Your Kids Are Planning Their Holidays … But …

are You Planning Your Happiness?**

There’s a moment every empty nester knows: Your kids call or text to share their holiday plans — and you suddenly realize that their schedules no longer revolve around yours.

They’re building their own traditions. Their own celebrations. Their own version of “home.”

And you’re happy for them — truly.

You raised them to be independent, strong, and free. But inside, something small shifts. Because while they’re planning their holidays… you’re left wondering:

👉 “What about me? What do I want this season to feel like?”

This is where so many empty nesters lose themselves — not because the kids leave, but because they never learned how to design a holiday season centered around their own joy.

But that can change — beautifully.

The Holidays Don’t Just Change for Families — They Change for You

For decades, your holidays revolved around:

kids’ schedules
school vacations
family duty
routines you didn’t question
traditions that weren’t always your own

You built magic for others. You held everything together. You made sure every detail felt like “home.”

But now?

The energy has shifted.

Your kids are creating their own memories. Your house might not be the center of the holiday universe anymore. You’re no longer needed in the same way.

And this creates a strange emotional limbo:

You’re proud of them.
You want them to live their own lives.
But you feel unsure what YOU want this season to become.

This is the exact emotional crossroads where YOUR NEW LIFE begins.

Here’s the Real Question No One Asks Empty Nesters:

What Would Make You Happy This Season?**

Not your kids.
Not your partner.
Not your parents.
Not the traditions from your past.

You.

What fills your soul right now?

Most empty nesters don’t know how to answer this — not because they lack desires, but because they’ve spent decades prioritizing everyone else.

The holidays can feel like:

emotional pressure
loneliness
confusion
guilt
or even fear of disappointing others

But beneath all that? A quiet desire is rising. A desire to create a holiday season that feels like yours.

Your Kids Have Their Plans — Now It’s Time to Create Your Own

This season can be one of the most empowering moments of your midlife chapter…

if you allow yourself to step into the center of your experience.

Here’s what that looks like:

choosing your own traditions
deciding how you want to celebrate (or not celebrate)
designing experiences that nourish you
allowing your needs to matter
creating joy without waiting for others to initiate it
saying yes only when the yes feels real
releasing expectations that no longer fit your life

This is where freedom begins. You’re not losing your kids. You’re rediscovering yourself.

How Transition and Evolve Helps You Create a Holiday Season That Feels Like You

Here’s how we guide you through this powerful shift:

1. Clarity Around What You Truly Want

Most people only know what they don’t want. – We help you find what you do want — in your relationships, routines, and holiday rituals.

2. Emotional Boundaries Without Guilt

You can love your family deeply and make choices that support your well-being. – We teach boundaries rooted in peace, not pressure.

3. Redesigning Traditions

You don’t have to keep traditions that no longer feel aligned. – We help you create new rituals that reflect your season of life.

4. Holiday Quality of Life Mapping

A Lifebook-based approach to designing:

joy
rest
connection
meaning
energy
emotional fulfillment

5. Creating a Self-Led Holiday Identity

You stop waiting to be included … and start deciding who you want to be during this season.

**You Deserve a Holiday Season That Lights You Up**

Your kids are building their joy. Now it’s your turn. Not as a background character. Not as the giver of everyone else’s happiness. But as the author of your own experience.

You’ve spent years creating holiday magic for others. Now it’s time to create it for yourself. And that begins with clarity.

Ready to Design a Holiday Season That Feels Like YOU?

👉 Book your Life Visioning Session with Transition and Evolve.

During this session, you’ll:

reconnect with what truly matters to you
design your holiday season with intention
release guilt around change
strengthen your emotional boundaries
create joy that comes from within
step into a new, empowered holiday identity

This year, don’t wait to see what others are doing. Lead your experience. 🔗 TransitionAndEvolve.com/LifeVisioning

Made with Love
Maria