Empower Radio : Empowering You for a Better Life!: How to Find Fulfillment When the Kids Leave Home with Judy Holland How to Find Fulfillment When the Kids Leave Home with Judy Holland ================================================================================ Brent Carey on 21/02/2020 09:30:00 Have you been counting the days until your children finally leave the nest for good? When that day comes, a surprising feeling of emptiness may overwhelm you as a parent. But when the kids leave home, this can still be a time full of love, joy, and rebirth. Dr. Terri talks with Judy Holland, journalism mogul and author of the new book “HappiNest: Finding Fulfillment When Your Kids Leave the Home.” Judy discusses dealing with “boomerang” children and how you can reinvent yourself in the second half of life. On today's episode: :30 - Judy's background and motivation for her book 5:00 - The importance of fun and novelty after your children leave home 12:35 - How Judy's book has impacted her views on relationships and millenials 17:15 - Listening to your adult children 20:00 - Boomerang children and final thoughts [Click Here to Listen] Judy Holland is an author, political correspondent, and journalism mogul. She has over 30 years of experience as a journalist, including 13 in the Washington Bureau of Hearst Newspapers, where she served as national editor. She has also served as Capitol Hill Correspondent and president of the Washington Press Club Foundation, a non-profit championing female pioneers in journalism. Her stories have appeared in countless publications such as The Washington Post and The Boston Globe, as well as Washingtonian magazine. Her new book “HappiNest: Finding Fulfillment When Your Kids Leave Home” teaches empty-nest parents how to reinvent themselves in a new and exciting chapter of their lives.