantly...
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