Today on Feminine Roadmap Gina and her guest, Denise Broadwater, talk about how to thrive through an empty nest. One of the greatest transitions parents go through in life comes when their children leave the nest and begin to fly. Many times, parents are caught off guard by how much this impacts them emotionally, psychologically and physically. Thriving through an empty nest is a journey that can begin long before the nest is actually empty as parents choose to build independence and autonomy into their children. Denise shares very practical and actionable steps that parents can take in how they think, act and speak to their children during the empty nest season. She covers how to adapt to new holiday traditions, being intentional about how we respond to the changes, avoiding using guilt, finding joy in the times we do have with our adult children and more. Denise has navigated empty nest and has written a book about a project she and her husband took on after their children left home. Her experience has given her the ability to confidently encourage and empower each one of us to thrive through an empty nest and go on to build new and wonderful traditions as time goes on with complete joy. Grab a cuppa something wonderful and a friend who needs to hear this, press play and let us know how this conversation helped you! http://www.feminineroadmap.com/episode137/
SHOW NOTES:
4:53 Involved mothering and the emotional impact during empty nest
“The amount of love that you love is the amount of grief that you have.”
18:42 The power of sibling bonds as a support system
“If your emotional tank was filled by your children and then to go where that comes intermittently, we have to begin to fill that emotional tank with other purpose, with our marriage, with friendships.”
40:28 Finding creative ways to enjoy holidays
54:01 Denise’s 3 final thoughts
RESOURCES:
“A House With Holes: One Marriage Journey in a Charleston Renovation” Denise Mast Broadwater
Facebook: Denise Mast Broadwater, Author
Music by bensound
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