I Cried for 90 Seconds After College Drop-Off. Here's What Happened.

I cried for 90 seconds after dropping my son off at college. It was the moment my empty nest transition got real, and what happened next surprised me. I’m Clara Mei, life transitions coach and author of Your Life Transition Toolkit. I just dropped my own kid off at college and I thought that if I let the grief in, I’d fall apart completely. Instead, the wave came, crested, and passed faster than I imagined anything that big could pass. In this video I share what happened in that Uber, what I saw in my kids and my husband, and the science behind it (neuroscientist Jill Bolte Taylor’s 90-second rule). If you’ve been holding it together or staying busy so you don’t have to feel the empty nest, this video is for you. Get the book: Your Life Transition Toolkit is available now → claramei.com/book In this video you’ll learn:  ▸ Why the physical wave of a big emotion is shorter than you think  ▸ What actually makes grief drag on for hours, days, or weeks  ▸ 4 steps to ride the wave when it’s your turn: stay put, name it, let your body do it, and don’t feed it Have you had a moment where you let a wave of grief move all the way through? Tell me in the comments. I read every single one. Next up: There’s a reason this all works. In the next video, I’m walking you through the framework behind it. Timestamps: 0:00 I cried for 90 seconds after drop-off 0:28 The Uber goodbye 2:23 The waves that kept coming 3:39 My book: Your Life Transition Toolkit 4:11 What I saw in my kids 5:04 My husband's goodbye 5:34 The 90-second rule (Jill Bolte Taylor) 6:55 4 steps to ride the wave 9:03 What's next in your empty nest transition College Drop Off, 90 Second Rule, Empty Nest Week 1, Empty Nest Mom Advice, Processing Grief, Empty Nest Coping, Grief Wave, Life Transitions, Empty Nest Transitions About Clara Mei Hi I'm Clara Mei- a life transitions coach, author, and founder of Clara Mei Coaching. I help women navigate the empty nest transition and other major life transitions in midlife. Learn more at claramei.com