This is How to Deal with the Empty Nest Loneliness You’re Feeling Right Now

If you've just sent a child off to university and the house is feeling a bit quiet now you have an empty nest, I know how you feel. You're experiencing real grief, sadness and loneliness - it's normal. But the good news is that this is just a transition, it's not a new baseline for you. Research shows the empty nest feeling gives way to increased marital satisfaction and a rebound in our personal wellbeing. It's a temporary phase, and there are specific things you can do to move through it. In this video I'll walk you through three ideas that helped me and countless other midlife parents — including what you're actually missing (it's not the person, it's the role), why "keep busy" is the worst advice you'll get, and how to treat this as the start of a new era rather than the end of an old one. 👇 Chapters 00:00 — Why this isn't a new baseline 00:48 — The role that's gone, not the relationship 01:16 — Why "keep busy" advice fails you 02:32 — A new era, not an end 03:16 — What changes for the better If you're sitting in a quiet house right now and it feels heavier than you expected, this one's for you. 👉 Watch next: Reinventing your life after 50:    • Starting Over at 50: 5 Counterintuitive Th...   Redesigning your midlife:    • Midlife Coaching: 3 Steps to Redesign Your...   🔔 Subscribe for weekly videos on reimagining your midlife:    / @chrisperkinsmidlife   #emptynest #midlifereinvention #emptynestsyndrome #midlifepurpose #lifeafterkids #midlifetransition