Small Jar Podcast - The Ride to the Empty Nest

Small Jar Podcast - The Ride to the Empty Nest

Hosted by: Jennifer Collins

The Small Jar Podcast is for moms of teens looking to find confidence and peace as they navigate the rollercoaster of the teen years and new purpose as they look ahead to a meaningful next chapter.

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Episodes

NOT More College Move In Advice | Ep. 114

"Stay positive!" "You just need to learn to let go." "Find new purpose." "Learn pickleball!"  It's not that this advice isn't well-meaning...the problem is that this advice doesn't address the root cause of the...
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How Do You Want to Feel in Your Life? | Ep. 113

Forget big goals, sometimes we just want to feel better in our life.  But have you ever stopped to think about what that looks like?  How do you want to feel?  What if that is actually the goal - to feel better?  In...
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Imperfect AND Beautiful | Ep. 112

Life is messy.  Life with teens, riding the roller coaster of emotions as they grow up...for us moms, it's particularly messy. Learning how to redefine ourselves as we approach the next chapter...messy. We often tell...
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Who You Want To Be | Ep. 111

Episode 111. The work of becoming who you want to be is not simply about thinking happier thoughts and trying to manifest a better life. You most likely don't even realize how many ways your own mind is holding you...
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Managing the Anxiety of Raising Teens | Ep. 110

Episode 110. Anxiety seems to go hand in hand with raising teens. All that you want is for your child to be safe, happy and successful...but when any of these goals is in jeopardy, we moms can't help but feel anxious,...
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Mom Archetype #4 - The Mentor | Ep. 109

Episode 109. Small Jar's "mom archetypes" celebrate the many strengths and gifts that we bring to this beautiful and crazy journey of motherhood. We love our kids so much, and we want them to be safe, happy and...
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Mom Archetype #3 - The Nurturer | Ep. 108

Small Jar's "mom archetypes" celebrate the many strengths and gifts that we bring to this beautiful and crazy journey of motherhood. We love our kids so much, and we want them to be safe, happy and successful. "The...
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Mom Archetype #2: The Achiever | Ep. 107

Small Jar's "mom archetypes" celebrate the many strengths and gifts that we bring to this beautiful and crazy journey of motherhood. We love our kids so much, and we want them to be safe, happy and successful. "The...
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Trusting Yourself to Move Forward | Ep. 106

START HERE!  This episode is an insider's guide to the Small Jar Podcast to help you get the most out of these tools. I share my perspective on the purpose of this podcast and my work as a master coach, and I'll also...
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Overwhelmed by the End of the School Year? | Ep. 105

Is it just me, or do we moms bear the brunt of the responsibility for the end of year celebrations and our kids' transition to summer? Your kid might be taking final exams and you're supporting them through that...
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Mom Archetype #1: The Guardian | Ep. 104

Last week I shared my own version of "mom archetypes", celebrating the many strengths and gifts that we bring to this beautiful and crazy journey of motherhood. We love our kids so much, and we want them to be safe,...
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What's Your Mom Archetype? | Ep. 103

I want to celebrate how beautiful and powerful we are as moms. But we are all also unique in how we approach motherhood. So I thought I’d put together a bit of a Myers-Briggs or Enneagram-style view of Mom Archetypes...
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