“…With any grief, especially with empty nest, you’ll usually see 6-9 months of “floundering around”. A woman might come in worrying a lot about her age, with her menopause happening around that time, and she’s having a hard time with it. It’s almost like she minimizes the grief from the empty nest, but when she’s talking, it’s always muddled in with it.” – Mary Jo Rapini, LPC
Visit our Experts section to check out our interview with psychotherapist Mary Jo Rapini and learn how the first year of an empty nest can have profound and far-reaching effects on our lives going forward.