Episode 8: Some Other Empty(ing) Nests

Bonus Episode: Friendship

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Bonus Episode: "What 50 Said," by Robert Frost

We discuss the poem that inspired the podcast title. Resources “What 50 Said” by Robert Frost What Fifty Said, by Robert Frost [https://www.poetry.com/poem/30951/what-fifty-said..] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit what50says.substack.com [https://what50says.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

Episode 8: Some Other Empty(ing) Nests

We chat with two friends to capture some of the variation in the empty nest experience. Recommendations On the Brink of Everything: Grace, Gravity, and Getting Old by Parker J. Palmer. Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2018. The Sleep Prescription: 7 Days to Unlocking Your Best Rest by Aric Prather. Penguin Life, 2022. The Trinity Forum Podcast Podcasts | The Trinity Forum [https://ttf.org/trinity-forum-conversations/] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit what50says.substack.com [https://what50says.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

Episode 7: Physical Signs of Aging

We talk about getting older and how we might think biblically about “age-resisting activities.” Resources “Beyond the Mask: Women's Experiences of Public and Private Ageing During Midlife and their Use of Age-Resisting Activities” by K. Ballard, M. A. Elston, and J. Gabe. Health, 9(2), 2005. 169–187. https://doi.org/10.1177/1363459305050584 [https://doi.org/10.1177/1363459305050584] “Body Image in Adult Women: Moving Beyond the Younger Years” by Lisa Smith Kilpela, Carolyn Black Becker, Nicole Wesley, and Tiffany Stewart. Advances in Eating Disorders 3(2), 2015. Body Image in Adult Women: Moving Beyond the Younger Years - PMC [https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4452130/] “Characteristics of Aging Skin” by Miranda A. Farage, Kenneth W. Miller, Peter Elsner, and Howard I. Maibach. Advanced Wound Care 2(1), 2013. doi: 10.1089/wound.2011.0356 [https://doi.org/10.1089/wound.2011.0356] “Filling the Empty Nest: Eating Disorders and Moms Launching Children,” by Deborah A. Russo. Eating Disorder Hope. Filling the Empty Nest: Eating Disorders and Moms Launching Children [https://www.eatingdisorderhope.com/recovery/self-help-tools-skills-tips/filling-the-empty-nest-eating-disorders-and-moms-launching-children] “Metabolic Changes in Aging Humans: Current Evidence and Therapeutic Strategies” by Allyson K. Palmer and Michael D. Jensen. The Journal of Clinical Investigation 132(16), 2022. Metabolic changes in aging humans: current evidence and therapeutic strategies - PMC [https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9374375/] “Sources of Body Comparison and Their Relation to Body Image Concerns Among Middle-Aged Women” by K. A. Thompson & A. M. Bardone-Cone. Eating Behaviors, 40, 101468, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eatbeh.2020.101468 [https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eatbeh.2020.101468] “Women’s Midlife Experience of Their Changing Bodies” by Elizabeth M. Bannister. Qualitative Health Research 9(4), 1999. https://doi.org/10.1177/104973299129122045 [https://doi.org/10.1177/104973299129122045] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit what50says.substack.com [https://what50says.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

Episode 6: Parenting Adult Children

As children leave home and start their own lives, our relationship with them changes in joyful and challenging ways. We talk about our own experiences and share wisdom from others. Resources “Surgeon General’s Warning: Parenting May Be Hazardous to Your Health” by Daniel DeVise. USA Today, September 13, 2024. Parenting may be hazardous to your health, surgeon general warns [https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2024/09/13/parenting-hazardous-to-health-surgeon-general/75180466007/] “Parents Are Highly Involved in Their Adult Children’s Lives, and Fine with It” by Claire Cain Miller. The New York Times, February 9, 2024. Parents Are Highly Involved in Their Adult Children’s Lives, and Fine With It - The New York Times [https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/09/upshot/parenting-young-adults-relationships.html] The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness by Jonathan Haidt. Penguin Press, 2024. Loving Your Adult Children: The Heartache of Parenting and the Hope of the Gospel by Gaye Clark. Crossway, 2024 Building a Healthy, Rewarding Relationship with Your Adult Child: Successful Strategies, Expectations, and Self-Care for Parents by Heidi Berr, 2022 Recommendations Autumn Fires by Robert Louis Stevenson Autumn Fires by Robert Louis Stevenson - Famous poems, famous poets. - All Poetry This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit what50says.substack.com [https://what50says.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]