{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/660030ee8d6ad80016ba0381/673b6741107f423a051e92b3?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Surviving and thriving an Empty Nest","description":"<p>&nbsp;</p><p>This series, we are spilling the tea on topics that affect our health and well-being from the extra-ordinary women that are raising their voices for positive change.</p><p>Today we are thrilled to be spilling the tea with our guest&nbsp;and&nbsp;Womenkind Collective&nbsp;co-founder Lou Hockings-Thompson.&nbsp;</p><p>When a child moves out&nbsp;of home, parents often experience a mix of emotions, ranging from pride and fulfilment to feelings of grief, sadness, and anxiety. These emotions can feel even more intense if other life changes, are happening simultaneously&nbsp;such as menopause. Lou and her husband, Steve, are Empty Nesters and have been for a little while now&nbsp;and she offers us&nbsp;some wise words&nbsp;for&nbsp;those who may be navigating life as an empty nester.</p><p><br></p><p>In the Book Collective we discuss chapters 19-25&nbsp;of our book for this series, All Fours by Miranda July.&nbsp;The narrators relationship is spiralling, her emotions are running high and&nbsp;we find out who the&nbsp;tele-photographer&nbsp;is! We will read&nbsp;to the end of the book for&nbsp;our Book club week.</p><p>You can join in with our Book Club, send us a DM or voice note with your thoughts on the book or ideas for a new book for Season 12.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>It’s&nbsp;another episode brimming with chat and all the usual sweary shenanigans! There’s comments, a WI (weekly invitation) and a thought for the week.</p><p>So, go and get the kettle on and settle in for our weekly collective chat while we spill the tea!&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>If you’ve enjoyed our Podcast you may like to consider buying us a Ko-Fi at&nbsp;<a href=\"https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcast\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcast</a></p><p>Here you can find updates, photos and some inclusive content we won’t post anywhere else and your donation will help us ensure we continue to bring you great quality of content and sound.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Follow us on instagram https://www.instagram.com/womenkindcollective/profilecard/?igsh=ZmxmbGs2d3BjcXA1</p><p>You can watch the full unedited interview with Kate on our YouTube channel: Womenkind Collective.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Further&nbsp;advice and&nbsp;reading on empty nesting:</strong></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>W:&nbsp;</strong><a href=\"http://www.familylives.org.uk/advice/teenagers/you-and-your-teen/empty-nest-syndrome\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>www.familylives.org.uk/advice/teenagers/you-and-your-teen/empty-nest-syndrome</strong></a></p><p><strong>Books:&nbsp;<em>The Empty Nest.</em></strong>&nbsp;<strong>Author: Celia Dodd. Publisher: Piatkus</strong></p><p><strong><em>Surviving and Thriving The Empty Nest.</em>&nbsp;Author: Jill Merton. Publisher: Daydreamer&nbsp;Press.&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong></p>","author_name":"Jinty Sheerin and Lou Hockings-Thompson"}