Your Brain Needs a Summer Job (Before It Finds a Bad One)

Create Your Best Empty Nest · Jul 28, 2026 · 19m

You're not sad exactly. You're just on edge. Irritated at people who didn't do anything wrong. Worried about things that honestly aren't yours to worry about. If you've been wondering why you feel so anxious now that your kids are gone, or why your empty nest has you snapping at your husband over shoes on the floor, this episode is going to make so much sense of it.

Your brain doesn't go quiet when the kids leave. It goes looking for trouble. In this episode, I'm breaking down why an idle brain doesn't rest, it riots, backed by a University of Virginia study that found people would rather…