08/07/2025
From the second they arrive on the planet, just inches long and utterly dependent, your children occupy a place in your heart deeper than most any other relationship.
You nurture, guide, feed, and protect them for years. The relationship brings you a complex mixture of joy, frustration, sadness, delight, anger, pride, and love. Your children occupy your focus like nothing else, as they grow taller and more independent with every year.
And then they grow up and fly away.
Of course, you knew that from the beginning. In fact, that’s been the goal all along, but that doesn't make the empty nest experience any easier when it finally arrives.
Fortunately, an empty nest is also the beginning of another era for parents, one that can be equally fulfilling. Check out my blog below for some helpful tips to get you through this challenging time and give me a call!
My sister’s oldest son leaves for college this month; it is exciting, stressful, and a little sad for everyone in the family. Fortunately, she and the family are handling this transition quite well but having talked to many clients, friends, and family, I am aware this transition can be highly str...
