{"id":9,"date":"2026-06-18T11:10:45","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T11:10:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theglobalemptynester.com\/?page_id=9"},"modified":"2026-06-24T14:46:46","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T14:46:46","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/theglobalemptynester.com\/","title":{"rendered":"The Global Empty Nester"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Helping women navigate downsizing, travel, reinvention and life after the children leave home.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Welcome<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Welcome to The Global Empty Nester, a place for women navigating life after children leave home. Whether you&#8217;re downsizing, traveling more, reinventing your career, or simply figuring out what&#8217;s next, you&#8217;re not alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Latest Articles<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Follow our downsizing journey, travel adventures and lessons from life after the children leave home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/theglobalemptynester.com\/?p=126\">What We Wish We&#8217;d Started Decluttering Sooner<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/theglobalemptynester.com\/?p=104\" type=\"post\" id=\"104\">Apartment Living After a Villa: What We&#8217;re Looking Forward To<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/theglobalemptynester.com\/?p=87\" type=\"post\" id=\"87\">The Hardest Part of Becoming an Empty Nester Isn&#8217;t What You Think<\/a><\/strong> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/theglobalemptynester.com\/?p=75\"><strong>50 Things We Decided Not to Move to Our New<\/strong> <strong>Apartment<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/theglobalemptynester.com\/?p=73\"><strong>Our 12-Week Downsizing Plan: Moving From a<\/strong> <strong>Dubai Villa to an Apartment<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/theglobalemptynester.com\/?p=20\">Why We&#8217;re Downsizing After 15 Years in Dubai<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Featured Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83c\udfe0<a href=\"https:\/\/theglobalemptynester.com\/?page_id=13\" type=\"page\" id=\"13\"> Downsizing<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83c\udfe2 <a href=\"https:\/\/theglobalemptynester.com\/?page_id=58\" type=\"page\" id=\"58\">Apartment Living<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2708\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/theglobalemptynester.com\/?page_id=15\" type=\"page\" id=\"15\">Travel<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83c\udf31 <a href=\"https:\/\/theglobalemptynester.com\/?page_id=63\" type=\"page\" id=\"63\">Midlife Reinvention<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2764\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/theglobalemptynester.com\/?page_id=66\" type=\"page\" id=\"66\">Empty Nest Life<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The story behind The Global Empty Nester<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After raising our family and spending more than 15 years in Dubai, we&#8217;re navigating the next chapter ourselves. 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