31 Best Empty Nest Podcasts
Empty Nest Podcasts
Here are 31 Best Empty Nest Podcasts worth listening to in 2026.
Export Contact List1. The Midlife Momma Podcast - Empty nest mom, Parenting adult children, Midlife transition, Christian
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Welcome to The Midlife Momma Podcast, the go-to resource for empty nest moms ready to embrace the next chapter of life with confidence and purpose! Join me, Pamela Henkelman, a certified Empty Nest Coach and proud momma of five, as we navigate this transformative journey together. Each week, we dive into essential topics that matter most to midlife moms, including: Setting and maintaining boundaries Rediscovering your life's purpose Mastering effective communication with adult children Strengthening your marriage in the empty nest season Leaning on faith to guide your journey Follow The Midl..more Producer/Network Christian Parenting
Email ****@denisonministries.org
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guest Suzy Mighell
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2. The Open Nesters
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We are the Open Nesters. We are the Baby Boomers and Gen X'ers who reject the traditional roles that our parents played and the empty nest syndrome. We defy the stigma of ageism, ailing health, empty retirement and a passionless sex life. Together we explore the journey of re-discovering and reinventing our lives as our grown children leave the nest. We hear about the sides of people that have been left unexplored during a long-term marriage. The mysteries, fantasies and unmet desires and needs are laid wide open at this juncture in their lives...more Producer/Network The Open Nesters
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guests Mia Bolden, David James +20 more
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 36 Avg Length 40 min Format Long form Get Email Contact
3. Beyond Empty Nest
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💜 You did the mom thing—and you did it well. Now the house is quieter, the roles have shifted, and you're asking: What's next for me? Welcome to Beyond Empty Nest , the podcast for midlife women who are ready to dare more, doubt less, and live fully . I'm Jodi Silverman—speaker, mindset coach, and your personal cheerleader for this next chapter of life. Every Thursday, you'll hear real stories of reinvention, heartfelt solo episodes, and conversations that spark courage, confidence, and connection...more Producer/Network Jodi Silverman
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guests Dr. Melissa Lee-Agawa, Kaitlin Files +27 more
Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 40 Avg Length 33 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact
4. The Girlfriend's Guide to an Empty Nest
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Hey! We are Anne & Becky! Here we discuss the challenges and joys of the empty nest phase, sharing personal experiences and advice. You aren't alone if emptying nesting feels HARD! We cover topics such as the grieving process, reconnecting with spouses, rediscovering purpose, and the transition from parent to friend. We share the importance of faith and humor in navigating this season of life. We pray these episodes bless and prepare you for emptying nesting... and make you giggle!more Producer/Network Anne Watson and Becky Kopitzke
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guests Anne, Rick +2 more
Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 24 Avg Length 33 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact
5. This Empty Nest Life
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Embark on a transformative journey with Jay Ramsden, the enlightening voice behind The Empty Nest Coach on TikTok and Instagram . Jay's show will help you navigate the uncharted seas of mid-life and empty nesting as he thoughtfully unravels the threads of change, growth, and self-discovery in what has become your new normal. Jay will help you discover the endless opportunities awaiting you in this new phase of life because life doesn't end in your 40s, 50s, and beyond -- it begins again. Subscribe now to gain invaluable insights on navigating the challenges of change...more Producer/Network Jay Ramsden
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guests Nate Turner, Joy Rowland +24 more
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6. Midlife Worthy Moms
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Welcome to the Midlife Worthy Moms, the podcast for Graceful Empty Nesters. I'm Kim Damon, founder of Midlife Discoveries, Worthy Moms. As a certified life and Enneagram coach for moms of adults, I'm here to help you find connection with your adult kids while embarking on your journey as an empty nester mom. Let's create drama remission with your kids, step kids, son-in-law, and daughter-in-law. Build a life based on grace and peace. Tune in each week for practical tips and valuable lessons on connecting with your adult children and living your best life...more Host Kim Damon
Email ****@midlifediscoveries.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guests Lynn Catalano, Latoya Mathew
Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 18 Avg Length 23 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact
7. Life After Launch: Tools for coping with the empty nest, navigating midlife transitions, and parenti
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Your life isn't over because the kids are grown, it's just getting started. Life After Launch is the podcast that helps you take back your time, rediscover who you are, and create a life you're excited to wake up to. If you're navigating the empty nest, parenting adult kids, or wondering what's next now that everything has changed—this show is for you. Hosted by Allison Goldberg , Life After Launch delivers real talk, expert tools, and honest stories that will help you feel seen, supported, and ready to launch again-on your own terms...more Producer/Network Allison Goldberg
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guest Cecilia
Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 18 Avg Length 20 min Format Short form Get Email Contact
8. Beyond The Nest
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Beyond The Nest is a place to go deep on the real realities of being an empty nest family that has survived the rollarcoaster ride of having kids, raising kids, releasing kids...all while preserving a healthy marriage and friendships. Lance and Allison will lead with vulnerability and lessons learned by sharing the things they did right (and wrong) throughout this journey.more Producer/Network Lance and Allison Welch
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
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9. Empty Nest Quest
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Empty Nesters-THIS is the best time of your life. Your little birdies have left the nest…or are about to, you have done your job and now it's time to focus on you. This does not make you selfish, this is necessary, you can not pour from an empty cup. This is the time to redefine who you are and what your purpose is for this next chapter of your life, which we believe is the best chapter yet! You will become a better mom, wife, friend and most important rediscover the fire within you. Leeeeeeetttttt's do this!more Hosts Jennifer Dollander, Melinda McCutcheon
Producer/Network Jennifer Dollander
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Recent Guest Gladys Autry
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10. The Loud Quiet - Empty Nest Living
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Rick and Clancy have been enjoying life together since the mid 90s. Starting in August 2023, with two college-aged kiddos they entered Empty Nest Living. The house is quieter than before...it's a loud quiet, indeed. Join them as they laugh and cry while trying to figure out how to live the empty nest. Tune in for relatable stories, navigating the ups and downs of empty nest life with humor about the empty nest journey. Want to be a guest on The Loud Quiet - Empty Nest Living? Send Rick And Clancy Denton a message on PodMatch, here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/theloudquiethostmore Producer/Network Rick and Clancy Denton
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Recent Guests Lisa Guzman, Shara Goswick +7 more
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11. Empty Nest Guests
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Welcome to your encore years! They can be your best years yet. Join Charlotte and listen and learn from encouraging guests who are helping others navigate the empty nest phase of life. Charlotte interviews guests (best-selling authors, speakers and leaders) who are blessing people mentally, physically & spiritually Charlotte's mission and hope, through this podcast and her life, is to encourage others that they have great purpose here and now. Click here https://charlotteguest.com/about/ for more about Charlotte and to reach her regarding this podcast.more Host Charlotte Guest
Email ****@cox.net
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guests Dr. Michelle Watson Canfield, Dr. Ken Canfield +1 more
Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 31Twitter 54Instagram 837 Avg Length 41 min Format Long form Since Oct 2020 Get Email Contact
12. Branching Out of the Empty Nest
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Resources, tools, and insight to help empty-nesters live their best lives. Discusses issues relevant to the new and seasoned empty-nester such as health, wealth, relationships, making new friends, taking care of aging parents, downsizing, and having fun. more Producer/Network Zoana Price
Email ****@emptynestsquad.com
Recent Guests Desarie Anderson, Paulette J Smith +4 more
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13. Empty Nexters
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The kids are grown and the nest is empty — now what? Join us as we have real conversations on how to find purpose, fulfillment, and joy in your next season of life. What's your next?
Producer/Network Shelly Renae
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Recent Guests Dr. Krista Springston, Vera
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14. DrB and MrsB Empty Nesters LifeStyle Podcast Show
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DrB and MrsB Empty Nesters LifeStyle Podcast Show is focused on all the major and minor topical issues related to our new Empty Nesters LifeStyle. After raising three adult children, we are learning about this new phase of our life and want to talk about these issues which often get overlooked, not discussed, or not shared with other Empty Nesters. Our Podcast Show is for all Empty Nesters, soon-to-be Empty Nesters, and adult children of Empty Nesters. Our typical shows will be focused on one topic and range from 5 to 7 minutes...more Producer/Network drbandmrsbemptynesterslifestyl
Recent Guests MrsB, DrB
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15. Create Your Best Empty Nest
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Your kids are almost gone, or already gone, and nobody told you it would feel like this. Create Your Best Empty Nest is where women figure out who they are now and what comes next. Certified life coach Marianne Iverson helps you move from lost and uncertain to clear, grounded, and genuinely excited about your next chapter.more Producer/Network Marianne Iverson
Email ****@marianneiverson.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Recent Guest Marianne Iverson
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16. Empty Nest Era
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Empty Nest Era is the go-to podcast for parents navigating the emotional rollercoaster of the empty nest transition. Hosted by Jamie Chin, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist , each episode offers a compassionate, expert-backed perspective on what it really means to rediscover yourself when the parenting chapter starts to quiet down. Whether you're struggling with identity loss, marriage changes, or redefining your relationship with your adult children—this podcast is here to help...more Recent Guest Jamie Chin
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17. Empty Nest Girl
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The 'Empty Nest Girl Podcast' is a heartfelt and relatable series led by Kim Martier, a vibrant woman navigating the thrilling new chapter of life after her two adult sons flew the nest. Drawing on her rich experiences as a broadcast professional, devoted mother, and Navy wife, Kim explores the emotional ups and downs of empty-nest life, reinvention, and self-discovery...more Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Recent Guests Kourtney Glor, Trina Woods +3 more
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18. Freebirding Freedmans
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Providing inspiration to parents navigating the empty nest chapters of life as free birds!#EmptyNest #Freebird #LifelongLearning #SeniorLiving #Parenting #EmptyNestMom
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
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19. Trippin On Empty
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Trippin' on Empty is a podcast for empty nesters with no map and low fuel. The show explores grief, identity loss, healing, and the uneasy space between who you were and who you're becoming. Most empty-nest conversations jump straight to advice or forced optimism, which when you're stuck on the couch is the last thing you want to hear. We talk honestly about how immobilizing this chapter can be, how deep the depression can run, and create a place where you feel less alone.more Email ****@gmail.com
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20. THE EMPTY NESTERS
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A place for current and pending empty nesters to gather, have fun and share their parenting fails and wins, while preparing for life after launching their birds! Hosted by Jill Whelan and Leah Mangum.more Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 5 Avg Length 29 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact
21. Project Empty Nest
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Project empty nest is a humorous and heartfelt podcast about what comes next — not for your college-bound kid, but for you. Although to be fair your kids can learn a lot about their parents from this podcast as well! Hosted by Sam and Matt Kramer, first-time empty nesters sending their oldest, youngest, and only child off to college, the show dives into the strange, wonderful, and sometimes uncertain moment when the house feels much bigger and quieter overnight… and suddenly you're left with a surprising amount of free time and space to rediscover.more Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 10 Avg Length 27 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact
22. Empty Nester Life: The Podcast with Mark and Jacki
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Empty Nester Life: The Podcast is your honest, heartfelt guide to life after the kids leave home. Join Jacki and Mark as they dive into real conversations about marriage, grief, purpose, parenting adult children, rediscovering yourself, and navigating major life transitions. Whether you're embracing freedom, facing loneliness, or dreaming of what's next, you'll find encouragement, humor, and real talk here. Welcome to the next—and best—chapter of life.more Producer/Network Jacki and Mark Tait
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 2 Avg Length 50 min Format Long form Get Email Contact
23. Empty Nest Globe
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Sharing the stories of empty nesters across the globe when the children have grown and moved away. Advice for dealing with lonliness, relationship with adult children, keeping healthy in spirit mind and body. more Recent Guest Dr Utah
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24. The Now What Podcast
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A roadmap for mammas who want to stay connected with their adult sons and create a new life they love beyond the empty nest. Delivered weekly.
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25. Your Empty Nest Coach Podcast
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Empty Nest Success starts here. You can become the C.E.O. of Your Life: the Conscious Effective Olympian. Freaking out about the empty nest ahead? Together we will channel your freaking out energy into freaking awesome energy!more Host Christine Oakfield
Producer/Network Christine Oakfield, Empty Nest Coach
Email ****@youremptynestcoach.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 56Facebook 427Twitter 577Instagram 2K Avg Length 8 min Format Bite size Since Nov 2018 Get Email Contact
26. Almost Empty Nesters with Rob and Becky
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We're Rob and Becky. As parents of twin boys, we have gone through every stage with our sons. From double diapers to now double the college tuition. We have reached the stage of the empty nest... well, almost. As one will go away to college, the other decided to go to college close by. So close, he's still living with us! Join us as we experience this new stage of being almost empty nesters.more Hosts Becky Castillo, Rob Castillo
Producer/Network Rob and Becky
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 4.3/5Apple Reviews 7 Avg Length 35 min Format Medium form Since Jun 2020 Get Email Contact
27. Next Chapter Empty Nest
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Welcome to the Next Chapter Empty Nest podcast! This podcast is about creating a community for parents preparing for an empty nest. The ups and downs, the emotions, and what we go through as parents. It is about discovering what we want to do as we have more time to focus on ourselves. We will hear from others who have been through the empty nest, those who have interesting stories to inspire us, and those with fascinating ideas to help us find our passion! Where we meet our goals while our kids are out meeting theirs!more Host Brenda Lenweaver
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
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28. Empty Nest Adventures
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'Welcome to Empty Nest Adventures, the podcast where life after the kids fly the coop becomes the ultimate journey! Each week, we explore the exciting, unexpected, and sometimes hilarious twists that come with a quieter home, more freedom, and a fresh start. Whether you're rediscovering your passions, navigating a new chapter in your relationship, or just figuring out what to do with all this newfound space, you're in the right place. So, grab your favorite drink, sit back, and join us on this adventure called life—because the nest may be empty, but the possibilities are endless.'more Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Recent Guest Darby
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29. A single Mom's empty nest reboot.
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If you're a single empty nester and struggling with what's next, THIS is the podcast for you. I left my career to raise my daughter, as a single Mom. Now, nest empty, I wondered what's next? Join me each Wednesday, as I navigate this new normal, sharing stories, insights, and guest interviews...asking for help along the way. Hoping, while searching for my neSt big thing, that I'll find others with common experiences and together we can offer support, encouragement and fun.more Host Tracy Collins
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
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30. Empty Nesting
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This podcast is about parents experiencing sadness or the joys when the last child leaves home for college or for a job. You will hear parents talk about their experience of Empty Nesting, relationship will their child(ten), significant others, family and friends. So come on this journey with us.more Host Glenda Edwards
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 5 Avg Length 33 min Format Medium form Since Jan 2020 Get Email Contact
31. The Almost Empty Nest—Letting Go, Redefined: Parenting Teens and Finding Yourself Again—with Small J
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Are you stuck between wanting to guide your teen or college kid and knowing it's time to start letting go? Welcome to The Almost Empty Nest Podcast, where moms of teens and college kids reframe what 'letting go' really means and stop second-guessing themselves to feel more connected, confident, and at peace in this chapter of motherhood...more Host Jennifer Collins
Email ****@thesmalljar.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 65 Avg Length 23 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact
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| Podcaster Name | Role | Podcast Link | Podcast Episodes | Gender | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kim Damon | Host | 113 | Female | ||
| Jennifer Dollander | Co Host | 44 | Female | ||
| Melinda McCutcheon | Co Host | 44 | Female | ||
| Charlotte Guest | Host | charlotteguest.com/podcast | 154 | Female | |
| Christine Oakfield | Host | youremptynestcoach.com/emptynestcoachepisodes | 136 | Female | |
| Becky Castillo | Co Host | podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/almostemptynesters | 33 | Female | |
| Rob Castillo | Co Host | podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/almostemptynesters | 33 | Male | |
| Brenda Lenweaver | Host | podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/next-chapter-empty-nest | 108 | Female | |
| Tracy Collins | Host | podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thenestbigthing | 44 | Female | |
| Glenda Edwards | Host | podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/glenda-edwards | 10 | ||
| Jennifer Collins | Host | 402 | Female |
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