Parenting from an Empty Nest

Kelly Corrigan Wonders

Kelly Corrigan Show

Society & Culture

4.8 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 6 September 2022

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Kelly and renowned writer Susan Orlean talk about transitions in family life — including the big one of becoming an empty nester. In this replay of a fan favorite, Kelly shares memories of early days with young children in this very personal episode. Please subscribe, rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts! We read and appreciate every review. You can follow the conversation with Kelly on Instagram @kellycorrigan.

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0:00.0	I felt so disoriented.
0:03.3	Like, how do I manage this?
0:05.4	So I had to do the share and moon struck moment
0:09.5	of slapping myself across the face and saying,
0:12.2	get a grip!
0:13.2	Hey, I'm Kelly Corrigan.
0:16.9	And this week I'm Kelly Corrigan Wonders.
0:19.7	I'm thinking about, well, maybe panicking about the empty nest.
0:24.7	As part of our series with medium love stories for a weary world,
0:28.7	I've reached out to a writer I've long admired, Susan Orleen,
0:32.6	who knows a thing or two about the way love changes over time.
0:36.1	She and I dig into the fear that bubbles within us,
0:39.4	that even though we are both perfectly occupied,
0:42.2	with work we find meaningful and satisfying,
0:45.9	we do worry that in the empty nest there might just be less.
0:51.2	Join me for a conversation with medium writer, Susan Orleen.
0:55.3	We'll be right back.
0:56.3	So my guest today is Susan Orleen, who's been writing at The New Yorker,
1:15.2	since the early 90s and has such a funny list of interests,
1:20.2	like umbrella inventors and origami artists and tiny harding
1:24.7	and treadmill desks and taxidermy.
1:27.1	So hi, how are you?
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