{"podcast":{"title":"Create Your Best Empty Nest","slug":"create-your-best-empty-nest-7655799","podcast_index_feed_id":7655799,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/10db70cec/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://marianneiverson.com","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/45150675/45150675-1768243263869-f7b4605a3a0c2.jpg","author":"Marianne Iverson","episode_count":24,"summary":"Your kids are almost gone, or already gone, and nobody told you it would feel like this. Create Your Best Empty Nest is where women figure out who they are now and what comes next. Certified life coach Marianne Iverson helps you move from lost and uncertain to clear, grounded, and genuinely excited about your next chapter.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-24T00:17:14.271240+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/create-your-best-empty-nest-7655799"},"episode":{"title":"The Important Truth About Relationships After Kids Leave (Marriage, Friends, and You)","slug":"the-important-truth-about-relationships-after-kids-leave-marriage-friends-and-you","published_at":"2026-02-03T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/create-your-best-empty-nest-7655799/the-important-truth-about-relationships-after-kids-leave-marriage-friends-and-you","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/create-your-best-empty-nest-7655799","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/marianneiverson/episodes/The-Important-Truth-About-Relationships-After-Kids-Leave-Marriage--Friends--and-You-e3dt3ue","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/10db70cec/podcast/play/114249102/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-0-19%2F8bd8717e-2973-ead1-6024-d3bdcd979e53.mp3","summary":"When kids leave home, most women expect to miss their kids. What they don’t expect is how many relationships start to feel different at the same time. Marriage can feel unfamiliar. Friendships can feel harder to maintain. And being alone with yourself can bring up feelings you didn’t anticipate. In this episode, we talk about the important truth about relationships after kids leave and why this season often feels confusing, emotional, and tender all at once. You’ll hear about: Why marriage often needs a reset after the kids leave Why reconnection feels awkward before it feels meaningful How friendships in midlife quietly go dormant Why learning to be with yourself matters more than you think How boundaries with adult kids can actually strengthen your relationship Nothing here means something is wrong with you. It means you’re in a season that asks for intention, not perfection. If this episode stirred something in you, I created a short quiz to help you name where you are in this season and what you might need next. LINKS & NEXT STEPS 🌿 Take the “Who Am I After the Kids Leave?” Quiz 👉 https://www.marianneiverson.com/quiz 📞 Book a Free 30-Minute Next Chapter Jumpstart Call 👉 https://calendly.com/marianneiverson/15-minute-discovery-call 🌐 Visit My Website 👉 https://www.marianneiverson.com 📸 Follow Me on Instagram 👉 https://www.instagram.com/coachmariannei 📸 Follow Me on Facebook 👉 ⁠https://www.facebook.com/coachmariannei⁠ ✨ Research and resources referenced: Allina Health The Gottman Institute Grown & Flown American Psychological Association Harvard Study of Adult Development Psychology Today Journal of Family Psychology","meta_description":"When kids leave home, most women expect to miss their kids. What they don’t expect is how many relationships start to feel different at the same time. Mar…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":616,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/create-your-best-empty-nest-7655799/episodes/the-important-truth-about-relationships-after-kids-leave-marriage-friends-and-you/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/create-your-best-empty-nest-7655799/the-important-truth-about-relationships-after-kids-leave-marriage-friends-and-you.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}