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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From Hormones to Heartache: Understanding Your Emotions in Motherhood and Midlife | Ep. 116
It's an emotional rollercoaster, this business of raising and launching teens. There are so many beautiful highs, but the lows are rough. We've been supporting our kids, helping them be safe, happy and successful, for...
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It’s Not Empty—It’s Open: A New Way for Moms to Navigate the Teen and Empty Nest Years | Ep. 115
Some of us dread the empty nest...others of us embrace it. No matter your perspective about that moment when your last child leaves home, us moms actually start the process of letting go much earlier. As soon as our...
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NOT More College Move In Advice - They’re Ready. Are You? A Mindset Guide for Moms Letting Go | Ep. 114
"Stay positive!" "You just need to learn to let go." "Find new purpose." "Learn pickleball!" It's not that this advice isn't well-meaning...the problem is that this advice doesn't address the root cause of the...
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This Isn’t About Pickleball: Why Midlife Moms in Transition Need More Than Advice | Ep. 113
When I was in the thick of figuring out what was next — after the teen chaos settled and the empty nest crept closer — everyone had advice: “Try pickleball,” “Start volunteering,” “Find a new hobby.” And while those...
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It’s Not Perfect—But It’s Beautiful: How Moms of Teens Can Stop Overthinking and Start Living | Ep. 112
Life is messy. Life with teens, riding the roller coaster of emotions as they grow up...for us moms, it's particularly messy. Learning how to redefine ourselves as we approach the next chapter...messy. We often tell...
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Becoming Who You Want To Be - A Mindset Shift for Moms Letting Go, Finding Purpose, and Trusting Who They Already Are | Ep. 111
I used to think I had to work harder, be better, or wait until life calmed down to become the version of myself I really wanted to be. But what if she’s already in me? In this episode, I’m getting honest about the...
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When Letting Go Feels Impossible: The Anxiety of Raising Teens and Facing the Empty Nest | Ep. 110
I never knew raising teens would feel like this. The anxiety. The loneliness. The fear that I’m doing too much—or not enough. In this episode, I’m sharing the emotional truth so many moms carry but rarely speak aloud:...
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The Mentor Mom — Her Teen’s Fiercest Cheerleader… and Sometimes Their Toughest Critic — Archetype #4 | Ep. 109
If you're the kind of mom who always wants to guide, support, and cheer your teen on — this episode is for you. I’m talking about the Mentor Mom Archetype, the mom who shows up like a coach on the sidelines, rooting...
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The Nurturer Mom — The Mom Who Loves Her Teen Without Limits and Struggles to Let Go — Archetype #3 | Ep. 108
I used to think that if my kids were safe, happy, and doing well, then I was doing motherhood right. But no one prepared me for what happens when they grow up, pull away, or stop needing me the same way. In this...
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The Achiever Mom — She Strives for Her Teen’s Success and Struggles to Surrender Control — Archetype #2 | Ep. 107
Doing, striving, fixing—it’s how the Achiever Mom shows love. There’s pride in being the mom who shows up, who gets it done, who never stops reaching for what’s best. But when your teen starts making their own...
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Trusting Yourself — The Mom Who's Ready to Let Go of the Guilt and Lead with Confidence | Ep. 106
There comes a moment in every mom’s life—usually somewhere between the chaos of the teen years and the quiet of the empty nest—when you realize you’ve been so focused on keeping your kids safe, happy, and successful...
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The End-of-School-Year Overwhelm — To The Mom Who Holds It All Together While Falling Apart Inside | Ep. 105
Is it just me, or do we moms bear the brunt of the responsibility for the end of year celebrations and our kids' transition to summer? Your kid might be taking final exams and you're supporting them through that...
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