with Natalie caine

Parent

I have been receiving sweet emails and calls from parents on the way to visiting their children at Parent

LOVE IN THE EMPTY NEST

I know the sadness is huge when you hug your little one, who grew up so quickly, goodbye for now. You wonder how they are doing. Will they call or email to say hello, which of course would instantly make you smile all day. Separation is change. Change is lonely and unsettling to say the
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Empty Nesters Journaling

In my last blog, which you can still read here on the web, I talked about,

Empty Nest

I have spoken with many mothers and even fathers this year, from across the country, all with similar words

Empty Nest Teleseminar

Empty Nest Support Stay tune for a TELESEMINAR , September 16, Tuesday. TIME: 3:00 pm Eastern Time, Noon Pacific Time FREE Email natalie@emptynestsupport.com for more information Take good care

Empty Nest—The Count Down

Packing them up, checking the list, finalizing details, as your children are almost in the dorm. You are shocked that this life you have had with your precious one has gone so fast. Empty nest is not for long because they do come back, but for now, that is not what you are thinking and
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Truth is

Cranky and then cranked up. A mother said I could share that with you as she shared it with me in a telephone session. For weeks she was, of course, sad when her daughter left for college. She expected all the grieving feelings, but didn

CALL A FRIEND

Over and over I am reminded that what gets us through painful times is a friend. We know that, but when we are hurting we isolate. We don

Graduates Dream and So Do Empty Nesters

These are the weeks of planning and attending high school and college commencements. I remember using red bandanas stuffed in my purse rather than Kleenex. I needed a sure thing. No messy, embarrassing nose drips for me. Well, I can

Being A Mom In My Empty Nest

I Am Not Alone – Comforts Empty Nesters

Talking with parents across the country, working or not, married or single, all say it is a relief to know their feelings are normal. The fear of their children leaving spins parents into worry about safety, friendships, money, happiness, inclusion, loneliness, but mostly, into the reality that the role parents love living is coming to
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Empty Nesters Planning Graduation

Hi there, I hope spring is in the air and with it seeds of new ways of being. Parents have been calling and asking about tips for graduation and crying that it is almost here… change. Most of them have said they are so busy that tears still fall with the last events of school
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