I hear that comment from so many empty nest moms! But let’s reframe that. Of course you saw it coming. The day you gave birth to the person who is now heading off to begin their life, away from you, you knew this would be the destination. The moment of launch. What you didn’t see coming was all the I-feel-like-the-wind-has-been-knocked-out-of-me feelings.

Do you remember what it felt like when you first learned you were pregnant? It’s such a tender time and with it came the knowing that everything in your life just changed. It’s a magical, thrilling time. It was nine months of being loved and supported by everyone in your life, showered with attention. Nine months to prepare, imagine what it was going to be like when … Even so, the day you came home with this new little person is the day you realized that although you had “prepared”, in reality, there was no way to know what this moment was going to feel like. You can’t until you’re there.

This, right now, is another one of those transitioning moments for you. It’s another one of those “I didn’t see it coming” times in your life. You’re about to arrive at the door of Empty Nesting and everything about it is feeling uncomfortable and unfamiliar. And this time, although you had 18 years of knowing it was coming, there was absolutely no way to prepare for what you’re feeling. The support that you were surrounded with while you were pregnant doesn’t seem to be there for moms who are becoming Empty Nesters. Why is that? Where did all that support go? The information you’re finding in google searches isn’t helping you feel any better.

You weren’t meant to do this alone! It’s time to build a community of women who want to support each other in this chapter of their lives, and change the conversation we were handed about empty nesting. A community to share stories that will be guiding lights for others. Are you interested?

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xx Jean