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131. How To Stay Close When Your Kids Move Away

Send Jay comments via text (https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/tex...) What if true closeness with your adult children has little to do with how far apart you are? This thought-provoking episode features writer and parent-mentor Joanne McHugh, creator of the insightful newsletter Things Your Mom Should Have Told You (https://www.thingsyourmomshouldhaveto...) . Together, we explore the emotional journey of launching kids into the world—whether to veterinary school in London or chasing dreams amidst a pandemic in Manhattan—and uncover why intimacy thrives when we prioritize honesty over perfection. Joanne shares practical strategies for staying connected despite distance, emphasizing the power of small, consistent check-ins, voice notes, and photos that provide context and meaning. We discuss the transformative shift from “fixing” to adopting a peer-style mentor approach that respects your children’s autonomy. Through relatable stories—like the significance of a spilled salad dressing or a cake-in-the-face wedding photo—Joanne illustrates how candid narratives can model resilience and invite your adult children to open up in return. Highlights & Key Takeaways: • Redefining closeness: intimacy over proximity. • Navigating parenting across cities and time zones. • How storytelling teaches better than lecturing. • Transitioning from a parental voice to a peer mentor role. Joanne McHugh's Bio: Joanne McHugh is on a mission to share all the things we should tell our kids about young adulthood. She created the weekly online newsletter "Things Your Mom Should Have Told You (https://www.thingsyourmomshouldhaveto...) " to help 20-somethings navigate young adulthood. By speaking candidly about the ordinary struggles of adulthood, offering common-sense wisdom, and throwing in a few laughs, she hopes to help reduce anxiety about becoming a grown-up. Joanne also supports parents by offering insights on coping with the empty nest and finding renewed purpose by serving as on-call experts for their kids about “What to Expect While Adulting.” Find Joanne Online: Instagram (  / joanne_mcq  ) , Facebook (  / joanne.mchugh.750  ) , Website (https://www.thingsyourmomshouldhaveto...) Support the show (https://buymeacoffee.com/thisemptynes...) BECOME A VIP SUBSCRIBER (Join Today! (https://www.buzzsprout.com/1561298/su...) ) • Bonus Content for Subscribers Only • Episode Shoutouts • Thank You Emails • Private Meet & Greets via Zoom • + More ENJOY THE SHOW? Don’t miss an episode, subscribe via Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id...) or follow on Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/1nb68vy...) and many more (https://www.positivityonfire.com/) . Review us on Love the Podcast (https://lovethepodcast.com/thisemptyn...) , Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...) , or Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/1nb68vy...) -- reviews and ratings help others find us and we’d appreciate your support greatly. LOVE THE SHOW? Get THIS EMPTY NEST LIFE swag (https://www.jasonramsden.com/merchandise) CONNECT WITH JAY Email (mailto:coaching@jasonramsden.com?subject=This%20Empty%20Nest%20Life%20Podcast) , LinkedIn (  / jasonramsden  ) , Instagram (https://www.instgram.com/the.emptynes...) , TikTok (  / the.emptynest.coach  )