
2025 Reflections and 2026 Launching in the Empty Nest - E118
That weird stretch between Christmas and New Year’s… when no one knows what day it is, the snacks never stop, and you start thinking about what just happened and what might be coming next.In this New ...
1 Jan 17min

Fa La La Full Nest – Greatest Hits E117
We’re releasing this episode on Christmas Day, and it felt like the right time to bring this one back.This is a Greatest Hits re-release of Episode 20, originally recorded after our very first holiday...
25 Des 202532min

Enhancing Empty Nest Communication with Raffi Bilek – E116
When the kids are grown and the house is quieter, the way couples talk to each other starts to matter in new ways. Some patterns get easier. Others get harder to ignore.In this episode of The Loud Qui...
18 Des 202531min

Empty Nest Nostalgia: The Holiday Foods We Still Crave - E115
Holiday food has a way of anchoring a season. We make certain things every year without even thinking about it… and the kids now expect them just as much as we do. In this episode we talk through the ...
11 Des 202530min

Empty Nesters Go To A Rave – E114
Sometimes saying yes takes you somewhere you never expected… like an EDM show on a Sunday night, surrounded by people half your age and a bass that makes your clothes vibrate. In this episode, Rick an...
4 Des 202525min

Feasts, Phase 10 and Football – Greatest Hits Episode 113
Some Thanksgivings are predictable… this one definitely wasn’t. For this Greatest Hits episode, we’re flashing back to our 2023 Thanksgiving trip to Arizona, a holiday full of hiking, travel hiccups, ...
27 Nov 202530min

Relationship Insights: Boardroom Concepts for the Empty Nest with Dr. Robin Buckley - E112
Using business ideas for a personal relationship. It sounds unusual at first, but Dr. Robin Buckley makes it feel surprisingly natural. She talks about relationships in a way that feels clear and doab...
20 Nov 202529min

Thanksgiving Apart: When Your College Kid Can’t Come Home - E111
For a lot of families, Thanksgiving week feels like it should be a given… everyone comes home, the same sides hit the table, the Cowboys disappoint us again. But for some parents of college kids, that...
13 Nov 202520min



















