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Intelligent Intoxication

Get ready to craft a top shelf life with new episodes every Wednesday. Join your host, Terri Bradway, for season two of the Intelligent Intoxication podcast.

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17:53

The Challenges of Adult Children Returning Home For...

Intelligent Intoxication ·

2025/12/03

As the mother of adult children, it’s normal to experience challenges when they return for the holidays. Your new routines may be disrupted, your old roles may resurface, and both parents and children have expectations for the time spent together.Here are a few questions for your consideration: What are your expectations for the holiday season? What are your adult children’s expectations? What roles will you feel compelled to step back into? How can you honor your adult children’s desire for

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21:08

Navigating Depression and Anxiety As A Mother of...

Intelligent Intoxication ·

2025/11/26

As the mother of adult children, it’s normal to feel occasional sadness and worry. But when sadness becomes depression, and worry is a symptom of anxiety, it’s time to consider getting help. This episode helps you understand the difference between normal transitional feelings and signs that you may need additional support from a therapist or doctor. Key Takeaways: The empty nest is often described as a loss that comes without a funeral. There’s no ceremony, no community ritual, no structured

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12:43

How To Experience a Happy Empty Nest

Intelligent Intoxication ·

2025/11/19

So many women in the empty-nest season find themselves waiting to feel “ready,” “clear,” or “purposeful” before they allow themselves to feel happy. In today’s episode, we explore a powerful reframe inspired by this Dan Sullivan quote from his best-selling book, The Gap and the Gain: “Happiness is not something you pursue. Happiness is not somewhere in the future. Happiness is where you start, not where you finish.” If you’ve been telling yourself that you have to “earn” happiness as an

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19:38

Embracing a "Gain Mindset" As An Empty-Nester

Intelligent Intoxication ·

2025/11/12

Episode SummaryDo you ever look around your quiet home and wonder, “What now?” Your kids are thriving, but you feel… stuck. It’s easy to measure your life by what’s missing — the noise, the busyness, the clear sense of purpose you once had. In this episode, we explore a powerful concept from Dan Sullivan’s book The Gap and the Gain - the idea that fulfillment comes from how far you’ve come, not how far you still have to go. When you shift from living in the gap (what’s missing) to the gain (what’s

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14:58

Boredom As An Empty-Nester

Intelligent Intoxication ·

2025/11/05

In this episode, we explore boredom — that restless, itchy feeling that something’s missing, even when life is calm. After years of being needed and scheduled, the quiet can feel both freeing and frustrating. Boredom isn’t a sign of failure — it’s a sign of readiness. Your soul is waking up and looking for new places to pour your energy and creativity.Key Takeaways: Boredom is restlessness without direction — it means you have energy again but nowhere meaningful to place it yet. After years of

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17:09

Apathy as an Empty Nester — When You Feel Flat and...

Intelligent Intoxication ·

2025/10/29

In this episode, we unpack the quiet heaviness of apathy — that feeling of being flat, uninspired, or simply tired of caring. It’s not laziness or lack of motivation; it’s often your body and soul asking for rest. After decades of constant motion — raising kids, managing households, giving your all — apathy can surface when a major season ends. It’s the body’s way of saying, “I need to reset before I embrace the next season.”Key Takeaways: Apathy often follows intense seasons of output — like

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11:35

Regret vs. Guilt in the Empty Nest Years

Intelligent Intoxication ·

2025/10/22

As our kids grow up and leave home, many parents find themselves reflecting on the past — replaying choices, wondering what they could have done differently, and questioning the paths they took. In this episode, we explore the difference between guilt and regret — two emotions that often surface in the quiet of the empty nest, yet hold very different meanings and invitations. In This Episode, You’ll Discover: The subtle but powerful distinction between guilt (“I did something wrong and need to

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11:56

Part 3 - Lifestyle and Structure

Intelligent Intoxication ·

2025/10/15

In addition to struggling to redefine their identity/purpose and renegotiate their relationships and connections, empty-nesters may struggle to reimagine their new lifestyle and the structure of their days, weeks, and months. They may feel: a loss of routine, structure, and a sense of accomplishment without daily parenting tasks. restlessness or boredom with too much unstructured time. temptation to indulge in/buffer their emotions with distractions like food, alcohol, shopping, social media, or

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18:27

Why Relationships Can Be Challenging For Empty-Nesters

Intelligent Intoxication ·

2025/10/08

There are three common challenges for empty-nesters:Losing one’s identity or purpose Missing convenient, organic relationships/craving meaningful connections Struggling with a new lifestyle and daily structure Relationships can feel challenging for empty-nesters if they: experience marital/long-term partnership shifts—sometimes feeling like they’re living with a stranger now that it’s just the two of them. crave deeper connection with adult children, yet don't know how to both honor their young

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18:25

Redefining Your Identity and Purpose As An Empty-Nester

Intelligent Intoxication ·

2025/10/01

I’ve noticed these three common challenges for empty-nesters:Losing one’s identity or purpose Missing convenient, organic relationships/craving meaningful connections Struggling with a new lifestyle and daily structure Identity and purpose is challenging for empty-nesters if they: are feeling like they’ve lost their sense of self after decades of being “mom first.” don’t know what their gifts, passions, or talents actually are. question their relevance and value now that their role as caregiver

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6:46

How To Know What You Need

Intelligent Intoxication ·

2025/09/24

When do you notice struggling to discern or communicate what you really need? Here are a few questions that might provide some much-needed clarity:Am I willing to give myself the permission to have and communicate my needs? Am I worried that I’ll burden someone else? If I weren’t afraid of being a burden, what might I actually ask for? Am I willing to give myself the same compassion I offer to others? If my best friend felt the way I do right now, what might I offer? Do I need something along the

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7:37

The Next Version Of You Will Thrive As An Empty Nester

Intelligent Intoxication ·

2025/09/17

What if you’ve yet to meet the version of you who will actually love and thrive in the empty nest stage of your life?But you might be wondering - how do I meet that version? How do I get to know her? You begin by spending as much time as possible in the present moment. Ask yourself: Am I focusing on something that’s happening in the present moment? Is everything I’m experiencing right now figureoutable? What am I enjoying NOW? How is this version of me growing and changing? If you know you could

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8:55

Using Regret Against Yourself In The Empty Nest Stage

Intelligent Intoxication ·

2025/09/10

It’s common for mothers of adult children to experience regret over having:worked outside of the home and missed time with their growing children left a career to stay home and raise children, thereby losing temporary or permanent professional traction We can either use regret as a catalyst to get curious about what we really value most and commit to creating that now, OR, we can stay stuck in disappointment and longing for a different past. I invite you to consider these questions: What can I

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14:07

How To Reinvent Your Empty Nest From The Bottom Up

Intelligent Intoxication ·

2025/09/03

When we work from the “bottom up”, we clarify what we need to strengthen in our foundations in order to build a life that is sustainably enjoyable and satisfying. As an empty-nester you may be tempted to fill your days, stay busy, or bring in tons of new things. But, I invite you to reflect on your last or current stage, and get curious regarding what activities, commitments, and relationships you want to: Keep? Let go of? Create anew? I invite you to consider these questions: How willing are

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14:15

Confidence and Self-Confidence As An Empty-Nester

Intelligent Intoxication ·

2025/08/27

Confidence requires proof or evidence. Think of something you do really well and have evidence that you’re good at. You’re “confident” that you can do this thing well.Self-Confidence does NOT require evidence. It is the commitment to yourself that regardless of what happens or what someone else says or does, you will have your own back. We have our back by: Sleeping/resting Eating well/hydrating Exercising Monitoring our stress levels and calming or energizing our bodies when needed. Saying NO

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09:00

The Easy, Essential Few In The Empty Nest Stage

Intelligent Intoxication ·

2025/08/20

To champion and thrive in the empty nest stage, we must be willing to identify and prioritize the essential few activities, passions, and relationships that truly matter the most. ““The way of the Essentialist means living by design, not by default. Instead of making choices reactively, the Essentialist deliberately distinguishes the vital few from the trivial many, eliminates the nonessentials, and then removes obstacles so the essential things have clear, smooth passage. In other words,

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10:34

How To Stop Catering To Dysfunctional People

Intelligent Intoxication ·

2025/08/13

So often in dysfunctional families, the members cater to the most dysfunctional person in the group, allowing that individual to set the tone. This can also occur in the workplace, friend circles, or in any group of people in which the members “walk on egg shells” to appease and/or prevent an emotionally immature reaction. I invite you to consider these questions: When do you notice investing your limited time, energy, and resources into the lowest common denominator? When do you allow someone

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16:40

Only You Can Determine Your Value and Worth

Intelligent Intoxication ·

2025/08/06

We cannot delegate the determination of our value and worth to other people. It’s almost as if we’re acting like hourly employees in our relationships with others and people-pleasing them in order to be “paid” with admiration, validation, or respect. We are the only ones who can determine our value and worth and create relationships that align with that value and worth. As a life coach, I’ve determined what I charge for coaching. Potential clients then get to decide if they want to invest in

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15:40

Why Staying Busy and Having Hobbies Won't Fulfill You...

Intelligent Intoxication ·

2025/07/30

The difference between rest/playing doing impactful “work” is experiencing the fulfillment that only comes when we challenge ourselves to utilize our gifts and talents. When we rest, we are prioritizing these types of rest: The 7 Types of Rest You Need When we “play”, are are engaging in these types of activities: Find Your Play Personality But, when we’re engaged in impactful, meaningful “work”, we: Identify our natural gifts: What comes easily to you? What do others seek you out to help them

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18:33

The 2 Emotions Every Empty Nester Must Embrace

Intelligent Intoxication ·

2025/07/23

There are two emotions I encourage you to practice feeling regularly in order to embrace life in the empty-nest stage: acceptance and willingness. When we feel acceptance, we are thinking something along the lines of: “I’m no longer going to argue with what is or what I need to do in order to thrive.” We are more likely to: step out of resistance and a tendency to complain allow ourselves to feel all of our emotions and move through them tell the truth about our current circumstances And, we

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