Getting Real about The Empty Nest

Kelly Corrigan Wonders

Kelly Corrigan Show

Society & Culture

4.9 • 3.3K Ratings

🗓️ 2 May 2023

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

Sometimes, even when things go precisely as you hoped they would, change hurts. Kelly was a guest on a podcast called A Slight Change of Plans, hosted by Dr. Maya Shankar, who was curious to know how empty nesting was going. The conversation was so rich that it felt worth sharing here. This one is for every parent you know. Pass it on. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to Kelly Corgan Wonders, I'm Kelly Corgan, and today I'm wondering about the
0:09.4	double-edged sword of letting your kids go.
0:13.7	On the one hand, it's exactly what you hoped would happen.
0:17.2	They grow up and they leave.
0:18.6	On the other hand, it is the definitive end to a period of your life that is not coming
0:24.4	back.
0:25.4	My thought partner on this is a woman named Maya Shankar.
0:28.5	She has a podcast called A Slate Change of Plans, and she asks me to come on to talk
0:33.8	about my empty nest transition.
0:36.1	So this will be an unusual episode of Kelly Corgan Wonders, where I am the guest and not
0:41.6	the host.
0:42.6	You'll hear that I found myself getting very emotional as I tried to describe for Maya
0:49.1	why the moment felt so big.
0:52.6	Join us for a very personal episode of Kelly Corgan Wonders.
0:58.5	Welcome back to Kelly Corgan Wonders, I'm Kelly Corgan, and today we are flipping the script.
1:19.4	I am the guest on today's episode thanks to a woman named Maya Shankar, who I interviewed
1:25.6	for my PBS show Tell Me More, shortly after she asked me to be on her podcast A Slate
1:31.1	Change of Plans, and I said sure.
1:34.1	She is a fascinating woman.
1:36.4	She is an accomplished musician who walked into Juilliard unannounced at the age of nine,
1:41.9	played her violin for whoever would listen, and began a period of study that included private
1:47.0	lessons with one of the world's most esteemed musicians.
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