In today's episode of Empty Nest, Love & Me, we're talking about:

• Who you are beyond being Mum, and why you might feel lost when your children no longer need you in the same way.
• How you can lose touch with yourself, after years of putting your children's needs and everyone else's happiness first.
• Why making space for yourself isn't selfish, and how you can continue to love and support your adult kids while rediscovering your own needs and happiness.
• Why you don't need to rush into reinventing yourself, or fill every spare moment with hobbies just because your life looks different now.
• How to start reconnecting with the woman you've become, by asking yourself what you've missed, what makes you feel like yourself and what you want this next chapter to look like.

A little something to think about this week:

If you weren't making every decision around what everybody else needed from you, what is one thing you would want to make space for in your own life?

You don't have to go back to the woman you were before you had children. You've grown, changed and lived a life full of experiences. This is about getting to know the woman you are today and recognising that your needs, dreams and happiness matter, too.

You're still their mum. But you are also a woman with a life of your own still waiting to be lived.

If this episode has helped you feel a little more understood, follow Empty Nest, Love & Me so you don't miss our next conversation.

📖 Read my book, The Mother I Was, available on Amazon.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1837097909

With love,

Demi-Lee Taylor

Empty Nest & Love Languages Coach

Your adult kids are growing up, building lives of their own, and you're proud of them. So why do you sometimes feel like you're grieving when nothing bad has actually happened? Maybe you miss the noise, the everyday conversations or simply being needed in the way you once were. If you've ever felt guilty for missing your kids when everyone tells you to enjoy your freedom, this episode is for you.

In today's episode of Empty Nest, Love & Me, we're talking about:

• 🪹 Why empty nest grief is real, even when your adult kids are happy, healthy and doing well.
• 🫶 The little everyday things we miss, from hearing them come through the door to the routines that once filled our days.
• 🩷 Why pride and sadness can exist together, and why missing your kids doesn't mean you want to hold them back.
• 💗 The identity shift that comes with active parenting changing, and that difficult question, "Who am I when I'm not needed in the same way?"
• 🎧 My See it. Name it. Reset it. Discuss it. approach, and how recognising what you miss can help you understand what you need now.

A little something to think about this week:

What do I miss most, and what might that tell me about what I need now?

You don't need to have all the answers today. Your adult kids can be growing into their own lives while you're finding your way into yours.

You're still their mum. You're still their dad. And you're still you.

If this episode has helped you feel a little more understood, follow Empty Nest, Love & Me so you don't miss our next conversation.

📖 Read my book, The Mother I Was, available on Amazon.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1837097909

With love,

Demi-Lee Taylor

Empty Nest & Love Languages Coach