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131. How To Stay Close When Your Kids Move Away

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. 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" 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.”