Project Empty Nest Now What?
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Sprache:Englisch
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Produktdetails
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Erscheinungsdatum
13.07.2027
Verlag
Random House N.Y.Seitenzahl
256
Maße (L/B/H)
21/14/1,6 cm
Gewicht
363 g
Sprache
Englisch
EAN
9798217399369
#1 New York Times bestselling happiness expert Gretchen Rubin tackles the moment a child leaves home—charting a clear roadmap through one of life’s great transitions, toward happiness, purpose, and renewal.
After dropping off their youngest daughter at college, Gretchen Rubin and her husband drove home in near silence. When he reached over to take her hand and said, “She’ll do great,” Rubin agreed, then added: “But it will never be the same.” That moment held both grief and relief, loss and unexpected promise.
As a longtime student of happiness, Rubin recognized the opportunity of the “empty nest.” Time and energy free up. Questions long ignored suddenly demand answers. New options appear. The end of daily parenting allows us to ask: Who am I now? What am I for? How do I hold my child close—yet let them go? Or even: Now is it okay to eat dinner in front of the TV?
For many parents, the conventional wisdom—“Get a hobby!” “Enjoy the freedom!”—falls flat. Why? If we don’t understand exactly what’s causing our pain, we can’t address it. And if we don’t face our new reality, we may drift into isolation, neediness, or estrangement.
Drawing on new research, hundreds of conversations with parents, and her own experience—with her signature insight and humor—Rubin guides us through the nine essential questions of this stage of life. She offers concrete advice—from how to handle the shock of a child’s departure, to how to step into a future filled with meaning and love.
She reframes the “empty nest” as the “open door” to replace a metaphor of loss with one of possibility. Along the way, she draws distinctions—relaxers, rekindlers, and reinventors; jugglers and aerialists; book people and tree people; more-time-for-me people and more-time-for-us people—that help readers know themselves better. She suggests practical exercises—“Treat yourself like your college freshman,” “Plan a freshmoon”—that help readers find their own path forward.
Project Empty Nest helps every parent answer the question “What’s next for me?” with clarity and purpose.
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