Joyful Courage for Parenting Teens

Eps 546: Being empty nesters with Vibha Arora

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My guest today is Vibha Arora, and we’re discussing being empty nesters. Vibha and I both share stories and feelings from our own kids launching and discuss how our relationship with our partners change. We get into how to rediscover yourself as someone besides Mom or Dad. Vibha and I finish our conversation, chatting about checking-in with our recently launched baby adults and the importance of tending to ourselves. 


Takeaways from the show

  • The phrase “empty nest” versus “freedom nest” 
  • Our adult children leaving is our goal 
  • There’s a wide range of feelings and emotions that come when our children leave the house, and those are all okay 
  • Our relationship with our partners changing during this phase of life 
  • Relaunching yourself as an empty nester & identity shifts 
  • Letting go of control and trusting our newly-launched adults 
  • When we jump in and fix things, we rob them of experiences and learning 
  • We have to be okay with it when our kids don’t take our suggestions or advice 
  • Clarifying expectations and making a plan about checking-in with each other 
  • 5 Minute Journal Prompt: “I am…”  


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