You are a mother of a high school student, and you are freaking out about the empty nest ahead. Together we will channel your freaking out energy into freaking awesome energy! ~ Christine, Your Empty Nest Coach
Your Empty Nest Coach, Christine
In this podcast episode, I wrap-up the podcast. “You can do this too! You can find the things that are YOUR things in life. And that's what I want to tell you: this works. Clearing your mind and being conscious takes time, but it is so much fun discovering your next chapter. And there will always be a next chapter. Always. Always.” Looking for an episode transcript? You'll find it in this episode's page here. This Episode is Brought to You By Your Empty Nest Coach, Christine - click to view current offerings. Send Christine a thank you for the podcast via BuyMeACoffee Episode Topics & Their Minute Markers 00:00 This episode is a bit different - the why 01:40 Made it to the park - reset Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/gD8_40mHjdM 02:49 First time listening? Best resources. 03:29 My Wish For You Today 04:31 Why is this the final episode? 05:30 Not sitting in the sadness of the (empty nest) transition 06:02 Will I still be coaching? 07:00 Now me, thanking past me (future me was my motivation) 07:18 You will be fine! 08:54 New Things: Your Personal Bittersweetness Scale PDF: Your Personal Empty Nest Bittersweet Scale Activity 13:14 Christine's new chapters in life 14:29 You can do this, too! 15:22 Reviewing my notes and what I “should” say 16:15 Feeling good is possible, but process through emotions 17:06 Thank you for being part of this podcasting journey 18:09 Final farewell message Send audio feedback to Coach Christine now: voicemail/text to 1-920-LIFEWIN (1-920-543-3946).
In this podcast episode, we wrap up the challenge and season 2 of the podcast. Chat next season! "So here you are, today. You get to choose what is outside of your fence." Looking for an episode transcript? You'll find it in this episode's page here. This Episode is Brought to You By Your Empty Nest Coach, Christine - click to view current offerings. Episode Topics & Their Minute Markers 00:42 Skip the intro and jump into today's topic 05:29 My Wish For You Today 05:40 New Things 06:47 Journal Prompt Send audio feedback to Coach Christine now: voicemail/text to 1-920-LIFEWIN (1-920-543-3946).
This podcast episode considers where loving others resides in our C.E.O. (Conscious Effective Olympian) Life analogy. "What if… the love for others and love for humanity that you create in your life is your gift to You?" Looking for an episode transcript? You'll find it in this episode's page here. This Episode is Brought to You By Your Empty Nest Coach, Christine - click to view current offerings. Episode Topics & Their Minute Markers 00:41 Skip the intro & jump into today's topic 06:37 Journal Prompt Episode Resources: Empty Nest Support: Today's Companion Video with Additional Journal Prompts, Resources & More Challenge Day 11 (Your Thoughts) Challenge Day 12 (Your Fence) Challenge Day 13 (Your Protector)
In this podcast episode I ask you to consider following your joy.
In this podcast episode we talk about future stories we tell ourselves with a focus on the parent-child relationship.
In this podcast episode Coach Christine shares one of the analogies dear to her heart: sitting in the simmer. "In the simmering moments of life, it is how you show up; how you feel about the simmering moments - that impacts one person and one person alone: You." Legal disclaimer: Listening to this podcast doesn't make Christine your official coach, and this podcast is not meant to replace your doctor or therapist. Curious? Click here for the deets! Looking for an episode transcript? You'll find it in this episode's page here. This Episode is Brought to You By Your Empty Nest Coach, Christine - click to view current offerings. Episode Topics & Their Minute Markers 00:42 Skip the intro & jump into today's topic 04:48 Journal Prompt
In this podcast episode Coach Christine reminds you that progress isn't linear and introduces Ditch Sessions. "This is human life. You are going to have moments where your progress flies high and you are soaring. You're also going to have moments where you're feeling kind of stuck and in a ditch covered in mud." Legal disclaimer: Listening to this podcast doesn't make Christine your official coach, and this podcast is not meant to replace your doctor or therapist. Curious? Click here for the deets! Looking for an episode transcript? You'll find it in this episode's page here. Episode Topics & Their Minute Markers 00:42 Skip the intro & jump into today's topic 07:48 Journal Prompt
In this podcast episode, Coach Christine reminds you to gift yourself throughout your life.
In this podcast episode, a reminder that all of this is your work to do. "If your choices and actions don't impact them [others] directly, or they don't bring you to a “hell, yes” then proceed careful - not carefully - consciously." Legal disclaimer: Listening to this podcast doesn't make Christine your official coach, and this podcast is not meant to replace your doctor or therapist. Curious? Click here for the deets! Looking for an episode transcript? You'll find it in this episode's page here. Episode Topics & Their Minute Markers 00:42 Skip the intro & jump into today's topic: The first meaning of "This is Your Work To Do" 06:04 Adding to our analogy 09:32 The second meaning of "This Is Your Work To Do" 11:30 Journal Prompt
In this podcast episode, I share a powerful activity. "Things I choose to believe is that your future self is really proud of you - of all that you are doing; and they're excited for all the things that you're going to do to get them to where they are in the future." Legal disclaimer: Listening to this podcast doesn't make Christine your official coach, and this podcast is not meant to replace your doctor or therapist. Curious? Click here for the deets! Looking for an episode transcript? You'll find it in this episode's page here. Episode Topics & Their Minute Markers 00:43 Skip the intro & jump into today's topic 04:23 Journal Prompt
In this podcast episode, a reminder of how incredible you are. "You are freaking amazing and please embrace who you are fully as you take on the rest of your life. The world needs you to be you; no one else can do it better." Legal disclaimer: Listening to this podcast doesn't make Christine your official coach, and this podcast is not meant to replace your doctor or therapist. Curious? Click here for the deets! Looking for an episode transcript? You'll find it in this episode's page here. This Episode is Brought To You By The C.E.O. Training Team to Empty Nest Success Membership, powered by SupaPass Episode Topics & Their Minute Markers 00:44 Skip the intro & jump into today's topic 03:36 Journal Prompt
In this podcast episode, I share another exercise you can use on your way to becoming the Conscious Effective Olympian of your life. "Trust that over time, the more that you do this, the easier it will become, the more fun it will become, the sillier life becomes, and we're not looking for perfection." Legal disclaimer: Listening to this podcast doesn't make Christine your official coach, and this podcast is not meant to replace your doctor or therapist. Curious? Click here for the deets! Looking for an episode transcript? You'll find it in this episode's page here. Episode Topics & Their Minute Markers 00:42 Skip the intro & jump into today's topic 08:01 Journal Prompt
In this podcast episode, I share a fun exercise that has been one of my favorites over the last year - I use it almost daily!
In this podcast episode, I encourage you to be an example for your child(ren) in sharing emotions you are experiencing with them. "Let's walk through an example. What if your emerging adult is about to head off on a solo trip across the country to meet friends and have a great time - but you catch yourself in a twinge - to say the least - about all the things that could go wrong." Legal disclaimer: Listening to this podcast doesn't make Christine your official coach, and this podcast is not meant to replace your doctor or therapist. Curious? Click here for the deets! Looking for an episode transcript? You'll find it in this episode's page here. This Episode is Brought To You By The C.E.O. Training Team to Empty Nest Success Membership, powered by SupaPass Episode Topics & Their Minute Markers 00:43 Skip the intro & jump into today's topic 08:21 Journal Prompt
In this podcast episode, I challenge you to expand who you are. "You've been doing these roles, potentially all of them, for decades. And it makes sense that you immediately identify with being a role that you fill. Today, I challenge you, to consider that you are more than your roles and your responsibilities." Legal disclaimer: Listening to this podcast doesn't make Christine your official coach, and this podcast is not meant to replace your doctor or therapist. Curious? Click here for the deets! Looking for an episode transcript? You'll find it in this episode's page here: Empty Nest: Who Are You? This Episode is Brought To You By The C.E.O. Training Team to Empty Nest Success Membership, powered by SupaPass Episode Topics & Their Minute Markers 00:42 Skip the intro & jump into today's topic 07:04 Journal Prompt
In this podcast episode, we think about the things we allow into our mental real estate. "What if you are conscious enough to pay attention to your mental real estate in a way that filters out the deliveries that should simply be marked “return to sender” or never even opened at all. Legal disclaimer: Listening to this podcast doesn't make Christine your official coach, and this podcast is not meant to replace your doctor or therapist. Curious? Click here for the deets! Looking for an episode transcript? You'll find it in this episode's page here. This Episode is Brought To You By The C.E.O. Training Team to Empty Nest Success Membership, powered by SupaPass Episode Topics & Their Minute Markers 00:41 Skip the intro & jump into today's topic 03:21 Journal Prompt
In this podcast episode, we continue the Conscious Effective Olympian analogy for your emotions. "Be curious about where your thoughts go, and consider what would your life look like if you felt your emotions and you weren't afraid to feel them?" Legal disclaimer: Listening to this podcast doesn't make Christine your official coach, and this podcast is not meant to replace your doctor or therapist. Curious? Click here for the deets! Looking for an episode transcript? You'll find it in this episode's page here. This Episode is Brought To You By The C.E.O. Training Team to Empty Nest Success Membership, powered by SupaPass Episode Topics & Their Minute Markers 00:44 Skip the intro & jump into today's topic 06:48 Journal Prompt
In this podcast episode, we continue our primary analogy for Conscious Effective Olympian living with a focus on your emotions. "Any emotion you experience is valid because it is yours." Legal disclaimer: Listening to this podcast doesn't make Christine your official coach, and this podcast is not meant to replace your doctor or therapist. Curious? Click here for the deets! Looking for an episode transcript? You'll find it in this episode's page here. This Episode is Brought To You By The C.E.O. Training Team to Empty Nest Success Membership, powered by SupaPass Episode Topics & Their Minute Markers 00:42 Skip the intro & jump into today's topic 03:13 Journal Prompt
In this podcast episode, we add on the idea of the part of you that acts as your Protector. "But, what if.. you become the boss of your own life - the Conscious Effective Olympian - by taking the time to get to know and train your Protector?" Legal disclaimer: Listening to this podcast doesn't make Christine your official coach, and this podcast is not meant to replace your doctor or therapist. Curious? Click here for the deets! Looking for an episode transcript? You'll find it in this episode's page here. This Episode is Brought To You By The C.E.O. Training Team to Empty Nest Success Membership, powered by SupaPass Episode Topics & Their Minute Markers 00:42 Skip the intro & jump into today's topic 05:26 Journal Prompt
In this podcast episode, we continue building the analogy for our Conscious Effective Olympian living by adding a fence. "...consider if you will, that a lot of things in your life have no need to ever cross over inside of your fence." Legal disclaimer: Listening to this podcast doesn't make Christine your official coach, and this podcast is not meant to replace your doctor or therapist. Curious? Click here for the deets! Looking for an episode transcript? You'll find it in this episode's page here. This Episode is Brought To You By The C.E.O. Training Team to Empty Nest Success Membership, powered by SupaPass Episode Topics & Their Minute Markers 00:43 Skip the intro & jump into today's topic 02:06 Journal Prompt
In this podcast episode, we begin building the Conscious Effective Olympian life primary analogy. "Starting with our thoughts, the analogy I have for you is to think of your mind as a house. Imagine that the doorbell to that house rings every time a new thought shows up in your mind - And we have lots of thoughts." Legal disclaimer: Listening to this podcast doesn't make Christine your official coach, and this podcast is not meant to replace your doctor or therapist. Curious? Click here for the deets! Looking for an episode transcript? You'll find it in this episode's page here. This Episode is Brought To You By The C.E.O. Training Team to Empty Nest Success Membership, powered by SupaPass Episode Topics & Their Minute Markers 00:42 Skip the intro & jump into today's topic 03:13 Journal Prompt
In this podcast episode, we chat a bit more about your life's toolbox. "This 30-Day Challenge is a perfect example of a bottom of your toolbox item." Looking for an episode transcript? You'll find it in this episode's page here. This Episode is Brought To You By The C.E.O. Training Team to Empty Nest Success Membership, powered by SupaPass Episode Topics & Their Minute Markers 00:45 Skip the intro & jump into today's topic 03:47 Journal Prompt
In this podcast episode, I invite you to consider if your mind is where your body is (presence). "The ability to tune into where you are; to be present; tuning into the now, is a fun activity to be able to do." Looking for an episode transcript? You'll find it in this episode's page here. This Episode is Brought To You By The C.E.O. Training Team to Empty Nest Success Membership, powered by SupaPass Episode Topics & Their Minute Markers 00:42 Skip the intro & jump into today's topic 03:36 Journal Prompt
In this podcast episode, I invite you to consider the different future-story-telling possibilities. "I invite you to pay attention to the stories you are telling about the future - especially when it comes to stories about your child's future." Looking for an episode transcript? You'll find it in this episode's page here. This Episode is Brought To You By The C.E.O. Training Team to Empty Nest Success Membership, powered by SupaPass Episode Topics & Their Minute Markers 00:43 Skip the intro & jump into today's topic 03:31 Journal Prompt
In this podcast episode, I share four things to remember as your household dynamic changes in the empty nest years. "The empty nest years can sometimes be a not-so-empty nest." Looking for an episode transcript? You'll find it in this episode's page here. This Episode is Brought To You By The C.E.O. Training Team to Empty Nest Success Membership, powered by SupaPass Episode Topics & Their Minute Markers 00:44 Skip the intro & jump into today's topic 03:13 Journal Prompt
In this podcast episode, I invite you to consider the What if switcheroo. "The possibilities here are endless. Allow What-if to open up your imagination, to shift your thoughts a bit, and see what happens." Looking for an episode transcript? You'll find it in this episode's page here. This Episode is Brought To You By The C.E.O. Training Team to Empty Nest Success Membership, powered by SupaPass Episode Topics & Their Minute Markers 00:41 Skip the intro & jump into today's topic 04:38 Journal Prompt
In this podcast episode, I invite you to take a look at your inner dialogue about yourself. "Those unkind thoughts that we have about ourselves, they aren't ones we were born with." Looking for an episode transcript? You'll find it in this episode's page here. This Episode is Brought To You By The C.E.O. Training Team to Empty Nest Success Membership, powered by SupaPass Episode Topics & Their Minute Markers 00:42 Skip the intro & jump into today's topic 02:46 Journal Prompt
In this podcast episode I remind you to celebrate your wins! "I encourage you to make the celebration of your win less dependent on other people's reactions." Looking for an episode transcript? You'll find it in this episode's page here. This Episode is Brought To You By The C.E.O. Training Team to Empty Nest Success Membership, powered by SupaPass Episode Topics & Their Minute Markers 00:43 Skip the intro & jump into today's topic 02:28 Journal Prompt
In this podcast episode, I invite you to consider moving into a new phase (or role) as a parent: the coach! "Consider the pressure you get to take off of yourself as your emerging adult has the space they need to become their best version of who they are meant to be." Looking for an episode transcript? You'll find it in this episode's page here. This Episode is Brought To You By The C.E.O. Training Team to Empty Nest Success Membership, powered by SupaPass Episode Topics & Their Minute Markers 00:44 Skip the intro & jump into today's topic 04:49 Journal Prompt
In this podcast episode, I recap all challenge announcements, and we talk about those bittersweet emotions - expect some! "Your emotional journey and your emotions are yours. Your emotions are fine to have because you are having them. Sure, they may take you for a ride or maybe on a detour, but you'll get back where you need to be." Looking for an episode transcript? You'll find it on this episode's page here. This Episode is Brought To You By The C.E.O. Training Team to Empty Nest Success Membership, powered by SupaPass Episode Topics & Their Minute Markers 01:25 Skip the intro & jump in 02:28 Big (new) announcement: Get Organized Virtual HQ 2023 - claim your free ticket (for a limited time only) 04:24 Challenge announcements recap 05:54 Embrace the bittersweet (emotions)
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In this podcast episode, you are asked to consider a journal and Coach Christine discusses the C.E.O. Toolbox idea. "Your assignment, should you choose to accept, is to begin paying attention to things that bring you joy; make you laugh; you might want to try; things that bring you peace; hobbies you love; hobbies you wanna try; people you love chatting with, and so on" Looking for an episode transcript? You'll find it in this episode's page here. This Episode is Brought To You By The C.E.O. Training Team to Empty Nest Success Membership, powered by SupaPass Episode Topics & Their Minute Markers 01:30 Skip the intro 02:41 Consider a Journal 03:44 Your Life's Toolbox / The C.E.O. Toolbox 07:16 Review of Empty Nest Success Worksheets 11:11 Bloopers
The 30-Day Challenge to Empty Nest Success is here! I'll be uploading episodes over August & September of 2023 - if you are ready to dive into the entire Challenge, a video series is available here: 30-Day Challenge to Empty Nest Success. In this episode, I introduce the Challenge, answer questions, and share additional resources you may want to consider using as you dive in. "This is your journey. Go with what feels aligned to you and leave the rest." Looking for an episode transcript? You'll find it in this episode's page here. This Episode is Brought To You By The C.E.O. Training Team to Empty Nest Success Membership, powered by SupaPass Episode Topics & Their Minute Markers 01:22 Skip the intro & jump in 01:37 What is the 30-Day Challenge to Empty Nest Success? 02:06 When can you begin the Challenge? 02:13 Is this Challenge right for me? 03:33 Three reasons the Challenge may not be for you 05:04 "Why you, Coach Christine?" 06:33 What additional resources do you have available? 08:22 Closing thoughts with an analogy 10:00 Bloopers
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Your Empty Nest Coach, Christine shares that the podpause is almost over! This Episode is Brought To You By The C.E.O. Training Team to Empty Nest Success Membership, powered by SupaPass Episode Topics & Their Minute Markers 00:00 Podcast intro 00:31 Thank you for your patience & an update 01:00 Affirmation videos 01:52 Thank you C.E.O. Training Team Members 02:15 Still Listening?
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Hello, my amazing friend. Thanks for stopping by! I'm popping in with a fun new segment, and sharing about the pause in my life. "My beautiful, amazing, resourceful friend, I'm impressed by you. You made time to do something for you. Do more of that, and then do even more. You deserve it. You deserve rest. You deserve trying new things, you deserve peace. You won't be given it - you'll have to make time for all of these things but you - YOU ARE WORTH IT." This Episode is Brought To You By The GPS Support Flock Community Membership, powered by SupaPass Episode Topics & Their Minute Markers 01:11 Quick Reminders 02:43 Pauses 04:56 Opportunities 06:38 Celebrating You and Your Wins 07:23 Thank Yous 10:27 Random Book Segment Two Questions for You 14:54 Two Questions for You 16:46 Bloopers 17:17 Still Listening?
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