When the kids leave home, it’s easy to feel a mix of sadness, uncertainty, and even excitement. In this episode, Dr. Jim Burns unpacks the reality of empty nest syndrome and offers practical steps to help you thrive—not just survive—this new season. With wisdom, humor, and compassion, he shares survey questions to gauge where you’re at emotionally, plus guidance for rekindling passion in your marriage, rediscovering your purpose, and investing in what matters most. Whether you’re grieving the quiet house or ready to embrace fresh opportunities, this conversation will help you find joy, connection, and meaning in the empty nest years.

The Empty Nest Syndrome Quiz: https://homeword.com/jims-blog/the-empty-nest-change-and-loss-are-deeply-connected-2/
Finding Joy in the Empty Nest by Dr. Jim Burns: https://homeword.com/product/finding-joy-in-the-empty-nest-discover-purpose-and-passion-in-the-next-phase-of-life/
Closer: 52 Devotions to Draw Couples Together: https://homeword.com/product/closer/

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Embracing Your Season Podcast with Paige Clingenpeel: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2271776

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Doing Life With Your Adult Children

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Finding Joy in the Empty Nest

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A Student’s Guide to Sexual Integrity: God’s Plan for Sex and Your Body

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Healthy conflict isn’t something to avoid—it’s something to grow through. On this episode, Dr. Jim Burns is joined by Haven Weits, host of the podcast Haven! and co-leader of the couples’ e-course Pillow Talk. She vulnerably shares how her parents’ divorce shook her the same year she got married, and how it fueled her passion to help couples build marriages that last. Together with her husband and a marriage counselor, she created Pillow Talk to guide couples into meaningful conversations that reconnect them. Haven unpacks what she’s learned about healthy conflict, from slowing down in moments of defensiveness to communicating in a way that brings couples closer instead of driving them apart. As she puts it, “The cure to defensiveness is finding the truth of what they’re saying.”

Haven’s website: https://www.havenpod.com/
Haven! Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/haven/id1687181933

PillowTalk: https://www.joinpillowtalk.com/
Haven on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/haventhepodcast/
Haven Podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@haventhepodcast
Haven Podcast on TicTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@haventhepodcast
And Baby Makes Three by Drs. John and Julie Gottman: https://a.co/d/0ldMSzS
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HomeWord+ Online Courses: https://homeword.com/homeword-plus/

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Embracing Your Season Podcast with Paige Clingenpeel: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2271776

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Doing Life With Your Adult Children

https://homeword.com/product/dlwac-book/

Understanding Your Teen: Shaping Their Character, Facing Their Realities

https://homeword.com/product/understanding-your-teen/

A Student’s Guide to Sexual Integrity: God’s Plan for Sex and Your Body

https://homeword.com/product/students-guide-to-sexual-integrity-gods-plan-for-sex-and-your-body/

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Few things are more painful than seeing an adult child walk away from the faith and values you raised them with. In this episode, Dr. Jim Burns is joined by Dr. Rob Rienow—pastor, speaker, author, and founder of Visionary Family Ministries—to talk about how parents can respond with faith and love. Dr. Rienow shares practical ways to encourage your adult child’s spiritual journey, while also emphasizing the importance of staying rooted in your own walk with God: “We’re not going to lead our kids, or impact our kids spiritually in a direction we’re not going ourselves.” He also unpacks what it means to turn hearts toward one another and the steps parents can take to build stronger, grace-filled relationships. If your heart is heavy for a prodigal, this conversation will bring hope and encouragement.

Never Too Late: Encouraging Faith In Your Adult Child: https://visionaryfam.com/shop/never-too-late/
Visionary Parenting book: https://visionaryfam.com/shop/visionary-parenting/
Visionary Marriage book: https://visionaryfam.com/shop/visionary-marriage/
Visionary Family website: https://visionaryfam.com/

Visionary Family Ministries on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@VisionaryFamilyMinistries
Visionary Events and Conferences: https://visionaryfam.com/events/
HomeWord Website: https://homeword.com/

HomeWord YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@homeword

Jim Burns’ Blog: https://homeword.com/jims-blog/

HomeWord+ Online Courses: https://homeword.com/homeword-plus/

Leave a Message for HomeWord: 949-485-3905

Have a question you want Jim to answer? Email us! info@homeword.com
Embracing Your Season Podcast with Paige Clingenpeel: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2271776

Order Jim’s Books:

Doing Life With Your Adult Children

https://homeword.com/product/dlwac-book/

Understanding Your Teen: Shaping Their Character, Facing Their Realities

https://homeword.com/product/understanding-your-teen/

A Student’s Guide to Sexual Integrity: God’s Plan for Sex and Your Body

https://homeword.com/product/students-guide-to-sexual-integrity-gods-plan-for-sex-and-your-body/

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#HomeWord #JimBurns #RobRienow #VisionaryFamily #NeverTooLate #AdultChildren #Faith #Prodigal #Children #YoungAdults #Parenting #Podcast #PodcastCommunity #PFCAudioVideo

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