Lance and Allison Welch

Beyond The Nest

Kids EN ↓ 55 episodes

Beyond The Nest is a place to go deep on the real realities of being an empty nest family that has survived the rollarcoaster ride of having kids, raising kids, releasing kids...all while preserving a healthy marriage and friendships. Lance and Allison will lead with vulnerability and lessons learned by sharing the things they did right (and wrong) throughout this journey.

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Lance and Allison Welch

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#30 - 10 Invisible Walls Between Parents & Kids (types of estrangement) 12.06.2025 1:09:04

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#29 - How to Raise Emotionally Healthy Kids When You Never Had That Yourself 06.06.2025 1:26:28

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#28 - The Sandwich Generation (feeling “trapped” as a parent taking care of your own) 29.05.2025 52:57

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#27 - Parent Guilt Is Real (how to own it, apologize, and move forward) 22.05.2025 1:04:28

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#26 - Empty Nest Can Make You Forget Your Purpose (BUT here's how you get it back) 15.05.2025 1:10:05

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#25 - Who Am I Without the Kids Home? (healing lost identify after empty nest) 08.05.2025 1:06:29

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#24 - The Silent Grief of Empty Nest Mothers | identity loss, depression & the road back 24.04.2025 54:26

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#23 - How to GUARANTEE a SHALLOW Relationship Between Parents & Kids w/Payton Welch 17.04.2025 1:03:13

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#22 - Fixing Yourself, Not Your Kids (parenting & empty nest truths for self awareness) 10.04.2025 58:16

Watch the YouTube version here: https://youtu.be/8HjbaSx6b3s Grab Lance's Book "The Legacy Navigator" Here: https://a.co/d/dNLqB4MSteal Lance & Allison's discussion guide for getting on the same page every month: thelancewelch.com/firstfriday

#21 - The Path of Reconnecting to your Kids (daily choices, narrow paths, & 2am friends) 03.04.2025 1:08:03

Watch the YouTube Version Here: https://youtu.be/h5o9sWv4Mzk Grab Lance's Book "The Legacy Navigator" Here: https://a.co/d/dNLqB4MSteal Lance & Allison's discussion guide for getting on the same page every month: thelancewelch.com/firstfriday

#20 - We Stayed Together for the Kids. Now What? 27.03.2025 52:59

Grab Lance's Book "The Legacy Navigator" Here: https://a.co/d/dNLqB4MSteal Lance & Allison's discussion guide for getting on the same page every month: thelancewelch.com/firstfriday

#19 - The Trauma Trap in Families | identifying triggers and resolving the past 20.03.2025 1:25:02

Grab Lance's Book "The Legacy Navigator" Here: https://a.co/d/dNLqB4M Steal Lance & Allison's discussion guide for getting on the same page every month: thelancewelch.com/firstfriday Chapters: 00:00 Trailer00:38 Big T v Little t Trauma01:51 Personal Stories of Trauma02:46 Empty Nest and Trauma03:49 Progression of Empty Nest04:43 Stillness Reveals Trauma13:23 Loss and Identity...

#18 - From Parent to Friend (5 Keys of GREAT Relationship with growing kids) 13.03.2025 1:00:06

Grab Lance's Book "The Legacy Navigator" Here: https://a.co/d/dNLqB4MSteal Lance & Allison's discussion guide for getting on the same page every month: thelancewelch.com/firstfriday

#17 - Drained Parents = Disengaged Kids (7 symptoms of fatigue & how to fix it) 06.03.2025 1:05:47

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#16 - The Battles of Blended Families (remarrying, healing, & forgiveness) w/Jim & Sherry Weedman 27.02.2025 1:31:56

Grab Lance's Book "The Legacy Navigator" Here: https://a.co/d/dNLqB4MSteal Lance & Allison's discussion guide for getting on the same page every month: thelancewelch.com/firstfriday

#15 - Treating Marriage like Business (vision, limiting beliefs, and environment) 21.02.2025 1:21:27

Grab Lance's Book "The Legacy Navigator" Here: https://a.co/d/dNLqB4M Steal Lance & Allison's discussion guide for getting on the same page every month: thelancewelch.com/firstfriday

#14 - Loving In-Laws You Didn't Choose (family tension, spouses, & bitterness) 13.02.2025 1:12:48

Grab Lance's Book "The Legacy Navigator" Here: https://a.co/d/dNLqB4MSteal Lance & Allison's discussion guide for getting on the same page every month: thelancewelch.com/firstfriday

#13 - Disconnects Between Parents & Grown Kids (roles, dependence, & social media) 06.02.2025 1:05:57

CHAPTERS: 00:00 Trailer 00:35 Intro/Start 01:44 Addressing Comments 03:48 Empty Nest Challenges 05:20 Estranged Children 08:28 Parenting Reflections 11:46 Letting Go & Trust 16:13 Healthy Relationships 23:00 Safe Environment 31:14 Parenting Styles 34:01 Social Media Impact 35:47 Cringe Parenting 37:43 Adult Kids' Decisions 44:30 Messy Middle & Care 58:27 Shifting Roles 01:03:37 Final T...

#12 - Staying on the same page, pre, during, & post kids 30.01.2025 1:27:26

#11 - Unloading baggage in an empty nest marriage (trauma, healing, & conflict resolution) 23.01.2025 1:14:04

CHAPTERS: 00:00 Trailer 00:40 Start 01:18 Understanding & Owning Your Baggage 02:27 Impact of Baggage on Marriages 04:04 Personal Stories and Examples of Baggage 06:19 Different Types of Baggage and Trauma 08:54 Baggage from Childhood and Early Marriage 15:13 Money Issues and Poverty Mindset 22:36 Dealing with Baggage in Marriage 37:29 Understanding Filters and Baggage 38:25 The Importance of...

#10 - Confronting Issues with Adult Children (hard conversations & lessons) w/Taylor Welch 16.01.2025 1:18:49

#9 - Creating Emotional Safety in the Family Home (obligations, feedback, & culture) 09.01.2025 1:18:14

#8 - Surviving without your kids at home (empty nest syndrome, move outs & holidays) w/Moms only! 19.12.2024 1:18:19

How do you prepare for "empty nest" as a mom specifically? And how do you get over missing your children after being accustomed to being a part of their everyday lives? In this episode, we have a mom's only "momcast" to chat through the vulnerable moments, the lessons, and the path forward! Enjoy!

#7 - Fighting Fair in our marriage (winning arguments & learning from mistakes) 12.12.2024 1:17:06

#6 - Healing family division (loving your kids even when you disagree) 05.12.2024 1:22:45

A lot of families now more than ever are experiencing severe division and separation between not only spouses, but also their kids, on all sorts of issues. In this episode, Lance & Allison are joined by their youngest son, Logan, to discuss the vulnerable, and for a time, rough, journey they have all been on for the past 10+ years in restoring relationship with each other, despite a strong dif...