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The Almost Empty Nest—Letting Go, Redefined: Parenting Teens and Finding Yourself Again—with Small Jar Coach
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“I Wish I Did Things Differently as a Mom”—Thoughts Moms Parenting Teens and Adult Kids Are Ashamed They Think | Ep. 240
20 mins; March 31, 2026
Letting Go of How Your Big Kid Reaches Their Potential—Why the Way You Think About Their Future Might Be Holding Both of You Back | Ep. 239
23 mins; March 28, 2026
“What My Big Kid Does Is Hurtful”—Thoughts Moms Parenting Teens and Adult Kids Are Ashamed They Think | Ep. 238
21 mins; March 24, 2026
Why It’s So Hard to Stop Putting Yourself Last when Parenting Teens….and Even When You’re In the Empty Nest | Ep. 237
24 mins; March 21, 2026
“I Only Have a Few Months Left with My Big Kid at Home”—Thoughts Moms Parenting Teens and Adult Kids are Ashamed They Think | Ep. 236
21 mins; March 17, 2026
Mindset Traps of Parenting Teens and the Empty Nest—Trap #7: Catastrophizing. Letting Go of Anxiety and the Worst Case Scenario Spiral | Ep. 235
25 mins; March 14, 2026
“Other Moms Are Closer to their Big Kids”—Thoughts Moms Parenting Teens and Adult Kids Are Ashamed They Think | Ep. 234
22 mins; March 10, 2026
Parenting Teens and Adult Kids: Why Your Boundaries Aren't Working, and What Actually Does | Ep. 233
23 mins; March 07, 2026
“I Don’t Know Who I Am If I’m Not a Mom”—Thoughts Moms Parenting Teens and Adult Kids are Ashamed They Think | Ep. 232
18 mins; March 03, 2026
Parenting Teens Through Mental Health Struggles: Learning to Let Go Without Losing Yourself | Ep. 231
19 mins; February 28, 2026
“I Feel Like I’m Walking on Eggshells with my Big Kid”—Thoughts Moms Parenting Teens and Adult Kids are Ashamed They Think | Ep. 230
20 mins; February 24, 2026
Who Is Your Mom 2.0? Being the Mom You Want to Be as you Parent Teens and Navigate the Empty Nest | Ep. 229
21 mins; February 21, 2026
“My Kid Was Struggling and I Missed It”—Thoughts Moms Parenting Teens and Adult Kids are Ashamed They Think | Ep. 228
21 mins; February 17, 2026
Mindset Traps of Parenting Teens and the Empty Nest—Trap #6: Personalization—How To Stop Making Your Big Kid’s Experience About You | Ep. 227
21 mins; February 14, 2026
"I'm Relieved When My Big Kid Isn't Home" —Thoughts Moms Parenting Teens and Adult Kids Are Ashamed They Think | Ep. 226
21 mins; February 10, 2026
How to Let Go of Control When Parenting Teens without Feeling Like You're Giving Up | Ep. 225
21 mins; February 07, 2026
"My Kid Doesn't Care How I Feel" —Thoughts Moms Parenting Teens and Adult Kids Are Ashamed They Think | Ep. 224
18 mins; February 03, 2026
Advice or Boundaries: What to Do When Your Teen Stops Listening | Ep. 223
26 mins; January 31, 2026
"I Don't Feel Close to My Big Kid Anymore" —Thoughts Moms Parenting Teens and Adult Kids Are Ashamed They Think | Ep. 222
20 mins; January 27, 2026
Mindset Traps of Parenting Teens and the Empty Nest—Trap #5: Perfectionism—Letting Go of the Need to Get It Right | Ep. 221
24 mins; January 24, 2026
"I'm the Only One Who Cares" —Thoughts Moms Parenting Teens and Adult Kids Are Ashamed They Think | Ep. 220
19 mins; January 20, 2026
Letting Go as Your Kids Grow Up—Sitting with the Discomfort of Change | Ep. 219
26 mins; January 17, 2026
"I Don't Know What I Want Anymore" —Thoughts Moms Parenting Teens and Adult Kids Are Ashamed They Think | Ep. 218
21 mins; January 13, 2026
When Your Big Kid is Failing to Launch—Why Boundaries Aren't the Real Problem | Ep. 217
25 mins; January 10, 2026
"My Kid's Leaving and I Thought I'd Be Used To This By Now" —Thoughts Moms Parenting Teens and Adult Kids Are Ashamed They Think | Ep. 216
17 mins; January 06, 2026
Mindset Traps of Parenting Teens and the Empty Nest—Trap #4: Illusion of Control — Letting Go of Anxiety, Not Your Kid | Ep. 215
27 mins; January 03, 2026
"Nothing Changed This Year" —Thoughts Moms Parenting Teens and Adult Kids Are Ashamed They Think | Ep. 214
18 mins; December 31, 2025
Who Do You Want To Be in 2026?—Parenting Teens, Letting Go, and Learning to Trust Yourself in the Empty Nest | Ep. 213
20 mins; December 27, 2025
"I'm Already Disappointed by the Holidays" —Thoughts Moms Parenting Teens and Adult Kids Are Ashamed They Think | Ep. 212
18 mins; December 23, 2025
Three Gifts for Moms Parenting Teens and Adult Kids—How Letting Go, Connection, and Compassion Transform this Stage of Motherhood | Ep. 211
19 mins; December 20, 2025
"I'm Worried My Teen Will Ruin My Holiday" —Thoughts Moms Parenting Teens and Adult Kids Are Ashamed They Think | Ep. 210
18 mins; December 16, 2025
Radical Acceptance Part II—Four Steps to Reclaim Your Power When Parenting Teens or in the Empty Nest | Ep. 209
23 mins; December 13, 2025
"I'm Doing Everything Wrong" —Thoughts Moms Parenting Teens and Adult Kids Are Ashamed They Think | Ep. 208
23 mins; December 09, 2025
Parenting Teens in the College Process—Three Lessons That Go Far Beyond Early Decision | Ep 207
24 mins; December 06, 2025
"I'm Not Proud of My Teen Sometimes" —Thoughts Moms Parenting Teens and Adult Kids Are Ashamed They Think | Ep. 206
22 mins; December 02, 2025
Mindset Traps of Parenting Teens and the Empty Nest—Trap #3: Comparison Trap—Seeing Your Life Without the Pressure to Keep Up | Ep. 205
20 mins; November 29, 2025
"I Love (and Hate) the Holidays" —Thoughts Moms Parenting Teens and Adult Kids Are Ashamed They Think | Ep. 204
19 mins; November 26, 2025
Radical Acceptance: The Power of Letting Go When Parenting Teens Gets Hard | Ep. 203
19 mins; November 22, 2025
"My Teen Doesn't Appreciate Everything I Do for Them” —Thoughts Moms Parenting Teens and Adult Kids Are Ashamed They Think | Ep. 202
20 mins; November 18, 2025
When Your Big Kid Shares Too Much…Or Not Enough—Parenting Teens and Finding Peace on the Road to the Empty Nest | Ep. 201
23 mins; November 15, 2025
"My Teen Thinks I'm the Problem” —Thoughts Moms Parenting Teens and Adult Kids Are Ashamed They Think | Ep. 200
17 mins; November 11, 2025
Mindset Traps of Parenting Teens and the Empty Nest—Trap #2: All-or-Nothing Thinking—Finding Peace in the Gray | Ep. 199
22 mins; November 08, 2025
"I Don't Like the Person I've Become” —Thoughts Moms Parenting Teens and Adult Kids Are Ashamed They Think | Ep. 198
23 mins; November 04, 2025
What the College Process Taught Me About Parenting Teens (and Letting Go) | Ep 197
29 mins; November 01, 2025
"My Teen Disrespects My Boundaries” —Thoughts Moms Parenting Teens and Adult Kids Are Ashamed They Think | Ep. 196
22 mins; October 28, 2025
Mindset Traps of Parenting Teens and the Empty Nest—Trap #1: The Emotional Rollercoaster—Ep. 195
24 mins; October 25, 2025
“I Feel Invisible”—Thoughts Moms Parenting Teens Are Ashamed They Think | Ep. 194
21 mins; October 21, 2025
Mindset Traps of Parenting Teens and the Empty Nest—The Real Reason We Feel So Anxious As Our Kids Grow Up—Intro Ep. 193
23 mins; October 18, 2025
“I'm Codependent on My Kids”—Thoughts Moms Parenting Teens Are Ashamed They Think | Ep. 192
19 mins; October 14, 2025
Parenting Teens Without Pain - What If It's Not Too Good To Be True? | Ep. 191
21 mins; October 11, 2025
“My Husband Shuts Me Down”—Thoughts Moms Parenting Teens Are Ashamed They Think | Ep. 190
23 mins; October 07, 2025
When Being Just a Mom No Longer Feels Enough While Raising Teens or in the Empty Nest | Ep. 189
21 mins; October 04, 2025
“I Miss Being Needed”—Thoughts Moms Parenting Teens Are Ashamed They Think | Ep. 188
21 mins; September 30, 2025
Parenting Teens through Screen Time Struggles—The Phone Is Not the Only Problem | Ep. 187
22 mins; September 27, 2025
“My Teen Walks All Over Me”—Thoughts Moms Parenting Teens Are Ashamed They Think | Ep. 186
20 mins; September 23, 2025
Invisible Contracts We Use When Parenting Teens—How To Stop Feeling So Let Down | Ep. 185
24 mins; September 20, 2025
“I Should Be More Grateful”—Thoughts Moms Parenting Teens Are Ashamed They Think | Ep. 184
19 mins; September 16, 2025
The Emotional Overwhelm of Parenting Teens and the Empty Nest—When Life Just Feels Heavy | Ep. 183
22 mins; September 13, 2025
“The House Is So Quiet”—Thoughts Moms Parenting Teens Are Ashamed They Think | Ep. 182
21 mins; September 09, 2025
Emotional Outsourcing: When Your Teen's Mood Controls Yours - Trap #13 | Ep. 181
23 mins; September 06, 2025
“Thank God They're Back in School”—Thoughts Moms Parenting Teens Are Ashamed They Think | Ep. 180
18 mins; September 02, 2025
Letting Go of How Your Teen Reaches Their Potential | Ep. 179
25 mins; August 30, 2025
“My Teen Is Entitled”—Thoughts Moms Parenting Teens Are Ashamed They Think | Ep. 178
18 mins; August 26, 2025
The Real Emotions Behind the Empty Nest—Is It Sadness, Emptiness, or Something Else? | Ep. 177
25 mins; August 23, 2025
“I Don't Know How”—Thoughts Moms Parenting Teens Are Ashamed They Think | Ep. 176
20 mins; August 19, 2025
Rebuild Trust with Your Teen — Letting Go Without Losing Connection | Ep. 175
23 mins; August 16, 2025
“Nobody Listens to Me”—Thoughts Moms Parenting Teens Are Ashamed They Think | Ep. 174
17 mins; August 12, 2025
I Don’t Want to Miss This—Staying Present in Ups and Downs of Raising Teens and the Empty Nest | Ep. 173
23 mins; August 09, 2025
“I'm Not a Confident Person”—Thoughts Moms Parenting Teens Are Ashamed They Think | Ep. 172
16 mins; August 05, 2025
Navigating College Drop-Off—Six Mindset Shifts for Moms Launching Teens | Ep. 171
30 mins; August 02, 2025
“My Teen Is Lazy”—Thoughts Moms Parenting Teens Are Ashamed They Think | Ep. 170
16 mins; July 29, 2025
Why Vacation Feels So Hard for Moms of Teens—And What Lets You Reconnect | Ep. 169
18 mins; July 26, 2025
“I'm Just a Mom”—Thoughts Moms Parenting Teens Are Ashamed They Think | Ep. 168
15 mins; July 22, 2025
Do Chores Really Make Kids More Successful When Parenting Teens? What the Research Says | Ep. 167
29 mins; July 19, 2025
“My Kid Doesn't Like Me”—Thoughts Moms Parenting Teens Are Ashamed They Think | Ep. 166
15 mins; July 16, 2025
Parenting Teens in the Empty Nest Straddle—How Moms Can Let Go Without Losing Themselves | Ep. 165
25 mins; July 12, 2025
“I’m Afraid I Messed My Kid Up.”—Thoughts Moms Parenting Teens Are Ashamed They Think | Ep. 164
22 mins; July 08, 2025
How to Manage the Anxiety of Parenting Teens: 4 Steps to Let Go Without Losing Control | Ep. 163
31 mins; July 05, 2025
“I Don’t Even Like My Kid.”—Thoughts Moms Parenting Teens Are Ashamed They Think | Ep. 162
19 mins; July 02, 2025
Hard to Break Habits, Explained — What Nagging Really Solves for Moms of Teens | Ep. 161
27 mins; June 28, 2025
The Approval Trap: How Moms Parenting Teens Can Rebuild Confidence After Years of Putting Others First - Trap #12 | Ep. 160
26 mins; June 21, 2025
Why Letting Go with Your Teen Feels So Hard—Trap #11—Resisting Reality | Ep. 159
30 mins; June 14, 2025
You Don't Have to Let Go of Summer Expectations with Your Teen | Ep. 158
30 mins; June 07, 2025
The Identity Crisis: Letting Go, Finding Purpose, and Redefining Who You Are As Your Teens Grow Up - Trap #10 | Ep. 157
30 mins; May 31, 2025
What I've Learned About Letting Go as a Mom of Teens - The Last Graduation | Ep. 156
26 mins; May 24, 2025
The Validation Trap: Why Moms of Teens Feel Anxious and Unappreciated | Mindset Trap #9 | Ep. 155
26 mins; May 17, 2025
Why Moms of Teens Need to Stop Waiting to Be Celebrated — Especially in the Almost Empty Nest Years | Ep. 154
24 mins; May 10, 2025
The "Should Trap": Trap: When Moms of Teens Feel Like They’re Failing (Even When They’re Not) | Mindset Trap #8 | Ep. 153
24 mins; May 03, 2025
The Real Reason Boundaries Feel So Hard for Moms of Teens | Ep. 152
25 mins; April 26, 2025
The Worst-Case Scenario Trap: Anxiety, Teens, and the Empty Nest Spiral | Mindset Trap #7 | Ep. 151
31 mins; April 19, 2025
The Fear of Failing Your Teen - A College Decision Wake-Up Call for Anxious Moms | Ep. 150
34 mins; April 12, 2025
The Guilt That Keeps You Stuck as an Almost Empty Nest Mom | Mindset Trap #6 | Ep. 149
26 mins; April 05, 2025
When Your Teen Starts Pulling Away: How to Let Go without Losing Connection | Ep. 148
30 mins; March 29, 2025
When Being A Good Mom Still Feels Like It's Not Enough | Mindset Trap #5 | Ep. 147
30 mins; March 22, 2025
Can't Wait for the Empty Nest? Why You Feel That Way and What To Do With It | Ep. 146
31 mins; March 15, 2025
Trying To Fix Everything As a Mom? The Illusion of Control | Mindset Trap #4 | Ep. 145
32 mins; March 08, 2025
100 Days Until High School Graduation....On My Way to the Empty Nest | Ep. 144
31 mins; March 01, 2025
When Moms Always Fall Short Thanks to the Comparison Trap | Mindset Trap #3 | Ep. 143
26 mins; February 22, 2025
Redefining Self-Awareness: What Every Mom Raising Teens Needs to Know About Letting Go Without Losing Herself | Ep. 142
28 mins; February 15, 2025
All or Nothing? Why That Mindset Is Exhausting Moms of Teens | Mindset Trap #2 | Ep. 141
31 mins; February 08, 2025
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