The Small Jar Podcast
The Ride to the Empty Nest
Join Master Coach Jennifer Collins as she explores raising teens, transitioning to the empty nest, and everything in between. The fact is, as a mom, you've dedicated the past 15 to 20 (or more) years helping your children chase their dreams. All you've ever wanted is for them to be safe, happy, and successful. But somewhere along the way, you started realizing that you actually have almost no control over your teen's safety, happiness or success. Enter anxiety, frustration, and guilt. Then as you approach the empty nest, it becomes clear you have to let go. But what comes next? For you and your teen?
The Small Jar Podcast is not about parenting. It's about becoming the mom and woman you want to be.
Explore the Mindset Trap Series
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🎧 26 min listen
Episode 99: The Judgment Mindset Type
🎧 27 min listen
Episode 98: The Validation-Seeking Mindset Type
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Episode 97:Â The L.O.V.E. Technique
🎧 29 min listen
Episode 96:Â The Fix-It Mindset Type
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Episode 95:Â The Worry Mindset Type
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Episode 94:Â Mindset Trap Primer
🎧 26 min listen
Episode 93:Â I Am Enough
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Episode 92:Â Debunking the Empty Nest Syndrome
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Episode 91:Â Embracing Mindset Traps
🎧 31 min listen
Episode 90:Â Mindset Trap #14 - Illusion of Control
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Episode 89:Â Mindset Trap #13 - Overgeneralization
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Episode 88:Â Relationship Goals - True Love
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Episode 87:Â Relationship Goals: Connection and Friendship
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Episode 86:Â Relationship Goals - Reconnecting with your teen
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Episode 85:Â The Empty Nest Straddle
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Episode 84:Â Habit goals
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Episode 83:Â Body goals
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Episode 82:Â Who will you be in 2024?
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Episode 81:Â 12 Traps of the holidays
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Episode 80:Â Trap #12 - Mind reading
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Episode 79:Â Trap # 11 - Fear of the unknown
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Episode 78:Â Trap #10 - Labeling
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Episode 77:Â Being present - Part II
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Episode 76:Â Being present - Part I
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Episode 75:Â The college visit
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Episode 74: Trap #9 - Ruled by Emotion
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Episode 73:Â Trap #8 - Identity Crisis
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Episode 72: Conversation with Special Guest Ali Flynn: Mindset of Raising Girls vs. Boys
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Episode 71:Â Trap #7 - Guilt
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Episode 70:Â Trap #6 - Perfectionism
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Episode 69: Trap #5 - All or nothing
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Episode 68:Â Trap #4 - Comparison
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Episode 67: Trap #3 - Validation seeking
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Episode 66:Â Trap #2- Catastrophizing
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Episode 65:Â Trap #1 - Confirmation bias
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Episode 64:Â Running out of time
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Episode 63:Â Your vision for success as a mom
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Episode 62:Â Lifelong connection with your kids - Guest Esther Joy Goetz
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Episode 61:Â Why you can't let yourself off the hook
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Episode 60:Â Preparing for college move-in day
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Episode 59:Â The Dream Teen Check List - Special Group Coaching Edition
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Episode 58:Â Thinking happy thoughts
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Episode 57:Â Alone with yourself
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Episode 56:Â What you really want
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Episode 55: Redefining your purpose in the empty nest
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Episode 54: Resentment
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Episode 53: When kids return to the nest
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Episode 52: Getting your teen to listen
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Episode 51: Graduation day
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Episode 50: You can't afford NOT to invest in yourself
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Episode 49: Love letters to moms
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Episode 48: Setting boundaries
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Episode 47: For better or for worse
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Episode 46: Navigating stress of the college process - with special guest Adam Materasso
🎧 20 min listen
Episode 45: Don't Let Yourself Be Bullied
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Episode 44: Get out of "Doing Jail"
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Episode 43: Maybe we should be mad
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Episode 42: People pleasing my kids
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Episode 41: Writing a new story of who you want to be
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Episode 40: Managing the anxiety of raising teens
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Episode 39: This is it. The last 100
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Episode 38: The reason parenting teens is so hard
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Episode 37: Is it possible to feel unconditional love?
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Episode 36: Teen love
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Episode 35: Making a decision to move toward your goal
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Episode 34: Breaking drinking habits
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Episode 33: Mom guilt
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Episode 32: Taking control of your emotions
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Episode 31: Who will you be in 2023?
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Episode 30: When our kids come home for the holidays
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Episode 29: Creating purpose from pain
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Episode 28: Early decision anxiety
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Episode 27: Feeling better about the worst case scenario
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Episode 26: Making room for joy
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Episode 25: Allowing pain
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Episode 24: Letting go so your child can fly
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Episode 23: Reframing the side hustle
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Episode 22: College move-in day
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Episode 21: Peace and loneliness in the empty nest
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Episode 20: Job satisfaction
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Episode 19: Fear of what-ifs
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Episode 18: Finding love
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Episode 17: Filling the empty nest
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Episode 16: When your best isn't good enough
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Episode 15: Powerlessness - When your child pulls away
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Episode 14: Mom, CEO of Home, Inc.
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Episode 13: Judging ourselves
🎧 19 min listen
Episode 12: If they would just do what we want
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Episode 11: Having it all
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Episode 10: Chasing happiness
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Episode 9: Creating time
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Episode 8: Benefits of bad habits
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Episode 7: Capturing dreams - Part II
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Episode 6: Capturing dreams - Part I
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Episode 5: Embracing overwhelm
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Episode 4: How deep is your love?
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Episode 3: Ignite the motivation to pursue your dreams
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Episode 2: Letting go of how your child should reach their potential
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