This Empty Nest Life

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140. From Quiet Kitchens to New Freedom: Re-envisioning Your Role After the Kids Launch

140. From Quiet Kitchens to New Freedom: Re-envisioning Your Role After the Kids Launch21 Apr8 min

Send Jay comments via text “Often, we are left just to watch from the sidelines.” Those words came from a heartbreaking email sent by a listener at 10:00 p.m. from her quiet kitchen. With two of her children getting married this spring, she’s wrestling with a feeling many of us know all too well: the sense that the "main event" of our lives is officially over. In this solo deep dive, I’m challenging the idea that launching our children is the "final step" of parenting. The truth? You aren’t b...