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Calm Corner Weighted Blankets, Cape
Practical help for people dealing with empty nest and caring for an aging parent, plus a weekly drop-in.
Evenings and weekends
Empty nest support in South Africa
For parents whose children have left home. Talk with people in South Africa who know what it is like, find help near you, and join the worldwide circle too. Free, always.
Next gathering in the South Africa circle: Weekly check-in ·
If you need someone right now
Help for empty nest in South Africa
ProfessionalLow cost🇿🇦
Bongani & Partners Family Law, Cape
Practical help for people dealing with single parenting and a loved one's addiction, plus a weekly drop-in.
Weekdays and Saturday mornings
ProductLow cost🇿🇦
Calm Corner Weighted Blankets, Pretoria
Run by people who have been through adoption and foster care and single parenting themselves.
Weekdays and Saturday mornings
ProfessionalLow cost🇿🇦
Northside Debt Advice, East
Run by people who have been through parenting a struggling teen and a loved one's addiction themselves.
Mon to Fri, 9 to 5
Professional🇿🇦
Open Door Psychotherapy, George
A small team supporting caring for an aging parent and new parenthood. Free first conversation, then low-cost sessions.
Tue to Sat, 10 to 6
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Walk and Talk Bloemfontein
Run by people who have been through family estrangement and parenting a child with a disability themselves.
Mon to Fri, 9 to 5
From people who came through it
“Reading this late at night? I've been there. I've been there. For me it was not that long ago, about a year. The worst part was setting the table for four. Today I made breakfast, went to work and laughed at something. It doesn't stay this heavy. Keep going, even slowly.”
starlamp17 · been through empty nest“Not that long ago, about a year, that was me. Back then it was my husband and I with nothing to say. Today I made breakfast, went to work and laughed at something. Keep going, even slowly.”
Aya V. · been through empty nest“The quiet is the hardest part at first. I am only a few months ahead of you. For me, the first weeks I just sat and listened to the clock. Then I started going to the charity shop and that gave me a reason to get up. I also walk. Every day. It does not fix it but it helps. Your child will come home and then leave again, and that is okay. You will find a new rhythm. It is slow, but it comes.”
Steady Puffin · been through empty nest“A note for the next person. Nearly four years ago I was exactly where you are. The worst part was her room. My kids say I'm back. The bad days get further apart. Hang on.”
mossspring1966 · been through empty nest