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Are you ready to trade overwhelm for clarity and turn the empty nest into a launchpad for a richer life? In this enlightening episode, we sit down with writer, simplicity advocate, and author of Beyond Decluttering, Suzanne Searcy Johnson, who shares how moving into a 399-square-foot tiny home opened the door to deeper friendships, steadier purpose, and clearer decision-making.

Suzanne’s inspiring journey spans nine years of small steps that built her courage—from decluttering a three-bedroom townhouse to testing out a smaller apartment, and finally settling in an Austin agrihood centered around an organic farm. She reveals a practical framework that makes minimalism meaningful by highlighting four key connections: nature, relationships, spirit, and self.

Our discussion redefines "right-sizing" your living space, reminding us that the best home is the one that aligns with your current life stage—be it 2,500, 1,200 square feet or 399.

Highlights & Key Takeaways:

• Redefine simplicity by removing what blocks the life you want.
• Understand the four pillars of connection: nature, relationships, spirit, and self.
• Build courage through small, incremental steps.
• Discover the concept of right-sizing your home to reflect your current stage of life.

Suzanne Searcy Johnson Bio: Suzanne Searcy Johnson is a writer, poet, and simplicity advocate. She helps people simplify by honoring their internal, relational, spiritual, and environmental connections as outlined in her latest book, “Beyond Decluttering: 40 days to experiencing simplicity through connection.” An empty nester, Suzanne lives in Austin, TX in a tiny home with her cat. Contact her, explore her books, or sign up for her newsletter at her website below.

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When the house goes quiet and everyone expects you to feel "free," but your heart says otherwise, it's time to confront the stories that keep empty nesters feeling stuck. In this transformative episode, attorney and master NLP coach Amber Fuhriman joins us to dismantle the guilt, shame, and belief that our worth lies in being needed. Instead, we’ll explore practical tools to change your daily experience and embrace a fulfilling life.

Amber shares her own journey, detailing the mindset that led her to outward success while grappling with internal panic. We delve into how compartmentalizing pain can create “gremlins” that shape our thoughts and behaviors, and why opening that emotional box is the safest path to healing and identity reconstruction as parenting shifts.

We also discuss the importance of connection without codependency as we navigate relationships with friends and partners. By learning to ask for help, extending small invitations, and letting go of self-punishing narratives, you can deepen your bonds and foster a supportive community.

Highlights & Key Takeaways:

• Identify and challenge the “bullshit box” that keeps you compartmentalizing emotions.
• Address the identity loss that occurs when parenting roles fade.
• Understand the “I’m fine” mask that conceals shame and grief.
• Learn to respect your adult children’s choices while focusing on your reactions.
• Understand the importance of creating boundaries around your triggers.

Amber Fuhriman's Bio
Recovering Perfectionist and Serial Accomplisher helping professionals design their best life and have the courage to live it. Attorney, author, podcaster, speaker, success architect, NLP Master Coach, NLP Certified Trainer. Author of the book Break Your Bullsh*t Box where she discusses the excuses we have relied on to justify holding ourselves back and how to break the bullshit box those excuses live in.

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What if the key to finding love and purpose after your children launch lies in changing the way you view your life? In this insightful episode, we sit down with Trisha Rose Stone—soulful guide, former optometrist, and creator of the New Lens Method. Trisha shares her inspiring journey, from moving to Boston as a single mom and building a thriving practice, to meeting her husband at 44 after years of inner work that transformed her perspective.

She discusses how true worthiness—rooted in self-acceptance rather than external measures like weight or resumes—creates an attractive energy, allowing aligned relationships and opportunities to come into your life. Trisha demonstrates how belief, embodiment, and release can work together to manifest what truly matters.

Highlights & Key Takeaways:

• Reframing motherhood as modelhood rather than martyrdom.
• How embodying worthiness opened her to love and a healthy partnership.
• Identifying mental blocks and rewriting your personal love story.
• Visualizing the specific relationship and life you desire.

Tricia Rose Stone Bio
Tricia Rose Stone is a former optometrist turned transformational life coach, podcast host, and founder of The New Lens Method™, a signature coaching framework that helps women reconnect with their truth, reclaim their power, and create soulful lives and relationships.

After building and selling two successful practices, Tricia pivoted to help women "see" in a new way—by shifting their internal lens. Through her podcast Her New Lens, her long-running blog Rose Colored Glasses, and her signature coaching programs, she guides clients through transitions in love, career, motherhood, and identity—with heart-led strategy and soul-aligned insight.

Tricia’s work blends spiritual wisdom, psychology, coaching tools, and personal storytelling to help women embody their worth, protect their peace, and lead from within.

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