This Empty Nest Life
Your kids don't need you less. They need you differently.
This Empty Nest Life is a podcast for parents of teens, college students and young adults who want to stay close to their kids and build a life of their own after the launch.
Host Jay Ramsden, The Empty Nest Coach, spent 30 years inside independent schools and is a dad who has lived it. In solo episodes and conversations with experts and fellow parents, Jay helps you make two shifts:
The Role Shift: from managing your kids to guiding them, moving from Sage on the Stage to Mentor in the Center to Guide on the Side.
The Life Shift: from drifting to designing, using the time and energy that frees up to build a second act you won't want to retire from.
You'll hear practical ways to:
- Step back without stepping away, and become the person your grown kids come to for advice
- Handle the quiet house, the holidays and a family that now comes home to visit
- Rethink work, health, relationships and purpose for your next chapter
Whether your kids are still at home, heading out the door or already on their own, this is a place to think about what comes next.
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Don't forget.....Every step has purpose.
This Empty Nest Life
Latest Episodes
146. Retiring the Role, Not the Drive: Unlocking Your Second Act with Debbie Movsesian
Unraveling the Hidden Scarcity Paradigm to Build a True Second Act.On the outside, high-achieving professionals often appear to have everything figured out: successful careers, strong incomes, and polished lives. On the inside, ma...
145. One in Ten Women Are Leaving: The Hidden Impact of Menopause on Peak Career Years with Lisa Boate
The Internal Renovation: Managing the Collision of Hormonal Chaos and the Empty Nest.When the demanding logistics of raising children suddenly clear out of your house, the quiet that follows can be interrupted by a different kind ...
144. Recent Grad Stuck at Home? Escape the Modern Job Search Black Hole with Debra Shaw
The Invisible Graduate: Navigating the Automated Black Hole of the Modern Job Market.Watching your adult child return home with a great degree, a high GPA, and a stack of completed internships—only to face months of total silence ...
143. Are You Strong Enough to Age Well? Redefining Fitness with Timothy Ward
The Physical 401k: Safeguarding Your Most Valuable Asset for the Long Game.We spend decades meticulously planning for financial retirement, but we rarely perform the same rigorous audit on our physical wealth. Timothy Ward— fitnes...
142. Deferred Divorce: Rebuilding Identity and Self-Trust with the Founders of My Next Chapter
The Strategic Settlement: Managing Marital Uncertainty and Gray Divorce After the Kids Launch.When the constant background noise of full-time parenting finally clears, the resulting quiet can cause a long-simmering marriage to bec...
Fan Mail
Hi Jay. Just listening to latest episode.So true. It's hard to say ... sorry no I'm busy !!! Takes a while but I'm getting there slowly.
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