Empty Nest: Are you Ready?

Baby Boomers will be the first generation to live longer without children at home than with children at home. While this new life may feel liberating, we have no example of past generations to draw on in this new role. Do you redecorate the child’s room? How do you parent a distant child? How will the marriage fare without the distraction of children at home? In fact, studies shows that once they’re over the first hump, empty nesters are happier than they expected to be. Learn how to make that happen.

Presenter Louise Lague, MA NCC, is a former editor of PEOPLE magazine who made a midlife transition into psychotherapy. Author of The Working Mom’s Book of Hints, Tips, and Everyday Wisdom, she now specializes in midlife issues. She is an adjunct professor at Lewis and Clark Graduate School of Education, where she teaches Counseling Women in Midlife. She has a private practice in Northwest Portland and Lake Oswego. Presented in partnership with Portland Parks and Recreation.

Workshop Sites:

Sellwood Community Center: February 26, 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.

Southwest Community Center: April 19, 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.