Empty Nest Guests

Join Charlotte and guest author Roland Heersink as they talk about how retirement is a turning point that exposes what truly shapes our faith, purpose, and priorities. Many Christians enter the retirement season expecting rest and freedom, only to face unexpected questions about identity, meaning, and how to finish well.  Retirement Truths  was written by Heersink and contributing theologian Dr. S...

Listen in as Charlotte welcomes guests Heather Creekmore and Doris Swift.    Heather and Doris are authors, speakers, podcast hosts and more. And they are aging gratefully with us! Heather wrote  Aging Gratefully ,  Compared to Who?  and  The Comparison Free Life.  Doris wrote  Surrender the Joy Stealers . All books are available on Amazon. Friends, these books are so helpful, and we need them.   ...

Seven Strategies for Building Your Grandparenting Skills Portfolio with Drs. Michelle Watson Canfield and Ken Canfield As grandparents, we have a unique opportunity to positively shape our grandchildren's lives. By recognizing our challenges and embracing our callings, we can nurture our family and find fulfillment in our role as grandparents. Listen in as Drs. Michelle and Ken Canfield share...

Your life has been divinely designed by your Creator - a unique and beautiful blueprint.  Yet, sometimes, we lose sight of our calling. In this conversation, Charlotte and Julie talk about the impact of a transformative journey of self-discovery. Designed specifically for women seeking clarity in their calling, Julie has developed a beautifully crafted workbook, rooted in scripture, and filled wit...

A Heart for Eternity With Janet and Dan Hellige The Legacy Coalition Listen in as Charlotte, Janet and Dan talk about what it means for us as empty nesters to have a heart for eternity and to pass that yearning on to our children and grandchildren. Dan is the new CEO of The Legacy Coalition, a Christian grandparenting ministry. He and Janet have five children and seven grandchildren and a heart fo...

Let’s be Unoffendable With Author Brant Hansen Do you find yourself getting offended easily with adult children, parents and in your empty nest relationships? Less anger and more gratitude makes for a full and joy-filled life. Being offendable is a choice. Yet it doesn’t feel that way sometimes. Anger often hinders constructive action. Unoffendable gives us a concrete, practical way to live life w...

Make Sense of Your Story with Adam Young  The personal story of your life matters.  So does living a whole and healed life.  Your past experiences have shaped your brain in countless ways. Your present-day life looks and feels the way it does because of your past. Yet, you can explore your past, transform your present and look to the future with hope. This podcast will get you started in how to do...

Empty Nesting – Surrendered and Seen With Mary DeMuth   As we empty nest, it’s often hard to live a surrendered life and to feel seen. Author, artist, agent, podcaster, speaker, shepherd, and encourager Mary DeMuth sheds some light on these commonalities of those living in the encore season of life. She has words of wisdom as well for those healing from past trauma and shares how to live a re-stor...

While a man tends to deal with one problem or purpose at a time (moving from waffle square to waffle square), a woman's thoughts generally flow together (like spaghetti noodles). Once you discover how your spouse processes feelings and thoughts, you're on your way to a happy and healthy relationship! Learn to energize your communication with strategies that work, ignite romance with new id...

Grief – What TO Say & What NOT To Say To Someone Who Is Grieving   It’s so hard to find just the right words to someone who is grieving.   Listen in and learn from three empty nesters who have loved deeply, lost recently, and are living with hope since the passing of their loved ones.   This heartfelt and faith-filled podcast will cover: Things to say that are helpful to one who is grieving Th...

Healing Life’s Deepest Hurts  Reclaiming Your Life After Grief, Loss & Trauma With Kimberly Haar, LPC, LMFT The wounds of grief, loss, and trauma may look different for each person, but the questions we ask and the pain we feel is very much the same. Yet hope and healing are possible. Podcast guest Kimberly Haar pulls back the curtain on her own devastating journey as a domestic violence survi...

Join Charlotte and Kate Battistelli, speaker, author, podcaster, and mother to Christian singer Francesca Battistelli as they discuss the second act of the empty nest. Listen in and learn from Kate who’s also a grandmother to seven grandchildren. She’s also been a young actress in New York City in the early 80’s and toured with Yul Brynner with the production of The King and I. Kate and her husban...

Everything You Need Know About Midlife With Dr. Mikala Albertson   (This is for women but…husbands listen in so you can best understand your girl.)   Ladies, this podcast is for you if:   You are overwhelmed by midlife changes and are feeling a bit lost. You desire to navigate perimenopause and mood disorders. You would like to address preventative health measures unique to YOU. You would like to...

Are you feeling empty in your empty nest marriage? Have you experienced a slow fade regarding your feelings for each other? Would you like to move from being frustrated with your spouse to being fascinated? Jill and Mark Savage can help with that. If you are missing your wedding day connection and have turned into roommates instead of lovers and loving partners, this podcast is for you. It’s time...

A Special Holiday Message:   Tracing His Promise  Unveiling the Presence of Jesus Throughout the Bible  With Donna Amidon   Join Charlotte and Donna as they discuss how Jesus is not confined to the Gospels alone but weaves His presence throughout the entire Bible, even in the most unexpected corners of the Old Testament.    Isn’t it special…He does this in our own lives too doesn’t He?      While...

Unfortunately, life stressors can cause us to lose our ability to like each other in a marriage. Empty nesters often become more like roommates than a thriving, connected couple. Often, both have gotten out of the habit of appreciating each other and spending meaningful time together. Join Charlotte and Janis Sharpe. M.S., LMFT as they have an authentic conversation about how to love your spouse w...

It’s time for Christians to let go of pretending and enjoy a freeing, authentic relationship with Jesus and others.   Are you tired of trying to be someone you’re not? Many of us spend a lot of energy—especially at church—trying to hide the fact that we’re struggling. We can’t share our problems, our sadness, our hurts and hangups and our sense of distance from God.   In  Being Real > Being Per...

Mothers, Daughters & the Empty Nest   What We Need From Each Other & What We Need to Offer   With Dr. Helen McIntosh and Charlotte’s Daughters, Kate and Cambri As empty nesting moms, we find ourselves in unique spaces and places. Many of us are doing life with our own parents and our adult daughters. Some of us have more time on our hands and some have less. As we pour out and love our fam...

It’s Time for a New Life Harness Hope, Joy and Believe in YOU!   With Pamela Jean Founder & CEO   You really can have a new life in the empty nest!  Now is the time to create the life you’ve dreamed of and the life you deserve.   Sometimes, we get stuck. We listen to voices that bring us down, our own voices, voices from others and voices from our past. These negative thoughts set us back. Now...

Longing for More?  With Kelly Needham, author, and podcaster   What if the more we crave is  not  something we achieve but is something we receive?   Are you longing for more? Do you ponder your purpose? Listen in as Charlotte talks with author Kelly Needham about how we need to not be purpose fooled . We hear that we were made for more. Yet our modern understanding of what it means to live a mean...

A Look at Loneliness  With Sydney Black MS, LPC   Have you ever been lonely? I have. It surprised me. Yet, I learned a lot from being lonely.   Listen in if you are lonely, have ever been lonely or know someone who is. Jesus experienced the feeling of loneliness too. He knows just how to help.   In this episode, we talk about loneliness and:  Isolation and the types of loneliness Not wanting to bu...

Pulitzer Prize nominee and acclaimed author and speaker, Clifton Taulbert, joins Charlotte as they discuss his book: Eight Habits of the Heart. Born in the Mississippi Delta, Clifton reaped rewards for his observances of the strong family bonds that seemed to spring from the rich soil of the region. His book, Once Upon a Time When We Were Colored was released in 1996 as a major motion picture, sta...

Family & friends, as we celebrate the holidays let’s be a gift to others. Let’s be peace and offer hope.  Let’s let cars in during traffic and be kind to cashiers. Little things are big things.  Let’s be a safe place for people.  Let’s reconcile and reconnect.  May we remember the Reason for the season and prepare our hearts for the coming year.  Thanks for tuning in. You are a blessing in my...

Aging Faithfully with Alice Fryling   Would you like to grow even as you age?   Even in the empty nest you can have the courage to receive God’s love in new ways.   Join Charlotte and best-selling author and spiritual director, Alice Fryling as they discuss aging faithfully.   Aging is a holy invitation to growing older.   We still have undiscovered country to experience in our later years. If we...

Are We Really Friends? The Road to Godly Friendships With Rev. Dr. Patricia McLeod Empty Nesters, most of the time, our friendships are a blessing. Sometimes, though, they are hard.   Listen in as Charlotte and the Rev. Dr. Patricia McLeod talk about friendships. God has a wonderful design for friendships. Satan does his best to destroy them.   This conversation covers these truths as well as: How...