Welcome to Talk Gumbo!

In this blog, I will serve up the gumbo on issues about Empty-Nest Syndrome. I write to those with grown children who are no longer as accessible as their parents prefer. It is for parents who have prepared for this season of their life, and those who did not think they needed to prepare. But then reality set in. If you’re like me, you felt a deep sadness months before that fateful day because you knew it was coming.

The Rest of Your Life

Empty Nest Syndrome (ENS) has hit you like a ton of bricks. It has left you trying to figure out what you will do with the rest of your life.

Why Gumbo?

I call this blog Talk Gumbo because I am from New Orleans, and gumbo is our most globally known dish. It has lots of ingredients. Like gumbo, empty nesting has many parts that shape our lives. Yet they all work together to play vital roles in who we have become as empty nesters.

New Hurdles With Each Stage

If you can relate, this blog is for you. We will help one another to get through the most challenging days and learn to thrive in our new reality. I encourage you on this journey even as I encourage myself. But keep in mind that new hurdles will unravel at each stage of your ENS.

In closing, I am here to help you appreciate every phase of it!

Keep watching this space.

Denise