What Happens After Your Kids leave home?: Begin Again Moments

Begin Again with Davina McCall

FlightStory

Mental Health, Education, Society & Culture, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness

4.6 • 971 Ratings

🗓️ 23 March 2026

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

In this week's episode, we dive into the evolving dynamics of parenting as your children grow into adults. Dearbhla Mescal shares her journey of adjusting to her children's adulthood, discussing how to navigate the shift from traditional parenting to supporting them as independent adults. She reflects on how to remain close while respecting their autonomy, finding balance in the new stage of their relationship. Following that, Mel Robbins offers practical advice on how to maintain a healthy relationship with your adult children. She discusses the importance of setting boundaries, staying connected, and embracing the changes that come with this stage of life, while also highlighting the crucial role of communication in sustaining strong, supportive bonds. Tune in for a thoughtful conversation on how to gracefully transition into a new phase of parenting as your children become adults, offering insights and real-life wisdom on fostering these crucial relationships. Your home might be worth more than you think. Find out how much at Airbnb.co.uk/Host Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Now, are all the traitors present? Let's get started, shall we? From rags to riches. I'm so sick of this.
0:07.0	Working like a dog and being treated worse. Yorkshire to New York. Poor climbers, you and me.
0:12.4	A life dedicated to revenge. Let's make this an occasion to remember. A woman of substance on Channel 4,
0:19.1	stream now. This episode is brought to you by Airbnb.
0:23.3	Now, I don't know if you remember, but I told you about my friend Kat, who was heading off to Thailand,
0:27.9	with her partner to celebrate their 10-year anniversary.
0:31.4	And she just got back last week.
0:33.2	They spent a day exploring the markets, they went to Bangkok.
0:36.8	And the real highlight for Kat, she said, was when they visited this ethical animal sanctuary
0:42.3	in Chiang Mai.
0:43.3	I mean, can I just tell you something?
0:45.0	I've actually never been to Thailand.
0:47.3	I'm so jealous.
0:49.2	But the reason I'm telling you all of this is before Kat went away, she found a local co-host through Airbnb's co-host network
0:56.5	and they helped her host her home and manage all the kind of admin-y bits like welcoming
1:03.6	guests and responding to messages. And for Kat, that meant that she could just switch off
1:08.9	and really just enjoy being on holiday,
1:11.5	all the while her home was bringing in a bit of extra money on the side.
1:14.7	It just makes so much sense, right?
1:16.3	If you're heading away any time soon and could do with a bit of help,
1:20.0	why don't you find yourself a co-host at Airbnb.com.uk slash host.
1:28.1	I'm just going to explain here that you are the mother of Paul Mescal.
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