Sara M. Lane

Moms, your nest isn't empty. It's changing.

You're shifting into something new, and you don't have to figure it out alone.  I 'm here to help midlife moms explore who they're becoming as parents, partners, and most importantly, unique individuals.

MY MISSION

Let's reject the term "empty nest" and the images of loss it carries. Your nest isn't empty. It's changing, often in exciting ways. If I could create a new phrase for this stage of life, I'd call it full flight. Your children have left (or are leaving). Like a growing bird, they are in full flight. But, full flight also applies to you. This time is about you and what is possible. You, too, are ready to soar.

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Re-Thinking the Empty Nest

Empowering Midlife Moms by:

  • Moving away from the Empty Nest Metaphor...Empty Nest isn't one moment in time, it's a phase that lasts many years, and has many stages.
  • Supporting you with the heavy emotions you might feel and reframing them to show you that you've done your job perfectly. Kids are meant to grow and go.
  • It's not about an empty house, but a full YOU.
  • Helping ease into Role as Parent Mentor vs. Manager
  • Rebooting Key Relationships
  • Leading you to uncover Who Am I Now? Your own identity is unfolding.
  • Diving into the possibility of  What's Next

Explore, celebrate, and understand your possibilitiy.

EXPLORE

MEET SARA

I’m an educator who has worn many hats throughout my career. What remains constant, I care about creativity, relationships, and supporting women. My journey has taken me from counseling psychology and parenting education (with a Master’s in counseling and graduate certificate in parenting education) to running my own business, Parents Prepare.

Then, during my own "What's Next Chapter," I created a passion-driven business, Sara Ran Away with the Spoon, which I ran for 14-years. It began as a home-bakery and evolved into teaching teens to bake.

Today, I'm here helping midlife moms uncover their purpose, passion, and possibility as they face one of life's big transitions, their empty nest. My goal is to think of this time in a positive way, versus the sad/lonely image of an empty nest.

I believe in the power of small groups to create insight, connection, and change.

When I’m not creating, you’ll find me outdoors—swimming, biking, walking, or cross-country skiing, or inside with listening to an audiobook or reading one of my many  cookbooks. I’m a proud mom of two grown children and share my days with my husband and our rescue dog, Phoebe.

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