What's A Death Doula? Empty Nesters find out with Jill McClennen E151
Rick and Clancy started rewriting their wills this year, and that's what led them to Jill McClennen, a death doula, who says you don't have to be dying to use one."It's also that with a death doula, y...
20 Aug 35min
Are Calendars Busy?...or Full?...in the Empty Nest E150
Busy, or full? Rick and Clancy started using that second word on purpose this episode, and it changes how the whole conversation flows.Rick names a trap he's been stuck in for years: believing that on...
13 Aug 28min
Moving Kids Into College? What These Empty Nesters Learned E149
Move-in day never quite goes the way you expect, even after doing it more than once.Rick and Clancy walk through what actually shifts each time, from how much to help unpacking a dorm room to when to ...
6 Aug 29min
Launching kids AND preparing empty nest parents the right way with Hanna Bankier E148
How is the nest empty if you're still living in it? That question from Hanna Bankier is why we brought her on this week. Hanna runs Birdie Launcher, helping parents navigate launching their kids, and ...
30 Jul 33min
Empty nest marriage tune up and a bucket list band E147
We went into a marriage conference this weekend thinking we didn't really need it. Decades of marriage will do that to you. That assumption got proven wrong fast, especially in a breakout session on p...
23 Jul 29min
Empty Nester summer isn't summering E146
We set an alarm for five forty this week. After a night out. Nobody made us do that.We keep saying we have more freedom than ever, so why does this summer feel busier than any before it.Turns out the ...
16 Jul 18min
Empty Nesters Talk Medical Procedures...some necessary, some elective E145
Rick and Clancy are both mid-recovery and mid-appointment season, and this one gets into what that's actually like in our fifties.Between the two of them, this year alone brought a procedure Clancy ha...
9 Jul 25min
Communicating better as empty nesters with Rebecca Mullen E144
Communication breaks down in the same few places for almost every couple. This episode is about finding those places before they turn into a fight.Rebecca Mullen joins Rick and Clancy to talk about th...
2 Jul 37min
