131. How To Stay Close When Your Kids Move Away

131. How To Stay Close When Your Kids Move Away

February 7, 2026 · 36 min · Episode 131

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This episode explores how to maintain closeness with adult children despite physical distance, featuring insights from parent-mentor Joanne McHugh.

Send Jay comments via text What if true closeness with your adult children has little to do with how far apart you are? This thought-provoking episode features writer and parent-mentor Joanne McHugh, creator of the insightful newsletter Things Your Mom Should Have Told You. Together, we explore the emotional journey of launching kids into the world—whether to veterinary school in London or chasing dreams amidst a pandemic in Manhattan—and uncover why intimacy thrives when we prioritize honest...

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