Loneliness and Empty Nesting in the Middle Years with Dr. Jim Burns

About this sermon

We’re back in the middle of life with another installment of our “For the Love of the Middle” series. This episode marks the return of the amazing Dr. Jim Burns to the show. He is an author and founder of HomeWord, a non-profit organization aimed at helping families and individuals strengthen their relationships. Dr. Burns has over three decades of experience as a speaker and is the author of books such as “Life With Your Adult Children” and “Finding Joy in the Empty Nest”. With his typical humor and self-awareness, Dr. Burns draws from his own experiences as a father in the middle of life–and also shares insights from his vast experience working with families and individuals. In this interview he touches on topics like loneliness in older adults, coping with post-divorce friendships, and enabling versus helping your adult children. Join Jen and Dr. Jim Burns as they discuss: • Navigating the loneliness felt by those 50 and older and how to prepare for that early on. • Finding meaningful friendships as a single person in a coupled world. • Giving advice to adult children without sounding critical. • When helping becomes enabling with adult children. • Easing the burden of the Empty Nest by investing in hobbies and community. Jen and Dr. Burns offer practical advice for maintaining and cultivating adult friendships and how to move through the challenges of parenting adult children with grace. * * * Thank you to our sponsors! ➤ BetterHelp | Try convenient and affordable therapy with BetterHelp anytime, anywhere. Give BetterHelp a try and get 10% off your first month at https://www.betterhelp.com/forthelove #ForTheLove #ForTheLovePodcast #JenHatmaker _________ CHECK OUT Resources Mentioned in This Episode: ➤Homeward: https://homeword.com/ ➤New Life Live: https://newlife.com/ ➤Dr. Burns Books: Finding Joy in the Empty Nest, Life with Your Adult Children: https://homeword.com/store ➤Dr. Burns on Jen Hatmaker in 2018 : https://jenhatmaker.com/podcast/2018/8/1/episode-10-the-one-with-dr-jim-burns CONNECT with Our Guest! ➤ Website: www.homeword.com ➤Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JimBurns/ ➤Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrJimBurns ➤Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drjimburns/ ➤YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/homewordtoday ___ ➤ JEN HATMAKER BOOK CLUB - Join the sisterhood! https://jenhatmakerbookclub.com ___ WATCH more videos from Jen: ➤ For the Love of Small Wins series: https://bit.ly/FTLsmallwins ➤ For the Love of The Enneagram series: https://bit.ly/FTLenneagram ➤ Happy Hour: http://bit.ly/JensHappyHour ➤ Monday Mornings with Jen: http://bit.ly/MondayMorningsJen ___ CONNECT with Jen! ➤ FOLLOW Jen on Instagram: https://instagram.com/jenhatmaker ➤ FOLLOW Jen on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jenHatmaker/ ➤ LIKE Jen on Facebook: https://facebook.com/jenhatmaker ➤ SUBSCRIBE NOW on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/JenHatmaker?sub_confirmation=1 ➤ VISIT: http://jenhatmaker.com/ ___ For more “For the Love” . . . ➤ SUBSCRIBE on Apple Podcasts: http://bit.ly/FTLPodcastApple ➤ LISTEN on Spotify: http://bit.ly/FTLPodcastSpotify ➤ HEAR IT on Stitcher: http://bit.ly/FTLPodcastStitcher ➤ LISTEN on iHeartRadio: http://bit.ly/FTLPodcastiHeart

Topics

• Relationships
• Strength in Hard Times