The Empty Nest: When Children Leave Home

Memories, Dreams, Reflections -- What Is Empty Nest Syndrome? -- Who Suffers? -- Never The Same Again : Change, Loss & Identity -- The Nature Of Loss -- Letting Go : Relationships With Adult Children -- Empty Nest, Empty Womb : The Menopause -- Coming Through : Healing & A Brave New World -- Finding The Woman Within The Mother. 1. Memories, Dreams, Reflections. -- 2. What Is Empty Nest Syndrome? -- 3. Who Suffers From Empty Nest Syndrome? -- 4. Never The Same Again: Change, Loss And Identity. -- 5. The Nature Of Loss. -- 6. Letting Go: Relationships With Adult Children. -- 7. Empty Nest, Empty Womb: The Menopause. -- 8. Coming Through: Healing And A Brave New World. -- 9. Finding The Woman Within The Mother. Shelley Bovey. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [224]-225).