Today is an episode for all the mama bears out there who just want to swoop in and fix things for their kids. It is such a HARD thing when your cub is grown and now you are required to play a supportive role, not a fix it role. 

We chat today:

1. The importance of life’s trials being allowed to be a teacher

2. Encouraging vs fixing

3. Thoughts on how hardships in life shapes you (and your kids)

4. The natural feeling of wanting to fix things

5. The pain of watching your kids experience pain (even when it results in good things) 

6. Why the answer isn’t always to make struggles go away

7. How issues in relationships can teach our kids how to handle conflict and more

8. Ideas on how to give your perspective to your kids with loving language

9. Successes AND failures providing lessons for all

10. Noun Parenting vs Verb Parenting 

11. The skill of trusting your kids and your good job as a parent  

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Today we are navigating a tough topic: what to do when your grown children are struggling. It is SO hard on a mama’s heart when situations arise that you can’t practically do anything to fix, other than letting them know you are there to listen and sympathize. 

Today we chat about:

1. Reflections of our own childhoods

2. Our own parent’s style for parenting vs our own styles

3. How to to give our imperfect parents grace

4. Becoming the mom you wish you had growing up yourself

5. How the older generations view emotions as weakness (and the impact of that on their kids)

6. Thoughts on mental health in the church and our kids lives

7. The wisdom of just asking your grown kids how to best help them

8. The importance of apologizing to your kids

9. Giving yourself grace for not knowing how to do everything right

10. Why looking to the grace of God first, helps you to then have grace for yourself

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Today we are chiming in on how to take care of ourselves. Please note, taking care of yourself doesn’t just mean exercise or eating nourishing meals. It also means learning how to be resilient to peer pressure to do something a certain way, like those around you are. We also share about caring for our future self by caring for our current selves physically and emotionally. We’ll be chatting today tons too about clothing and how to let yourself wear what you wanna! Even if your kids think your fashion is wacky :) 

You’ll hear today:

1. The freedom that comes from not caring what others think about your words, appearance, life choices etc

2. Our thoughts on dressing aging bodies (is it okay to still dress like your 20 even when you aren’t?)

3. Being mindful to listen to the right voices

4. The comfort and confidence to be yourself, unapologetically 

5. How clothing can become an unhelpful armour 

6. Anne’s experience “getting her colors” done

7. The power of considering what is right for you and not just doing what appears right to other

8. Considering “Grandma You” and what you can do to be the version of her you desire to be one day

9. Commentary on barrel jeans … what the heck?!

10. How you feel vs what other people think

11. Watching out for the “Comparison Gauge"

12. Finding health promoting behaviors that work for you personally 

13. Learning what feels good for you (which might not look like what the influencer says to do or buy)

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The day has finally arrived …. Our hubbies borrow our microphones and host the show for a special episode! Get ready for some jokes but also some great male insights to the Empty Nesting season. You’ll hear new information from stories already shared on this podcast, all from Rick and Chad telling THEIR experience of these moments. They may or may not also make a few jabs at Anne and Becky : ) To quote Rick, “This is our chance to throw our wives under the bus.” LOL! 

The guys chat about:

1. How launching a child looks different outwardly on dads and what they actually are thinking inside

2. Mindsets dads use to help with the deep emotions that come with kids leaving the home

3. Drop off Day from a dad’s perspective (including some funny memories!)

4. Why our husbands wanted to come on the show 

5. Advice for dads dropping off kids at college 

6. The blessings that come from less kiddos in the home

7. The mixed emotions that come with an Empty (or Emptier) Nest

8. How dads (these dads at least) feel when the kids come back for visits (tripping over shoes anyone else?!)

9. How marriages and friendships change when the kids are no longer living in your home

10. How conversations change with your kids once they leave

11. Thoughts on boundaries to set with kids when they come home after being on their own

12. How the dads chatted with their kids about money to set them up for adulthood budgets

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Tune in today to hear about some exciting things coming to the show! Think HUSBANDS! You’ll also hear on today’s episode how to practically transition into your new roles in the Empty Nest season and we also share a fun BAD challenge to join us in this year!

Today we also chat about:

1. Expert Adults vs Baby Adults

2. The sweetest listener review from a military mama

3. A refreshing way to look at being in your 50’s (it’s funny but true!)

4. Shifting from guide to mentor to your kids (what the practically looks like)

5. Compassion for moms, no matter what your child decided to do post high school

6. Helpful analogies for this stage of life

7. The exciting possibilities for moms in the Empty Nest season

8. Why it’s not all about your kids anymore

9. The wisdom of embracing the suck

10. Thoughts on “shoulding” on yourself vs listening to what God is asking you to do (even if you stink at it)

11. An invitation to do something you are terrible at this year

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Today is a suuuuppper fun episode for the girlfriends listening. We have a very special guest on … Clara, Becky’s oldest daughter! You’ll hear in our conversation all things leaving the nest, starting college, building new relationships and learning to “adult”, all from a daughter’s perspective. We know this episode will bless you. Clara gives such insightful wisdom and encouragement for moms and kids alike!

We chat about:

1. The mixed emotions that come with starting a new chapter of your life

2. What goes through your child's mind on Drop of Day on their new campus

3. Tips (from Clara) on how parents can help make transition seasons easier

4. How it impacts your child, knowing it’s a change for the whole family when they leave

5. Ways your child can be international about savouring their “lasts” at home before they leave the nest

6. Adjustments your child is figuring out, moving from a high school student, to a college student

7. Learning how to adult, in ways like time management or living in a new city

8. Remembering to do things your parent use to do for you

9. Different approaches children can have staying connected to their family once they move out 

10. How to NOT be a helicopter parent in college (ex: things not to text!)

11. Thoughts on parents tracking their kids whereabouts 

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Today we are chatting about going a little rouge/counter culture and letting yourself not set goals in 2026. Yes, there is a time and place for that but sometimes goals can limit us, box us in, put distracting pressure on ourselves. And as Empty Nesters (especially that first year), it can be so good to learn to just BE and not DO. Trying to figure out who you are apart from your kids is a very hard challenge so that is plenty to focus on! #goaltonotmakegoals

Things we share about today:

1. Why Anne doesn’t set resolutions

2. The strangeness of having free time and not knowing what to do with it

3. The freedom that comes with no goals

4. How Becky was able to thrive at times in 2025 as her nest started to empty

5. Learning to exercise “muscles” you haven't since having kids

6. Using this year (and new chapter)  to experiment and do things just because it sounds fun

7. The powerful question of “how do I feel like playing today?”

8. Examples of how Becky is starting to do things for herself, enjoying more flexibility with less kids in the house

9. Things Anne has found she enjoys doing, once she tried new things as an Empty Nester

10. How courageous decisions are a risk but also can lead to great blessing!

11. The wisdom of letting go of things that don’t bring you joy anymore (it’s okay to change and pivot)

12. Choosing to see the GIFT that kids leaving can be to YOU the mother

13. The importance of having your own life and therefore having things to contribute to conversations with your adult children

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Today we are chatting with the girlfriends about a fun topic today: family traditions. It can be so surprising when your kids let you know they loved certain traditions growing up, yet you didn’t even realize it was something you did for your kids on routine. 

We chat today:

1. The thing we did with our kids that they consider a tradition vs how we saw it as moms

2. Why it feels like a gold star when you realize something was meaningful to your children

3. How traditions even begin, sometimes unintentionally (ahem, just tryin’ to manage chaos!)

4. Some family traditions we personally do

5. How interesting it is that some traditions land with our kids and some just don’t

6. How even the things you don’t do often can become such precious memories for your adult kids to replicate

7. The wonder of watching your kids join their own traditions with theirs of their spouse

8. The emotions certain habits can evoke and why our kids adopt them from watching us

9. Some conversation starters to get your kids (at any age) to chat about family traditions they love

10. Why you can’t decide what traditions will stick with your kids! (Becky has a fun story about fishsticks. Lol)

11. Dealing with holidays will no kids coming home (learning to share your kids with other people)

12. Discovering new traditions as an Empty Nester

    
    

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Today we start things off with Anne flooding Becky with buckets of genuine compliments. Becky honestly shares that it was hard to receive said affirmation! Sounds familiar? Today we are digging into why it’s so dang hard to just say “thank you” when people speak life over you. And more importantly, how to practically grow in this area.

More in today’s conversation:

1. Anne sharing a cute story of how she decided to embrace a compliment

2. How we can help the younger generation learn to accept kind words

3. Why it’s possible to say thanks, even if you don’t feel their words are true yourself

4. Thoughts on why giving lovely feedback is easier than receiving that lovely feedback

5. Why some people don’t give complaints

6. What deflecting is common

7. The danger of not learning to receive compliments to fill your brain space

8. How to give better compliments

9. Flattering vs thoughtful compliments

10. Why we might criticize ourselves more as we age

11. How not learning to accept affirmation can impact even your walk with the Lord

    
    

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From sugar habits, continuing grief after the kids leave, to finding blessings in every season with your kids, this episode has sooo much jammed into it. It will give ya some laughter, some advice about doubting your mothering skills, a quote that rocked Anne’s world about perfectionism and everything in between.

We chat today:

1. Looking for the joy and inspiration where you are

2. How we need to encourage each other in the Empty Nest season

3. Thoughts from listeners of the show 

4. What to do with the self-talk of “am I doing enough as a mom?”

5. Why self condemnation as a mom isn’t helpful or healthy and what to focus on instead

6. Comfort from God for mothers

7. Laughing at yourself vs beating yourself up

8. Why your kids need to see you mess up sometimes

9. Looking at the sum total of what your kids have experienced from you

10. Insights on when your kids pick up struggles from you

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