Why Empty Nesters Aren't Satisfied With More Of The Same

If you’re feeling unsatisfied, stuck, or unfulfilled in your empty nest stage, it’s likely because you’re trying to live the same life you shared with your children when they were home. Much as a full schedule fails to ensure fulfillment, staying stuck in the emptiness of a life stage that’s ended will not be satisfying. We must be willing to create a different life once our children grow up and move on. 

While we’re raising children, we often lack the time, training, or awareness to prepare for this next stage of life. 

Here’s how I recommend that you begin to differentiate your life in the empty nest stage:

Explore these 12 identities and begin to experiment with them:

• Artist/creator
• Explorer/seeker
• Caregiver/nurturer
• Teacher/sage
• Performer/entertainer
• Visionary/innovator
• Athlete/warrior
• Builder/engineer
• Healer/alchemist
• Advocate/activist
• Storyteller/communicator
• Organizer/steward

Ask yourself - if I showed up in my life as an (insert identity), what would I:

• Prioritize?
• Feel passionate about?
• Find purposeful?

If you know you could use some support and encouragement as you expand your own identities in the empty nest stage, email me to schedule a complimentary happy hour call:

terribradwaylifecoaching@coachbradway.com

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If you’re interested to know about how I can support you in overcoming the habit of escaping or chasing, I invite you to reach out to me by using the email below and we find a time to chat:

terribradwaylifecoaching@coachbradway.com

 

For a quick shot of your life’s current level of intoxication, I invite you to complete the 10 Questions on my Intoxication Inventory:

Intoxication Inventory