The Grief Nobody Warns You About When Your Kids Leave - S1 E2

Nobody warns you that watching your child leave, whether it's for college or the military, can feel like grief. In this episode, I'm joined by my friend Heidi Iliff, Pittsburgh's only high-school-seniors-only portrait photographer, for an honest and heartfelt conversation about exactly that.Heidi has been through it more than once. Two kids enlisted in the Air Force, a daughter at Baylor, and another one heading there this fall. She has lived this transition in every direction and she still says it's brutal.This conversation actually started the podcast. After I dropped my daughter at school and came home completely wrecked, I called Heidi. She said yeah, it's brutal. And I said why didn't you tell me?!We get into all of it. The goodbyes that hit different every time. The identity shift nobody prepares you for. The unexpected emotions that show up whether your kids are thriving or struggling. And the wisdom you can only get from someone who has been through it and come out the other side.If you're about to send a kid off, in the middle of it right now, or still processing an empty house, this one is for you.Our guest today, Heidi Iliff, is a Senior Portrait Photographer in Pittsburgh PA. She own’s and operates the city’s only “high school seniors ONLY” full service boutique portrait studio. Her studio is located conveniently in Pittsburgh within the Penn Brewery Building. She photographs student’s all year round & specializes in custom curated products that preserve your student’s photos like works of art! Heidi’s years of focusing on working with high school student’s has made her in-tune with what the youth want in their photos- as well as what will be the most precious images the mommas will want to hang in their homes. She walks along side her client’s all school year offering an epic experience. Heidi live’s in Sewickley with her husband and 5 remaining at home children. Heidi’s two oldest children are enlisted in the Air Force. She has a daughter in School at Baylor University, and her daughter who is graduating this year will be following her sister to Baylor in the fall.www.largerthanlifefamily.com insta- Largerthanlifephotography Facebook- Larger than Life Photography