The Reason the Empty Nest Transition Feels So Disorienting

You did everything right. You raised them, loved them, launched them and now the house is quiet and you don't recognize your own life anymore. For the empty nest mom trying to make sense of what she's feeling, there's actually an order to it all. There's three distinct stages that most people never talk about and knowing where you are on the map changes everything. In this video I walk you through: → The Beginning: disorientation, grief, and big feelings → The Middle: the liminal space no one prepared you for → The End-ish: finding your footing and a new sense of self The empty nest transition isn't a something to fix. It's a journey to navigate and you're not broken, you're just in between. Whether you're a new empty nester just starting to feel the shift in the Beginning, in the thick of the confusion, deep in the liminal space of the Middle, or somewhere near the End-ish wondering when you'll start to feel like yourself again, this video is for you. I've been in all three stages. And I made this because I wished someone had handed me a map to help me find my coordinates. Because once you know where you are, you can finally see the order underneath the chaos and the untangling can begin. Join the waitlist for my book, Your Life Transition Toolkit which is launching September 15th: claramei.com/book Timestamps 0:00 Why everything feels upside down in the empty nest transition 0:29 The order underneath the chaos 1:01 Integration: where the outside and inside start to make sense 1:28 The three stages of the empty nest transition 1:52 Finding your coordinates: where are you on the map? 2:33 The Beginning: disorientation and big feelings 3:34 What to do if you're in The Beginning 4:00 The Middle and liminal space explained 4:25 The unfamiliar quiet: that open space you don't know how to fill 4:51 Why you feel like you've lost yourself 5:15 Running from the Middle and staying overly busy 5:39 Negotiating a new relationship with your child 6:05 Giving yourself permission to grieve 6:37 The turning point inside The Middle 7:38 The End-ish: what it actually feels like 9:46 The order was always there 10:26 Who am I now? The deeper question. Join the waitlist for my book, Your Life Transition Toolkit which is launching September 15th: claramei.com/book 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