Becoming an empty nester can be a challenging time—full of bittersweet goodbyes, new routines, and a lot of questions about what’s next. My guest today on The Christian Habits Podcast, <a href="https://jillsavage.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jill Savage</a>, knows this season well and brings wisdom and encouragement for navigating it with faith and purpose. In this episode, she shares practical insights from her book, Empty Nest, Full Life, on how to let go, grab hold of what matters most, and build a fulfilling life in the empty nest season.
<img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-25017 size-full" src="https://barbraveling.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/How-to-Thrive-as-Empty-Nesters.jpg" alt="How to thrive as empty nesters with Jill Savage." width="1280" height="720" srcset="https://barbraveling.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/How-to-Thrive-as-Empty-Nesters.jpg 1280w, https://barbraveling.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/How-to-Thrive-as-Empty-Nesters-300x169.jpg 300w, https://barbraveling.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/How-to-Thrive-as-Empty-Nesters-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://barbraveling.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/How-to-Thrive-as-Empty-Nesters-150x84.jpg 150w, https://barbraveling.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/How-to-Thrive-as-Empty-Nesters-768x432.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px" />
<h4>What We Discussed on the Podcast</h4>
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<li>What to let go of and what to grab hold of as an empty nester</li>
<li>How to employ “pray, don’t say” and trust God with your adult kids’ lives</li>
<li>How to unhitch your emotions from your adult child’s choices and problems</li>
<li>How to become a “safe place for your kids to land” so your kids want you to remain involved in their lives</li>
<li>The importance of rebooting both your marriage and your friendships for a more fulfilled life</li>
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<h4>Resources We Mentioned on the Podcast</h4>
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<li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Empty-Nest-Full-Life-Discovering/dp/0802419283/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2GSH9G8R4PRLR&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.yI7WkNnKgxxfslfT9bIBKL-RD3kgEw2Ed3FQC7e3WTgdYfnvlJ3MoHiR7X08dIX1bkNWyWIi2Y5nEaZ2YfnqKDby5s0hom-GHjFxHP6iLhIl62l-IAc35Aws-MWs6y9MHyFbqo1-IUbbTlCpN6yQ_sSb4pqJ04IvO2tuft60ZFEs9uWydSpScdCy_cNJ20lewCdDBg1oZiLcsrAZrNaJ1ci5drB3MKAGg4x7HsLoFF0.1tBfvcP2Y8806mi-Zh3FukC9vbbfmU3HyojYK1T3jlw&dib_tag=se&keywords=empty+nest+full+life&qid=1734736129&sprefix=empty+nest+full+lif%2Caps%2C169&sr=8-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Empty Nest, Full Life</a> by Jill Savage</li>
<li>“How to Renew Your Mind” course, starting January 28, 2025. <a href="https://barbraveling.com/course/">Get more info here</a>.</li>
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<h4>About Jill Savage</h4>
<img decoding="async" class="alignleft wp-image-25006 size-medium" src="https://barbraveling.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Jill-Savage-Headshot-web-200x300.jpg" alt="Headshot of author, coach, and podcaster Jill Savage, author of Empty Nest, Full Life, a book about how to thrive as empty nesters." width="200" height="300" srcset="https://barbraveling.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Jill-Savage-Headshot-web-200x300.jpg 200w, https://barbraveling.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Jill-Savage-Headshot-web-683x1024.jpg 683w, https://barbraveling.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Jill-Savage-Headshot-web-100x150.jpg 100w, https://barbraveling.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Jill-Savage-Headshot-web-768x1152.jpg 768w, https://barbraveling.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Jill-Savage-Headshot-web-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https://barbraveling.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Jill-Savage-Headshot-web-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https://barbraveling.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Jill-Savage-Headshot-web-scaled.jpg 1707w" sizes="(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px" /><a href="https://jillsavage.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jill Savage</a> is an author and speaker who is passionate about encouraging families. She is the author or co-author of fourteen books including Professionalizing Motherhood, My Hearts At Home, Real Moms…Real Jesus, Living With Less So Your Family Has More, No More Perfect Moms, No More Perfect Marriages (with her husband Mark), and her most recent release Empty Nest Full Life.
Featured on Focus on the Family, Crosswalk.com, Family Life Today and Today’s Christian Woman magazine, Jill is the founder of Hearts at Home, an organization that encouraged moms from 1994-2017. Jill and her husband, Mark, have five children, three who are married, and eight grandchildren. They make their home in Normal, Illinois.
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