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    • Welcome!
    • About Us
      • Meet freebyrding
      • And the chick behind it
    • Join Us
    • "The Nest" blog
    • Squawk This Way
      • Feather your nest
      • Fly the coop
    • From nests to pods
    • Quiz A Little
Freebyrding
  • Welcome!
  • About Us
    • Meet freebyrding
    • And the chick behind it
  • Join Us
  • "The Nest" blog
  • Squawk This Way
    • Feather your nest
    • Fly the coop
  • From nests to pods
  • Quiz A Little

Empty nest or What's Next?

Free as a bird.

Freebyrds of a feather

Meet freebyrding.

For too long, the idea of an “empty nest” has carried a sense of dread and loss. Let’s flip the script and hatch a whole new narrative. 


It's time to enjoy a job-well-done and newfound freedom. To spread our wings, rediscover passions, travel, laugh and live an even more full life!

Meet freebyrding.

Freebyrds of a feather

Meet freebyrding.

We’re not here to say “goodbye” to “the best years of our life.” 


Freebyrding is a celebration inviting us to say “hello” to a whole new adventure! A community that inspires us to soar to all new, all “you” heights, embracing our "empty nest" journey with wide-open-arms and wide-eyed-wonder!

Freebyrds of a feather

Freebyrds of a feather

Freebyrds of a feather

... should flock together! Join us on this journey as we unleash our inner eagles and rise on the wings of change, embracing life from a higher perspective. 


Freedom never felt so good! 

Welcome on our collective adventure of what’s next!!

JOIN THE MIGRATION

Go On. Get Happy!

Science says ...

We're happiest between the ages of 9 and 16 (makes perfect sense, right?) and then again with a steady incline from 52 to 70 (what?!), all the way up to age 96! And when you map that incline, it creates a smile - how lovely! ---->


So those nagging, worrisome thoughts the "best" could be in our rearview, are just plain wrong. Unless you're 96. And in that case - yay, you! Assuming most of us are not yet in our 90s and instead, are hovering in our early 50s to 70s (age 63 is, apparently, a prime year for "happy"), we have a lot of happy to explore. Who's ready to fly higher in this life?

Welcome to Freebyrding

The nest: A blog & newsletter.

The nest: A blog & newsletter.

The nest: A blog & newsletter.

The great migration! 

As birds of a feather, let's flock together. We'll wing it as we take flight in our 50s, 60s and beyond!

Squawk this way.

The nest: A blog & newsletter.

The nest: A blog & newsletter.

Perching like a boss! 

As part of this community, we share "fly" things for our nests and wardrobe that add a little extra fun to our lives.

Fly the coop.

The nest: A blog & newsletter.

Join the freebyrding flock.

Glide more. Worry less!

And, of course, freebyrding offers literal tips / tricks to help us fly and be free across the globe. 

Join the freebyrding flock.

Polly wants more than a cracker.

Join the freebyrding flock.

The ultimate wingman.

We aren't alone as we move from the outdated notions of "empty nest" to what's next ... Let's ruffle some feathers!

Polly wants more than a cracker.

Polly wants more than a cracker.

Polly wants more than a cracker.

Sing like a bird!

If you have ideas, interests and passions we're not meeting, chirp this way and provide feedback! Contact us today.

Empty nest? Take flight with freebyrding.

More about the chick behind freebyrding.

An Iowan who migrated to Hollywood after college. 


I've been an assistant, a boss, an entrepreneur, a business owner and seat-filler ... 


A wife, a mom, a divorcee, a single mom, a second wife and stepmom ...


And now, as I begin my 50s, I'm laser-focused on flipping the script on "empty nest" to embrace what science says can be the happiest incline of our lives.


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