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Empty Nest Episodes

Aug. 25, 2026

You’ve Been Mom So Long You Forgot Who Else You Are

You have been someone’s mother for so long that when someone asks who you are, outside of that role, the answer does not come as easily as it should. In fact, that is what happens when a woman devotes decades of herself to raising other humans. The identity does not disappear. It just gets very quiet while you wait for it to come back. In this archive episode, PK goes deeper into the identity question, the one that does not get answered by picking up a new hobby. She sh...