Overcome that feeling of empty nest emptiness & distress!


Having driven my eldest son back to university last week and with my younger son back at school next week, I decided to kick start my “Don’t sleepwalk through 2017 ” Facebook theme for this is year, by posting a video discussing the so-called “empty nest syndrome”.

While I have to confess to feeling relieved that there’s one less person in the house to feel responsible for, this wasn’t the case for me last year when the son I so cheerfully waved off on Sunday, took a gap year after his A’levels to travel and spend an extensive period with his father thousands of miles away.  While I still had my younger son with me, this was the first time that I had been separated for such a long period of time from either of my two boys and I really did feel that sense of loss and worry that many of my Facebook group and clients are experiencing right now…

You are not alone!

The first thing to realize if you are feeling this empty nest emptiness and distress is that YOU ARE NOT ALONE in feeling disoriented and at worst, in a state of grief.   The latter is particularly true if you’ve been a parent that’s lived and breathed for the well-being of your brood.

No wonder then, when they start to leave, that there’s that feeling of incredible loss. If you’ve been a dedicated hands-on parent, the idea of putting yourself first might feel alien at first; you might even feel guilty that you’re not filling your time running after others. Having this extra time on your hands might also trigger a whole load of questions you haven’t had to face up to before or that you’ve been sweeping under the carpet about YOUR happiness, well-being, and sense of fulfillment in all areas of your life – from your job, to your relationship with your partner, or your single status if you are recently divorced, now the family unit as you’ve always known it is breaking up.

Support with feelings of loss or feeling lost

Particularly now that the Christmas holidays are over and a new year has begun when you might be feeling particularly vulnerable as you face that return to a reality without your family around you yet again  –  I want to help you transform your feelings of loss or feeling lost,  into a positive first step towards discovering what it is YOU want out of YOUR life now.

My dearest wish is to rally you to avoid drifting like a sleepwalker through the rest of the year or until the next holiday break.  Put your feet up now that you´re more freed up and see this extra time you now have on your hands as wonderful opportunity to meditate upon what YOU want out of life.

It’s time to spread YOUR wings and fly! You CAN do it – I’m here to help!

Join my free midlife Facebook support platform

If you feel you´d like some extra support during this midlife transition period when your children are flying or have flown the nest – please don’t suffer in silence – go to my Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/fionaclarkreconnectingu2u/) and join my closed Facebook group where the midlife topic I’m tackling this week is all about dealing with and overcoming empty nest emptiness & distress.


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