Finding Joy In The Empty Nest

Author : Jim Burns, Ph.D
Publisher : Zondervan
ISBN 13 : 0310362636
Total Pages : 193 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Finding Joy in the Empty Nest written by Jim Burns, Ph.D and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2022-05-10 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the kids are gone, you can discover a richer, deeper, and more fulfilling life than you ever imagined! Whether you've been looking forward to it or dreading it, the experience of coming home to an empty nest brings with it a well of emotions, realizations, and one gigantic, all-consuming thought: Now what? In Finding Joy in the Empty Nest, Jim Burns combines his personal experiences with his expertise as a family educator to help you navigate your new life as an empty nester and find joy in this new season of life. Rather than offering shallow suggestions of hobbies you should take up, Burns encourages you to actively pursue a fresh start, reinvent yourself, and thrive. Backed by extensive research and filled with interviews with fellow empty nesters, this book equips you with practical advice and timeless principles, teaching you how to: Change the relationship you once had with your children for the better Face big issues--including aging parents, finances, and kids returning home--with confidence Rekindle your fire and purpose to live with passion day by day Amid Burns' wealth of know-how, you'll uncover what may be the most important takeaway of all: the best is yet to come. Praise for Finding Joy in the Empty Nest: "Jim Burns is smart, witty, grounded, and immeasurably practical. Whether you're getting close to the second half of marriage or are in the thick of it, you won't want to miss out on this fantastic book." --Drs. Les and Leslie Parrott, bestselling authors of Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts

Author : Celia Dodd
Publisher : Piatkus
ISBN 13 : 0748118454
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Empty Nest written by Celia Dodd and published by Piatkus. This book was released on 2011-07-07 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Newly updated, The Empty Nest is an uplifting, practical and inspiring guide to adjusting to life after your children leave home. More than half a million parents confront the empty nest for the first time each year. It is one of the most challenging phases of parenting, often creating feelings of loss, lack of purpose and crisis of identity which can lead to depression. Yet it receives little recognition. And contrary to popular opinion it doesn't only affect women who've put their careers on hold: working mothers and fathers suffer too. Equally, it can be a period of liberation and discovery of new challenges, when marriages long overstressed by childcare can be rejuvenated. The Empty Nest includes case studies documenting a wide range of experiences of parents living through an empty nest; expert comment and advice; plenty of practical ideas, inspiration and tips. This encouraging, empowering books helps you to focus on the positive as well as how to handle the changing relationship with your children to ensure a fulfilling and good relationship going forward, an area of parenting often ignored.

Author : Jill Savage
Publisher : Moody Publishers
ISBN 13 : 0802497934
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Empty Nest, Full Life written by Jill Savage and published by Moody Publishers. This book was released on 2019-08-06 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How to Thrive After Your Kids Leave Home IT’S HAPPENING! You weren’t always sure you’d get here, but the kids grew up and are surviving—more or less successfully. But what now?! If you’re like most moms, you’re caught between grief and delight, and full of questions, loose ends, hopes, and regrets. Empty nesting can be a disorienting time, but it can also be the best time of your life. Jill Savage, an empty-nest veteran, offers you WISDOM for the murky waters ahead. Teaching you what you need to let go of and hold on to ENCOURAGEMENT for when you’re feeling confused and discouraged. Full of stories and new insights, you’ll find your spirits lifted and hope renewed. IDEAS for when you don’t know "What’s next?" Jill offers loads of practical ideas for coping and thriving in this encore season.

Author : Jim Burns Ph D
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780310362623
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Finding Joy in the Empty Nest written by Jim Burns Ph D and published by . This book was released on 2022-05-10 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you're one of the millions of adults struggling with the grief and complex considerations of living in an empty nest, author and motivational speaker Jim Burns's much-anticipated Finding Joy in the Empty Nest will remind you that--with some practical guidance--your second half could very well become your best half.

Author : Melissa Shultz
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1492618446
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book From Mom to Me Again written by Melissa Shultz and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2016-07-05 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Live your best life—even after your kids leave home When her children left for college, Melissa Shultz was certain that she had prepared them well for their new lives-but her own life was a different matter entirely. Her house was empty, her purpose unclear. If her life was no longer dominated by the day-to-day demands of being "Mom," then who exactly was she? And how would she ever move forward? From Mom to Me Again is the story of one woman's reinvention. Shultz's struggle with the empty nest and the transformation of her marriage, friendships, career, and ultimately herself, is part memoir and part self-help guide. Funny, poignant, and practical, this book tells Shultz's personal story and provides valuable advice for readers preparing to send their children off into the world. She shows women that while they'll always be mothers, it's time for them to take center stage in their own lives once again.

Author : Rachel Marie Martin
Publisher : WaterBrook
ISBN 13 : 0735291403
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Brave Art of Motherhood written by Rachel Marie Martin and published by WaterBrook. This book was released on 2018-10-09 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Full-time FindingJoy.net blogger, speaker, marketer, podcaster, and single mom of seven, Rachel Marie Martin presents a rallying cry to anyone who believes the lie that she is "just a mom." Over the years, you willingly pour everything you have into your family, but in the process, you lose the essence of who you are. In her characteristic raw and visceral style, Rachel teaches you how to rewrite the pages of your story, follow your passion, and discover the beauty of who you are. Drawing on lessons from her own incredible journey--together with insight from conversations with thousands of other women--Rachel encourages moms to break cycles, take off masks, and prevent fear from taking control. She balances her "no excuses" approach with breathing room and grace for those messy moments in life and mothering. Rachel reminds you there is always a reason to hope, to move forward, and to dare the impossible. You can make changes. You can pursue dreams, find yourself, and live a life of deep happiness and boundless joy. Stop waiting for "someday." Take hold of the moment, and say yes to your dreams.

Author : Alexis M. Bordeaux
Publisher : Empty Nest Joy
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book EMPTY NEST JOY written by Alexis M. Bordeaux and published by Empty Nest Joy. This book was released on 2024-01-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No matter where you are in your empty nest journey, it's important to live a life where contentment and joy continue well after drop-off. In "Empty Nest Joy: Tangible Tips for Finding Joy After Drop-off," Alexis M. Bordeaux intricately weaves together the dual narratives of society's complex sentiments toward aging and the profound challenges faced by individuals as they transition into the empty nest phase of life. Through a poignant blend of personal anecdotes, experiences shared by women in all phases of life as empty nesters, and societal analysis, Bordeaux crafts a compelling narrative that explores the intricate dance between society's admiration for youthfulness and the nuanced emotional journey of parents grappling with an empty nest. The book navigates societal glorification of youth while shedding light on the emotional complexities and newfound freedoms experienced by parents navigating life as empty nesters. "Empty Nest Joy" invites readers to confront the societal pressures surrounding aging and the empty nest, prompting reflection on the individual's quest for identity, purpose, and fulfillment. Bordeaux skillfully intertwines stories of resilience and self-discovery, offering readers practical insights and strategies to navigate these life stages with grace and purpose. Ultimately, the book serves as a compassionate guide through the uncharted territories of aging and the empty nest, encouraging readers to embrace these seasons of change as opportunities for personal growth and renewal. If you are ready to discover ways of cultivating healthy relationships with your young adult children, embracing the beauty of intergenerational connections while nurturing your aspirations and passions, Empty Nest Joy is the perfect companion to include in your self-care regimen.

Author : David H. Arp
Publisher : Jossey-Bass
ISBN 13 : 9780787960414
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Empty Nesting written by David H. Arp and published by Jossey-Bass. This book was released on 2001-11-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fighting forYour Empty Nest-Marriage offers clear-cut instructions for dealing with one of the most difficult periods in any marriage. . .the transition period when the children leave home. Based on the Prevention and Relationship Enhancement Program (PREP) and the results of a national survey of long-term married couples, this warm and helpful guide is brimming with practical suggestions and wisdom for learning to let-go of the kids and preserving the sense of commitment, love, partnership, sensuality and fun within a marriage.

Author : Lisa Scottoline
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
ISBN 13 : 9781429941815
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book My Nest Isn't Empty, It Just Has More Closet Space written by Lisa Scottoline and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2010-10-26 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Critics and readers loved Lisa Scottoline's first collection of true-life stories, which only encouraged her—now she's back with these all-new, exciting adventures. She's farther down the road now, and the scenery has changed—ex-husbands Thing One and Thing Two are in her rear-view mirror, daughter Francesca has moved into an apartment, and Lisa's finding the silver lining in her empty nest, which has lots more room for her shoes. And some things have stayed the same—Mother Mary is still the feistiest octogenarian on the planet, who won't part with her recipe for tomato sauce or her thirty-year old bra. In this book Lisa and Francesca spill all their family secrets—which sound a lot like yours, if you understand that three generations of women is the formula for spontaneous combustion. Inspired by her weekly column entitled, "Chick Wit" for The Philadelphia Inquirer, this is a book you'll have to put down—just to stop laughing.

Author : Jim Burns, Ph.D
Publisher : Zondervan
ISBN 13 : 0310353793
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Doing Life with Your Adult Children written by Jim Burns, Ph.D and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2019-03-26 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you struggling to connect with your child now that they've left the nest? Are you feeling the tension and heartache as your relationship dynamic begins to change? In Doing Life with Your Adult Children, bestselling author and parenting expert Jim Burns provides practical advice and hopeful encouragement for navigating this tough yet rewarding transition. If you've raised a child, you know that parenting doesn't stop when they turn eighteen. In many ways, your relationship gets even more complicated--your heart and your head are as involved as ever, but you can feel things shifting, whether your child lives under your roof or rarely stays in contact. Doing Life with Your Adult Children helps you navigate this rich and challenging season of parenting. Speaking from his own personal and professional experience, Burns offers practical answers to the most common questions he's received over the years, including: My child's choices are breaking my heart--where did I go wrong? Is it OK to give advice to my grown child? What's the difference between enabling and helping? What boundaries should I have if my child moves back home? What do I do when my child doesn't seem to be maturing into adulthood? How do I relate to my grown child's significant other? What does it mean to have healthy financial boundaries? How can I support my grown children when I don't support their values? Including positive principles on bringing kids back to faith, ideas on how to leave a legacy as a grandparent, and encouragement for every changing season, Doing Life with Your Adult Children is a unique book on your changing role in a calling that never ends.