{"id":2147,"date":"2019-02-22T20:49:08","date_gmt":"2019-02-22T20:49:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/terribritt.com\/radio\/?p=2147"},"modified":"2019-02-22T20:49:08","modified_gmt":"2019-02-22T20:49:08","slug":"episode-77-empty-nesting-for-single-moms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/terribritt.com\/radio\/episode-77-empty-nesting-for-single-moms\/","title":{"rendered":"EPISODE #77: Empty Nesting for Single Moms"},"content":{"rendered":"<body><p><\/p>\n<h3>Thursday, February 21st ~ Lauren Johnson<b class=\"m_-6444321558269599011bard-text-block m_-6444321558269599011style-scope\">: Empty Nesting for Single Moms<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2125 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/terribritt.com\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/LaurenJohnson.jpg?resize=350%2C525&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"525\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/terribritt.com\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/LaurenJohnson.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/terribritt.com\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/LaurenJohnson.jpg?resize=400%2C600&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/terribritt.com\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/LaurenJohnson.jpg?resize=600%2C900&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/terribritt.com\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/LaurenJohnson.jpg?resize=610%2C915&amp;ssl=1 610w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/terribritt.com\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/LaurenJohnson.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 683w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/terribritt.com\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/LaurenJohnson.jpg?resize=768%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/terribritt.com\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/LaurenJohnson.jpg?resize=800%2C1200&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/terribritt.com\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/LaurenJohnson.jpg?resize=1200%2C1800&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/terribritt.com\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/LaurenJohnson.jpg?w=1667&amp;ssl=1 1667w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Empty Nesting is a different experience for single moms, especially if she is the mother of a son. Whether it\u2019s your clashing hormones, a son\u2019s changing boundaries, his compulsion to leave the nest, or his inherent need for risk-taking and adventure, an empty nesting mom needs all the compassion, love, and support she can get.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lauren Johnson<\/strong> worked as a career writer and communication expert for more than 20 years. She\u2019s been a vice president of employee communications, a Hollywood workshop manager, a ghostwriter for best-selling books, and an author coach and editor in all genres. Lauren\u2019s first try at writing her own book led to her being a winner in the Transformational Author Experience contest in 2015. Three years and several versions later, her book, <em>Flying Lessons: A Single Mom\u2019s Guide to Empty Nesting<\/em>, won again in 2018. Now Lauren wants to use her story to support empty nesting moms as they experience this significant transition.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theflyinglessonsbook.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-2141\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/terribritt.com\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Empty-Nest-art-cover.jpg?resize=247%2C395&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"247\" height=\"395\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/terribritt.com\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Empty-Nest-art-cover.jpg?resize=188%2C300&amp;ssl=1 188w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/terribritt.com\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Empty-Nest-art-cover.jpg?resize=200%2C320&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/terribritt.com\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Empty-Nest-art-cover.jpg?resize=400%2C639&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/terribritt.com\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Empty-Nest-art-cover.jpg?resize=600%2C959&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/terribritt.com\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Empty-Nest-art-cover.jpg?resize=610%2C975&amp;ssl=1 610w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/terribritt.com\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Empty-Nest-art-cover.jpg?resize=641%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 641w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/terribritt.com\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Empty-Nest-art-cover.jpg?resize=768%2C1227&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/terribritt.com\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Empty-Nest-art-cover.jpg?resize=800%2C1278&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/terribritt.com\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Empty-Nest-art-cover.jpg?resize=1200%2C1917&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/terribritt.com\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Empty-Nest-art-cover.jpg?w=1506&amp;ssl=1 1506w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 247px) 100vw, 247px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As a single mom, Lauren is passionate about our new possibility to be partners and parents with our adult sons. As a business owner, writer, speaker, and former property manager of the Stonecote Estate in Louisville, Kentucky, Lauren is devoted to helping middle-age women everywhere embrace their fabulous fifties to ensure they have sensational sixties and beyond. Lauren also uses her platform to be a champion for sons of all ages.<\/p>\n<p>When she\u2019s not writing or editing, Lauren loves girl\u2019s nights in with champagne and conversation, solo road trips, dancing like everyone\u2019s watching, movies, weight training, ballet, American Ninja Warrior, and spending time with her son. You can find out more about Lauren\u2019s work at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.laurenjohnsonwordsmith.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.laurenjohnsonwordsmith.com<\/a>. Her book is available at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theflyinglessonsbook.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.theflyinglessonsbook.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iheart.com\/podcast\/966-terri-britts-leadin-29418013\/episode\/ep-77-lauren-johnson--30595545\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1299 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/terribritt.com\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/button_listen-to-the-replay-1-1.png?resize=279%2C54&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"279\" height=\"54\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/terribritt.com\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/button_listen-to-the-replay-1-1.png?resize=200%2C39&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/terribritt.com\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/button_listen-to-the-replay-1-1.png?w=279&amp;ssl=1 279w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 279px) 100vw, 279px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thursday, February 21st ~ Lauren Johnson: Empty Nesting for Single Moms Empty Nesting is a different experience for single moms, especially if she is the mother of a son. Whether it\u2019s your clashing hormones, a son\u2019s changing boundaries, his compulsion to leave the nest, or his inherent need for risk-taking and adventure, an empty nesting [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2147","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/terribritt.com\/radio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2147"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/terribritt.com\/radio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/terribritt.com\/radio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/terribritt.com\/radio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/terribritt.com\/radio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2147"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/terribritt.com\/radio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2147\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2162,"href":"https:\/\/terribritt.com\/radio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2147\/revisions\/2162"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/terribritt.com\/radio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2147"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/terribritt.com\/radio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2147"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/terribritt.com\/radio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2147"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}