What if the empty nest wasn't empty at all? In this episode, recorded on the autumn equinox, Ali floats a new phrase she wants to become a household term: joy nesting, the new empty nesting.

With her eldest just off to university, Ali shares how she has turned fear into joy, and why this matters whether you're waving off children or letting go of a business or career you've built for years. She walks through the three Ps that so often hold the fear: the people (who am I with now?), the purpose (what do I do with all this time and headspace?) and the person (who am I now?), and how they tie back to her 'who, do and you' framework.

Ali talks about some of the very relevant conversations around fear and reconnecting with your partner, redefining success for this era, using your values as a lens for big decisions, and creating a joyful nest your children will want to come home to, both physically and energetically.

She also shares the story behind her own joy nesting initiation: a hell yes to travelling to Tanzania with The Lyra Walk, walking alongside girls on their long journey to school, and how she tested that decision against her values of grit, growth, gratitude, grace, genuine and generosity.

Links mentioned

• This week's Substack, The Rebellious Act of Trusting My Son: No Life360 Here.
• The Ikigai resource is number 2 in the Joy Emporium: Your purpose for life
• The values podcast episode from the start of the summer: Defining or Refining your Values
• The Lyra Walk, the charity Ali is travelling to Tanzania with.
• The Joy Rebellion, including Love for Life, the Life Labs and the Joy Codes.
• Brilliance private mentorship
• Follow Ali's Tanzania journey on Instagram with updates on LinkedIn

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