The Midlife Momma Podcast - Empty nest mom, Parenting adult children, Midlife transition, Christian mom
Christian Parenting
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 boundariesRediscovering your life’s purposeMastering effective communication with adult childrenStrengthening your marriage in the empty nest seasonLeaning on faith to guide your journey Follow The Midlife Momma Podcast now to join a community of like-minded moms and start your journey toward confidence, connection, and fulfillment in this exciting new chapter of motherhood.The Midlife Momma podcast is part of the Christian Parenting Podcast Network. Find more information at www.ChristianParenting.org
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May 9, 2024 • 11min
115. The Art of Grace: Maintaining Harmony with Adult Kids, Part 2
Learn how grace allows you to not judge your adult child for their decisions and stop rescuing them from their challenging circumstances.
HELPFUL LINKS:
Free Guide: Your Kids Are Grown...Now What? here
Free Discovery Session with certified Empty Nest Coach, Pamela here
Review + Rate podcast here
Follow Pamela on Instagram here
Pamela's website with free resources here
May 2, 2024 • 13min
114. The Art of Grace: Maintaining Harmony with Adult Children, Part 1
When you learn how to be gracious with your adult children, you will experience harmony. You need to understand your adult children are still learners just like you.
HELPFUL LINKS:
Free Guide: Your Kids Are Grown...Now What? here
Free Discovery Session with certified Empty Nest Coach, Pamela here
Review + Rate podcast here
Follow Pamela on Instagram here
Pamela's website with free resources here
Apr 25, 2024 • 31min
113. Grace for the Empty Nest Moms with Jill McCormick, host of The Grace in Real Life Podcast
Listen in as Jill shares her personal story of getting free from being the Try-Hard Girl, to being a woman who rests in the kindness, goodness, and generosity of God. She’ll teach you how to experience God’s grace too.
HELPFUL LINKS:
Free Guide: Your Kids Are Grown...Now What? here
Free Discovery Session with certified Empty Nest Coach, Pamela here
Review + Rate podcast here
Follow Pamela on Instagram here
Pamela's website with free resources here
Apr 18, 2024 • 11min
112. God's Grace in Motherhood: Thriving Now, Part 2
Grace helps a mom relieve the pressures of life as she learns the unforced rhythms of grace that Jesus lived by. Tune to learn how grace helps us live like Jesus did and gives us courage to try new things.
HELPFUL LINKS:
Free Guide: Your Kids Are Grown...Now What? here
Free Discovery Session with certified Empty Nest Coach, Pamela here
Review + Rate podcast here
Follow Pamela on Instagram here
Pamela's website with free resources here
Apr 11, 2024 • 10min
111. God's Grace in Motherhood: Thriving Now, Part 1
Listen in to learn how grace means both "undeserved favor" + "empowerment to make good choices" and how this impacts your relationship with yourself and your grownup kids.
HELPFUL LINKS:
Free Guide: Your Kids Are Grown...Now What? here
Free Discovery Session with certified Empty Nest Coach, Pamela here
Review + Rate podcast here
Follow Pamela on Instagram here
Pamela's website with free resources here
Apr 4, 2024 • 11min
110. A Mom's Guide to Dealing with Parental Estrangement, Part 2
Listen in as we focus on ways mom can care for herself well and lean into her connection with God to survive the heartache of parental estrangement.
HELPFUL LINKS:
Free Guide: Your Kids Are Grown...Now What? here
Free Discovery Session with certified Empty Nest Coach, Pamela here
Review + Rate podcast here
Follow Pamela on Instagram here
Pamela's website with free resources here
Mar 28, 2024 • 11min
109. A Guide for Moms Dealing with Parental Estrangement, Part 1
Join us as we talk about the great amount of compassion, humility, tenderness, and trusting God required to navigate parental estrangement. Learn how pride impacts your strained relationship and how to write a letter of amends.
Script for the Letter of Amends:
“Dear Son/Daughter, I’m writing to see if it’s possible to open up a dialogue with you. I know that you wouldn’t have this time apart from me if it wasn’t the healthiest thing for you to do. With that being said, I don’t completely understand why you cut off ties with me. It’s clear I have significant blind spots in either how I raised you or things I’ve done while you're an adult and I’m writing to have better understanding. Would you feel comfortable letting me know? I promise to read it from the perspective of listening and learning and not in any way to defend myself. Love, Mom”
HELPFUL LINKS:
Free Guide: Your Kids Are Grown...Now What? here
Free Discovery Session with certified Empty Nest Coach, Pamela here
Review + Rate podcast here
Follow Pamela on Instagram here
Pamela's website with free resources here
Mar 21, 2024 • 27min
108. A Story of Estrangement with Author, Julie Plagens
Pamela invites, author of Estranged: Finding Hope When Your Family Falls Apart, Julie Plagens. She shares her journey of estrangement. What brought her to cut ties and the ways she found reconciliation with her parents. She also discussed how the estrangement impacts how she parents her adult children.
HELPFUL LINKS:
Julie's Website, Mom Remade here
Julie book, Estranged here
Free Guide: Your Kids Are Grown...Now What? here
Free Discovery Session with certified Empty Nest Coach, Pamela here
Review + Rate podcast here
Follow Pamela on Instagram here
Pamela's website with free resources here
Mar 14, 2024 • 10min
107. Understanding the Root Causes of Parental Estrangement, Part 2
Join Pamela as she continues to explain three more root causes of parental estrangement according to psychologist, Dr. Joshua Coleman, author of Rules of Estrangement.
HELPFUL LINKS:
Healing for Moms of Prodigals Workshop 3-21-24 here
Free Guide: Your Kids Are Grown...Now What? here
Free Discovery Session with certified Empty Nest Coach, Pamela here
Review + Rate podcast here
Follow Pamela on Instagram here
Pamela's website with free resources here
Mar 7, 2024 • 9min
106. Understanding Root Causes of Parental Estrangement, Part 1
There is nothing more heartbreaking than when a child cuts you out of their life. Parental estrangement is on the rise and today I’ll address three causes from Dr Joshua Coleman’s research on the topic.
HELPFUL LINKS:
Free Guide: Your Kids Are Grown...Now What? here
Free Discovery Session with certified Empty Nest Coach, Pamela here
Review + Rate podcast here
Follow Pamela on Instagram here
Pamela's website with free resources here
