Aging Honestly
Aging Honestly
Penelope Lane
38 Years of Being Needed, Now What? Finding Yourself After Empty Nest
8 minutes Posted May 29, 2026 at 10:00 pm.
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After a recent phone call with my son, I found myself reflecting on the sense of "motherhood and identity" and the experience of "losing yourself in motherhood." This feeling of "identity shift" is common when "life changes" and our children no longer need us in the same way. It left me with a sense of "feeling lost in life", a sentiment many women share. Your identity didn't disappear. It's just been underneath all that doing. đŸŒ· GET HONEST TALK ABOUT AGEING IN YOUR INBOX  ...