This Empty Nest Life

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Welcome to This Empty Nest Life. I’m Jay Ramsden, The Empty Nest Coach on TikTok and Instagram and this podcast is a reflection of my own journey from looking for positivity during the pandemic, to becoming intentionally curious about what the future held for me, to a show now based on my work coaching empty nesters and mid-lifers. So glad you’ve decided to join me here.

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From Raleigh, NC to Massachusetts - a journey marked by change, transition, and rebirth. That's the story I share in this heartfelt episode. 

Remember the tumultuous feelings that come with significant life changes? I do. I walked that path, grappled with the emotions, and emerged on the other side with a new perspective and a renewed love for life. This episode is for anyone standing on the precipice of a life transition, feeling the storm of emotions, and seeking a way to navigate through it. 

Through my experiences, we traverse the four stages of letting go and moving on: shock and denial, anger, acceptance, and forward motion. Together, we dissect these stages, learning to focus on the facts, manage our emotions, and avoid unhealthy coping mechanisms. The episode culminates in understanding how the art of letting go paves the way for individual growth. We discuss practical steps and valuable resources to help you embark on this journey. Strap in for a deep-dive into emotional resilience and personal growth. After all, when we learn to let go, we also learn to grow.

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Getting what you want from life really isn’t all that difficult when you make a point of asking yourself “what am I willing to do to get it?” The hard part is actually being willing to try anything and everything to get what you want. 

Unfortunately, until you are willing to get really uncomfortable in your pursuit of what you want from life, you will have trouble attaining it no matter what you want.

In this episode, I share 10 of the foundational pieces of The Success Principles – how to get from where you are to where you want to be – by Jack Canfield and how you can apply them to your life.

Get after it my friends and we’ll see you next week!

For links to everything mentioned in this episode and more visit:

https://www.jasonramsden.com/episode84

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Traditionally, the fall tends to be a time for us to express the things we are grateful for in our lives especially as Thanksgiving arrives. My question to you is…is once a year enough to express the things we are grateful for in our lives? 

Practicing gratitude regularly is the key to a more fulfilling life and a daily gratitude practice is one way to open the door to living a life filled with thankfulness for all you have in your life.

Imagine if being grateful for what you do have actually opens a door to having more in your life. Crazy right?

In this episode, I share a new way to practice gratitude that will evoke emotion and get you feeling incredibly thankful for all that you have in your life.

Get after it my friends and we’ll see you next week!

For links to everything mentioned in this episode and more visit:

https://www.jasonramsden.com/episode83

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Who’s doubting themselves these days? Are you saying me, me, me, me? 

Doubt pops when you begin to wonder if you are in the right relationship, picked the right career, doing a good job as a parent, or asking yourself if you should leave that organization you’ve been with forever. 

Doubt has a funny way of creeping into your life at the exact moment you don’t want it to because that it’s job. Doubt wants you to check yourself. Doubt wants to keep you safe. And doubt is really good at reminding you of all the other times you wanted to question things in your life and make a change because doubt is the way your brain keeps you safe and doing the comfortable things in your life. 

In this episode, I teach you that doubt isn't a obstacle, how you can recognize it quickly, and then leverage it to empower yourself to get what what you want.

Get after it my friends and we’ll see you next week!

For links to everything mentioned in this episode and more visit:

https://www.jasonramsden.com/episode82

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When I say that your relationship with yourself is the cornerstone upon which all other relationships in your life are built, what is the first thing that comes to mind? Yep, that’s a no brainer. Of course I have to have a good relationship with myself to have relationships with other people that are solid. 

And yet, do you? 

Do you have a solid relationship with yourself mentally, physically, emotionally? What about with money? Or your time? I’m going to go out on a limb here and say your relationship with yourself is probably not as rock solid as you think because as humans we get stuck sometimes. 

In this episode, I share twelve ways you can start having a better relationship with yourself so you can have better relationships with the people in your life that matter.

Get after it my friends and we’ll see you next week!

For links to everything mentioned in this episode and more visit:

https://www.jasonramsden.com/episode81

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When you think of the words simplify and life where does your brain go? Does your brain say, yes, please let’s do this? Or does your brain say to you, hah like that will ever happen! You are a hot mess, your life is a hot mess, your relationships are a hot mess and there is nothing you can do about it. Nope, you’re going to live a complicated hot mess of a life forever. 

I know from my work that everyone on the planet needs help simplifying their lives. The question isn’t a matter of need. Nope, it is a matter of whether or not you WANT to simplify your life. And the gatekeeper to that is your brain and the thoughts you have about what it will take to simplify your life.

In this episode I share five ways you can starting simplifying your life right now.

Get after it my friends and we’ll see you next week!

For links to everything mentioned in this episode and more visit:

https://www.jasonramsden.com/episode80

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A thoroughbred is powerful, strong, with focused motion that generates momentum and pushes them forward. A rocking horse has focused motion but never goes anywhere.

Do you do a lot of things and find yourself always in motion but never get anywhere like the rocking horse? Or do you have a focus -- a goal -- toward which you have laser focus so that the action you take is specific, strong, and powerful?

There is a big difference between taking passive action in your life and taking massive action in your life.

In this episode I share twelve ways you can starting taking action in your life right now.

Get after it my friends and we’ll see you next week!

For links to everything mentioned in this episode and more visit:

https://www.jasonramsden.com/episode79

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Have you ever considered what it means to invest in yourself? Maybe you’ve taken a class, read a book, listened to a podcast, or learned a new language. All of these examples are things you can do to invest in yourself but do you invest in yourself regularly or are those just one off events?

Here’s the thing, investing in yourself regularly is the key to sending the world the message that you are a force to be reckoned with. It says, I am important, I believe in myself, and I’m going to give myself the attention I need – forget that, that I deserve. 

In this episode I share ten ways you can invest in yourself starting today.

Get after it my friends and we’ll see you next week!

For links to everything mentioned in this episode and more visit:

https://www.jasonramsden.com/episode78

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Your brain is designed to protect you and keep you safe AND it is also designed to help you figure things out – it is literally a super computer and the power is your subconscious. 

Your subconscious can literally reveal to you what is holding you back but you need to open your mind to its power.

In this episode I share 4 steps you can use today to leverage the power of your subconscious. 

Get after it my friends and we’ll see you next week!

For links to everything mentioned in this episode and more visit:

https://www.jasonramsden.com/episode77