The Grief of Letting Go—What No One Tells You about Parenting Teens and Adult Kids | Ep. 245

The Grief of Letting Go—What No One Tells You about Parenting Teens and Adult Kids | Ep. 245

From The Almost Empty Nest—Letting Go, Redefined: Parenting Teens and Finding Yourself Again—with Small Jar Coach by Master Coach Jennifer Collins

April 18, 2026 · 21 min

About this episode

This episode discusses the grief and emotional challenges of letting go as a parent of teens and adult children.

If you’re parenting teens or standing in the empty nest, you may be feeling a heaviness you can’t quite explain. It might show up as sadness, or frustration. Maybe anxiety, or even disconnection. Whether your relationship with your big kid feels close or strained, this stage of motherhood can bring up emotions that are hard to name. In this episode, I’m talking about the grief that comes with letting go...of who your child used to be, of how your relationship once felt, and even of the version of you who knew your role so clearly. This isn’t something we often talk about in motherhood. But when we don’t understand what’s really happening beneath the surface, it can lead to even more pain and disconnection. What I want to offer you is a different perspective that helps you see this experience not as something to fix, but as something critical to the process of letting go. 💡 Interested in learning more about how to create peace, confidence and connection as you raise and launch your teen? Join me for my next free masterclass:  https://www.thesmalljar.com/class . 💪 Curious about coaching with Small Jar?  Check out our Mom 2.0 coaching program:&nbsp…

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