💞 Stronger Together – Relationship Skills for Lasting Partnerships *coming soon
Course overview
Lesson Overview

6.20 – Adapting to Empty Nesting With Empathy: When children leave home, couples face a profound transition from daily parenting to rediscovering their partnership. Adapting to empty nesting means mourning a familiar routine while celebrating regained independence. It’s a time to reimagine what love looks like without constant caretaking. Empathy plays a key role as each partner adjusts differently—one may feel liberated, the other lonely. Acknowledging both emotional realities prevents resentment and strengthens connection. Shared activities, travel, or creative pursuits can reignite closeness and fun. It’s also an opportunity to reconnect emotionally and sexually after years of parental focus. By approaching this chapter as a rebirth rather than a loss, couples rediscover why they first chose each other. With empathy guiding the transition, empty nesting becomes a gateway to deeper companionship rather than distance.

About this course

Guidance and strategies to help couples build trust, communicate effectively, and strengthen their partnership for long-term success.

This course includes:
  • Communication and conflict resolution practice activities
  • Trust-building and intimacy exercises
  • Partnership goal-setting templates and tools

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