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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This Is It - The Last 100 | Ep. 39
You have 100....days or weeks to graduation...hours that they come home to visit. This is it. In this episode we explore the reason why it's really so hard to let go.
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The Reason Parenting Teens is So Hard | Ep. 38
There are so many reasons why parenting feels hard. For each of our children...each of our families, the reasons we may list are different. But there is actually one reason that is common to all of us, and it's not...
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Is it Possible to Feel Unconditional Love? | Ep. 37
Feeling unconditional love--it's easier said than done. We tend to think about loving our children unconditionally...but if we're honest with ourselves, while we know in our hearts we will always love our children,...
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Teen Love | Ep. 36
Join me in this episode as I explore a topic we're often not comfortable talking about. The thought of our kids finding love is lovely...until it isn't. Heartache. Heartbreak. Sex. Safety. Consequences. So much about...
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Making a Decision to Move Toward Your Goal | Ep. 35
Every goal, requires you to make a decision. But there are many reasons that keep us from making decisions....fear of failure...fear of discomfort...the responsibility we feel for our families. So we often stay stuck,...
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Breaking Drinking Habits | Ep. 34
This is a very personal episode for me. Join me as I share my journey with breaking my wine habit. It was something that I had struggled with for a long time. I knew I wasn't an alcoholic, but somehow felt completely...
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Mom Guilt | Ep. 33
As moms, we feel so much pressure to help our kids... We feel responsible. To help them succeed. To make them happy. We are overwhelmed with "shoulds" and "have tos". There is no end to the worry....the guilt. In...
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Taking Control of Your Emotions | Ep. 32
As mothers navigating the transition to the empty nest, many of just want to feel better in our lives. One of the reasons many of us don’t even bother setting big goals for ourselves is that we feel stuck in some kind...
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Who Will You Be in 2023? | Ep. 31
As a mom of children leaving the nest, do you even bother setting big goals for yourself? As women in our 40s and 50s, it can be challenging to pursue personal goals given a number of challenges unique to us in this...
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When Our Kids Come Home for the Holidays | Ep. 30
Most of us can’t wait for our kids to come home. We’ve missed them so much. Their empty room is finally filled again. We get to revisit all of our beloved traditions. We fill the refrigerator with their favorite...
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Creating Purpose from Pain | Ep. 29
One of the interesting aspects of being in this time of life in our 40s and 50s…is that there is such an incredible opportunity in front of us…to create something new for our lives, but that it often feels incredibly...
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Early Decision Anxiety | Ep. 28
The college process is complex, competitive and stressful. We want desperately to support them and help them be successful through the process, but somehow we are left feeling anxious and frustrated. In this episode...
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