​6 simple ways to evade ‘Empty-Nest Syndrome’

Empty nest syndrome is not a clinical issue or diagnosis, rather it encompasses the transition time in which many parents experience feelings of loss and loneliness. While most parents and guardians want their children to become flourishing and independent adults, it can still be difficult and painful to release one’s children into the world. I know this was a hard time for my mom, as all of us kids left the house. She loves it when the grand kids come and stay.

4 Ways to avoid Empty Nest Syndrome

Is the void inevitable? From personal experience, and more than a decade of raising two children on my own – absolutely not. Juggling the vast responsibilities of single parenting with a full-time corporate career and an active social life. The good news is that although empty-nest anguish may be common, it doesn’t have to be inevitable.