Dropped Your Heart Off at College? 4 Steps for Your First Empty Nest Week

Dropped your child off at college this week and walked back into a house that feels painfully quiet? If you feel like you left a piece of your heart behind, this episode of Life After Launch is your safe place to land.

Host Allison Goldberg shares candidly about her own experiences walking through college drop-off with both of her daughters. She breaks down why this first week hurts so much, why two conflicting emotions can exist at once, and why you do not need to figure out your entire next chapter right now.

What You'll Learn in This Episode:

• Two Things Can Be True: How to feel wildly happy for your child while simultaneously grieving the end of a daily era.
• The Real Loss: Why you don't just miss your child, but the daily rhythm of life built around being needed.
• Step 1 - Stop predicting: Why turning transition-week discomfort into a story about the rest of your life holds you back.
• Step 2 - Release the burden: How to stop making your child responsible for managing your sadness during drop-off week.
• Step 3 - The "Rule of Three": A simple scheduling framework to fill structural holes in your calendar without overwhelming yourself.
• Step 4 - Start the reset: Three gentle questions to ask yourself instead of stressing over a five-year plan.