The Open Nesters

Got Trust ??? HomeExchange is for You. (The Open Nesters Episode 36) Hi, this is Tessa. Welcome to Episode 36… with David and Carolyn from Home Exchange . First – what is this thing? HomeExchange is the world leader in home exchange vacations. With over 400,000 homes in 187 countries , discover an affordable, authentic and safe way to travel the world.  Discover how you can exchange ho...

Who Needs a Dog? With Yuval and De’Ana (The Open Nesters Episode 35) This is Tessa. We have very impressive couple this week on the podcast. They each came from a divorce, found each other on match.com and, actually, after falling in love did not plan on getting married. Yet… today they are (happily!) married. More on that in this episode. Yuval and De’Ana each came to the relati...

The Book of Life with Esther Russell (The Open Nesters Episode 34) Welcome to this week’s podcast! This is Tessa. We have a dear friend on the podcast this week. Esther Russell. And that means… something epic. Something revealing. Something big. That’s because Esther is what is called an “empath.” She is highly in tune with the thoughts and feelings and emotions of ot...

Hot Flashes and Cool Topics (The Open Nesters Episode 33) Welcome to this week’s podcast! This is Tessa. I have two powerful women on this week’s show. Colleen Ricci Rosenblum and Bridget Biagi Garratt join me in a lively conversation about aging, an empty nest, menopause and… as the title suggests, Hot Flashes. Colleen and Bridget created a podcast for women over 50 called Hot F...

Pat Whitty, Modern Elder (The Open Nesters Episode 32) Welcome to this week’s podcast! We have a very special interview for you, with a “modern elder” named Pat Whitty. This remarkable septuagenerian (age 78) is the very picture of an Open Nester. Life changes, career changes, finding great meaning in his life in his Act IIl (or as Pat calls it ‘Chapter Four’) define...

#Open (The Open Nesters Episode 31) Welcome to this week’s podcast! This is Tessa. Amir and I have a big idea to share with you… in a word hashtag open ( #open ). Our guests are two people living in an open relationship… who are behind this incredible new service, software, app. David Epstein and Amanda Wilson are the co-founders of this community. From the website: #open is dedi...

Divorce, Dating, and Dreaming (The Open Nesters Episode 30) Welcome to this week’s podcast! This is Tessa. I have for you today two separate interviews with two divorced people, who do not even know each other. Meet Ava and Dan (pseudonym). We blended these two talks together e voilá, a little bit of post-marriage magic. We get right to the point on divorce, dating, and dreams on Episode 30...

Intersectionality (The Open Nesters Episode 29) Gloria Jackson Nefertiti What a fascinating conversation!! It is not often that I [Tessa] am able to meet with such a forthright person. Gloria tells it like it is. She “owns” her many identities, the selves that come together to make up her as a full person. And she helps us understand how we are all an amalgamation of selves, defining t...

Camp Reinvention (The Open Nesters Episode 28) Wendy and Dana I [Tessa] had a delightful chat with Wendy Perrotti and Dana Hilmer about the reinventions of their lives, parenting as their children leave the nest, and life in Act III of their lives. And I am so pleased to share this illuminating conversation with you on The Open Nesters Podcast. I am sure you will appreciate what these two smart wo...

Co-Living and Community with Maggie Byrne (The Open Nesters Episode 27) Co-Living and Community I [Tessa] reached Maggie in Malaga City in Spain. She is there to set up a co-living business. Originally from London, Maggie was able to leave during a “break in the pandemic” in December of 2020. She sold her car and possessions and jumped on this big adventure in Spain. Now more than half...

Is Ethical Non-Monogamy for You? (The Open Nesters Episode 26) Our Interview with Sumati Sparks If you are looking for open relationship counsel, advice, help… you have come to the right place. We have an expert in the field in our guest this week, Sumati Sparks. Sumati is an Open Relationship Coach and has a lot to say on the topic. In our interview Sumati brings out a lot of specific stori...

It’s Cancer. Now What? Bianca and Phillip. (The Open Nesters Episode 25) Our Interview with Bianca and Phillip Tessa: I was a guest on Bianca’s radio show (Let’s Talk Mom) many years ago. I remember how much fun it was and how professional and well-run Bianca’s company was. Just all around impressive. Now I have the chance with Amir to revisit this wonderful lady. To catch...

Are You Securely Attached? With Trevor Mullineaux (The Open Nesters Episode 24) Our Interview with Trevor We are so pleased to share this interview with therapist, Trevor (Mullineaux) Crow. She sheds a lot of light on us as Open Nesters. That was a lot of fun. She practices what is called Emotionally Focused Therapy (by Sue Johnson). This uses a concept called “attachment theory.” This...

If It Feels Right, Why Not? With Elicia and Doug. (The Open Nesters Episode 23) About Elicia and Doug We made new friends immediately when we interviewed this unique loving pair. These two have been married for seven years. They met on Facebook… as sort of a lark… on Elicia’s birthday. She knew what she wanted for her birthday… and it turned out to be Doug. Both coming from...

The Many Kinds of Love that Work with Jim Fleckenstein (The Open Nesters Episode 22) About Our Guest, Jim We could have spoken to Jim for hours. And we will certainly have him back. Like many others, Jim Fleckenstein became a relationship coach and educator because of his own life experiences. After the end of his 25-year marriage in 2000, he put the skills he’d gained from his successful non-prof...

Intuition, Kids and Heart intelligence with Julie Reisler (The Open Nesters Episode 21) Planting Seeds On parenting from Julie: To me it’s seeding. Seeding in a garden. I’m planting seeds. There are seeds going in now. And they may not blossom for another couple of years.  I remember walking with my daughter and just talking about a boy that she liked. She was on the phone and her fath...

UNPLUGGED (Tessa and Amir) Time to Share a Few Stories (The Open Nesters Episode 20) We Want to Celebrate 20 Episodes!! And we thought this would be an opportune moment to share some of our own observations about this journey. And an appraisal of the effect this podcast experience has had on us and thousands of others during the first 20 episodes. Just writing the words “20 episodes” d...

The Bed Hoppers The World of Mr. and Mrs. H (The Open Nesters Episode 19) From Across the Pond, Episode 19 Mr. and Mrs. H. are swingers. And they are charming. And sweet. And they are desperately in love… with each other. HOW DOES THAT WORK? !! It takes togetherness. It takes constant communication. It takes mutual understanding. Mr. and Mrs. H. were so much fun to meet on our podcast interv...

Queerness, Inclusion, Tantra & an Ecstatic Life with World Famous Sex Educator Barbara Carrellas (The Open Nesters Episode 18) It Gets Passionate in Episode 18 Barbara Carrellas is a sex/life coach, sex educator, workshop facilitator, university lecturer, motivational speaker about queerness and other topics, and theater artist. She is the author of Urban Tantra: Sacred Sex for the Twenty-Firs...

Bolder and Older with Carl Honoré (The Open Nesters Episode 17) or Carl Honoré and the Art of the Slow or The Wisdom of the Aged or Just don’t let age get in the way of living!!! If You Only Have a Minute For Us Push Play on the Red Button [zoomsounds_player source=”2781″ type=”detect” wrapper_image_type=”zoomsounds-wrapper-bg-center”][/zoomsounds_player]...

Living Apart Together (LAT) with Vicki Larson (The Open Nesters Episode 16) If You Only Have a Minute For Us Push Play on the Red Button [zoomsounds_player source=”2783″ type=”detect” wrapper_image_type=”zoomsounds-wrapper-bg-center”][/zoomsounds_player] In Episode 16 we meet Vicky Larson – “Living Apart Together” “I knew I didn’t r...

Open for Business in Tuscany with Linda and George (The Open Nesters Episode 15) If You Only Have a Minute For Us Push Play on the Red Button [zoomsounds_player source=”2697″ type=”detect” wrapper_image_type=”zoomsounds-wrapper-bg-center”][/zoomsounds_player] In Episode 15 we meet Linda and George George and Linda each had very successful lives. But they were ea...

Jealousy, Compersion… Loving Without Boundaries with Kitty Chambliss (The Open Nesters Episode 14) If You Only Have a Minute For Us Push Play on the Red Button [zoomsounds_player source=”2699″ type=”detect” wrapper_image_type=”zoomsounds-wrapper-bg-center”][/zoomsounds_player] In Episode 14 we Meet Kitty  Chambliss from Loving without Boundaries. [Tessa] &...

Does Your Age Matter? (Tessa Interviews Ashton Applewhite) (The Open Nesters Episode 13) If You Only Have a Minute For Us Push Play on the Red Button [zoomsounds_player source=”2695″ type=”detect” wrapper_image_type=”zoomsounds-wrapper-bg-center”][/zoomsounds_player] In this Episode 13 we meet Ashton Applewhite. As we become “age-full” we can be pres...

Language of the Soul (Laura Campbell) (The Open Nesters Episode 12) If You Only Have a Minute For Us Push Play on the Red Button [zoomsounds_player source=”2682″ type=”detect” wrapper_image_type=”zoomsounds-wrapper-bg-center”][/zoomsounds_player] In this Episode 12 we meet Laura Campbell . Laura helps us look at the spiritual essence of our years after 50 when w...