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Create Your Best Empty Nest

by Marianne Iverson

Your kids are almost gone, or already gone, and nobody told you it would feel like this. Create Your Best Empty Nest is where women figure out who they are now and what comes next. Certified life coach Marianne Iverson helps you move from lost and uncertain to clear, grounded, and genuinely excited about your next chapter.

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Episodes

  1. Facts vs. Thoughts: This will make Your Next Chapter

    Are you lying awake wondering, “Who am I now that my kids don’t need me the same way?” The hardest part of the empty nest isn’t always the quiet house. It’s the story you’re telling yourself about what it means. In this episode of Create Your Best Empty Nest, we’re talking about the difference...

  2. Empty Nest Syndrome: Reclaim Your Life After the Quiet

    When the kids leave home, no one really prepares you for how quiet it feels — or how unsettling that quiet can be.In this episode, Marianne Iverson talks honestly about empty nest syndrome, why this transition can feel heavier than expected, and four practical ways to find your footing again.If...

  3. When you feel stuck and the one powerful tool to use now.

    Do you feel stuck in your empty nest… even though you’re grateful for your life? If your kids have left home and you’re wondering, “Who am I now?” – but you keep waiting for clarity before making a move – this episode is for you. Many midlife women feel lost after motherhood. Not because they...

  4. Your Brain Is Brilliant. It Just Needs a Better Problem to Solve.

    If your kids have left home and your brain won’t slow down, this episode is for you. You’re not doing anything wrong.Your brain is just busy solving the wrong problem. After kids leave, many women find their thoughts spiraling:Worrying about their kids’ choices.Replaying conversations.Fixating on...

  5. Empty Nest Growth: Why Two Opposites Can Be True at Once

    You don’t need to fix yourself to move forward. If the empty nest has you feeling pulled in opposite directions – missing your kids deeply and enjoying the quiet, feeling grateful for your life and restless for more – this episode is for you. In this conversation, we talk honestly about a truth...

  6. 5 Surprising and Simple Perks of an Empty Nest

    The empty nest isn’t just quiet.It’s confusing. If you’re an empty nest mom adjusting to life after kids, this episode is for you. In this conversation, I share 5 surprising perks of an empty nest that most women miss while dealing with empty nest syndrome and wondering what comes next. This...

  7. Empty Nest Makeover: How to Make Kid’s Room into My Space

    Standing in your child’s empty bedroom can stir up more emotion than you ever expected. In this episode, Empty Nest Makeover: Turning My Kid’s Room into My Space, we talk about why changing your child’s room after they leave home isn’t just about décor—it’s about identity, healing, and life after...

  8. Empty Nest to Opportunity | It’s Finally Your Hopeful New Beginning

    The empty nest can feel emotional, confusing, and quieter than you expected.In this episode, Marianne Iverson shares a hopeful message for moms navigating life after their kids leave home. This conversation is about permission. Permission to slow down, to stop having everything figured out, and…

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  9. The Important Truth About Relationships After Kids Leave (Marriage, Friends, and You)

    When kids leave home, most women expect to miss their kids.What they don’t expect is how many relationships start to feel different at the same time. Marriage can feel unfamiliar.Friendships can feel harder to maintain.And being alone with yourself can bring up feelings you didn’t anticipate. In...

  10. It’s Not Too Late: The Truth About the Empty Nest

    When the kids leave, the house gets quieter.But what no one prepares you for is how you can go quiet too. Suddenly everyone’s asking,“So what are you going to do now?”And inside you’re thinking,“I want more… but I don’t even know where to start.” In this episode, we talk honestly about…

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Your kids are almost gone, or already gone, and nobody told you it would feel like this. Create Your Best Empty Nest is where women figure out who they are now and what comes next. Certified life coach Marianne Iverson helps you move from lost and uncertain to clear, grounded, and genuinely excited about your next chapter.

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Your kids are almost gone, or already gone, and nobody told you it would feel like this. Create Your Best Empty Nest is where women figure out who they are now and what comes next. Certified life coach Marianne Iverson helps you move from lost and uncertain to clear, grounded, and genuinely excited...

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