2/8 - The Empty Nest - Now What? Navigating the Empty Nest Season Together
The Empty Nest—Now What? Navigating the Empty Nest Season Together The empty nest can arrive quietly—or all at once. One day your home is full of schedules, noise, and constant demands. The next, it’s quieter than you expected. In the recent episode of The Mustard Seed Marriage Podcast , we talked honestly about what happens to a marriage when the parenting season shifts and couples are left asking, “Now what?” Whether you’re grieving this transition, feeling relief mixed with guilt, or realizing you and your spouse have grown apart, you’re not alone. The empty nest is a major marriage transition—and it deserves care, attention, and intentionality. Why the Empty Nest Impacts Marriage For many couples, parenting became the center of life, around which everything revolved and was organized. When that parenting role changes or disappears, it can expose: Emotional distance between husband and wife, that’s been ignored, sometimes for years. Now it feels like it's the center of a...
