The Open Nesters

Living Life Boldly, Your Move with Steve Kantor (Season 4 | Episode 163) [Tessa] Steve Kantor is our guest this week on The Open Nesters Podcast. We discusses the concept of open nesting and living life boldly. He shares his personal journey, from being a serial entrepreneur to becoming an open nester after a major life-decision to leave his marriage. Steve emphasizes the importance of self-c...

Mothering Love and Success – Part Two with Tami Nora, Leslie Russell and Tessa (Season 4 | Episode 162) [Tessa]  MOTHERHOOD! Today it’s Part 2. And, just letting you know – we are really excited about this mini-series about mothering with Tami Nora and Leslie Russell. To listen to Part One click here: PART ONE . And to catch up we have a few clips from Part One on this page....

Mothering Love and Success – Part One with Tami Nora, Leslie Russell and Tessa (Season 4 | Episode 161) [Tessa]  MOTHERHOOD! Today we highlight the importance of deep listening in parenting. The conversation includes guests Leslie Russell and Tami Nora, discussing their experiences with motherhood and the challenges and surprises they have encountered. EPISODE TIME-CODE 5:13 Rethinking...

Come Back to Love with Robyn Vogel (Season 4 | Episode 160) [Tessa] A new friend on the podcast this week. Welcome Robyn Vogel to our Open Nesters Family! Robyn Vogel from Come Back to Love, is a wise Open Nester offering insights and advice, especially for single women. Robyn shares her personal journey of becoming an open nester, navigating loss, divorce, and embracing open-mindedness and o...

Walking for Comfort, Vitality, and Inspiration with Bruce Fertman (Season 4 | Episode 159) [Tessa] This week on The Open Nesters Podcast:  We explore embracing movement for graceful aging with author Bruce Fertman. Balance. Vitality. Mindfulness. .. in the “open nest” stage of life. We explore the transformative power of walking for holistic well-being EPISODE TIME-CODE 5:58 Navig...

Catastrophe Soup Ingredients for Reinvention (Season 4 | Episode 158) [Tessa] The Open Nesters podcast – this week with Margery and Dom. We’re calling it “CATASTROPHE SOUP.” This Open Nesters podcast features a conversation with Margery and Dom Piccini, a couple who share their journey as they transition into the open nesting stage of life. They reflect on their experi...

Viva Monogamy with Mali and Joe (Season 4 | Episode 157) [Tessa] The Open Nesters podcast – this week with Mali and Joe. Mali and Joe share insights from their book “Wild Monogamy,” discussing challenges faced in promoting it and the importance of investing in relationships. They explore topics like handling jealousy, social media’s impact, and sustaining connection th...

Home Everywhere and Nowhere with Jonathan Pillot (Season 4 | Episode 156) [Tessa] He’s back! My dear friend Jonathan Pillot. Jonathan is a creator, an explorer, and a man who is constantly challenging the norms. Each time we meet he brings me so much that is new. And so I am thrilled to have Jonathan back on the pod. In this episode of The Open Nesters Podcast, Jonathan shares his perso...

Relationship Fluidity in the Empty Nest with Dr. Tammy Nelson (Season 4 | Episode 155) [Tessa] The Open Nesters podcast with Dr. Tammy Nelson. Today we explore open relationships and non-monogamy, emphasizing communication and boundaries. Tammy and I discuss societal acceptance of diverse relationship models, from traditional monogamy to polyamory. Dr. Nelson introduces the Date Night Card De...

Infidelity, and the Empty Nest with Gordon & Jenn (Season 4 | Episode 154) [Tessa] In this episode of The Open Nesters Podcast, we hear from Jenn and Gordon as they share their journey from swinging lifestyles to polyamory. They discuss the importance of communication, honesty, and setting boundaries as they navigate blended families and transition into an open relationship. Jenn and Gord...

Why Slowing Down Builds Intimacy with Dr. Karen Berry (Season 4 | Episode 153) [Tessa] Welcome to The Open Nesters Podcast! In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Karen Berry , an experienced marriage and sex therapist with a soulful, spiritual approach that resonates with us as Open Nesters . We kick off our Love, Sex, and Intimacy series for February by diving into the importance of intimacy...

Spiritual Cross Training with Benjamin Shalva (Season 4 | Episode 152) [Tessa] I have known of Rabbi Benjamin Shalva for over a decade. I can think back to when my kids were all at home and even then his words connected with me. I read his book, Spiritual Cross Training: Searching Through Silence, Stretch, and Song , and was greatly inspired. Equally wonderful is his book, Ambition Addiction:...

Sobriety and the Empty Nest A Panel Discussion (Season 4 | Episode 151) [Tessa] Something particularly special for you… and SO early in the year! Kelvin, Andrea, and Dede have a lot to say about their own very touching stories. They are ‘open books’ about their alcoholic and addicted pasts, and we can learn quite a bit from their lives. The Open Nesters Podcast presents a pa...

Season IV | The Open Nesters Podcast AND… WE LAUNCH! (Season 4 | Episode 150) [Tessa] Amir and I discuss the many themes we have covered across our first three seasons. What we like. Candid conversations. How discussions about grief can be invigorating. How these 75 hours of programming have affected our relationship. And we announce that we are going to a bi-monthly broadcast sche...

Dry January in the Empty Nest A Panel Discussion (Season 3 | Episode 149) [Tessa] Do you observe a dry January? Do you need (!) a dry January? The Open Nesters Podcast presents a panel discussion on sobriety (drugs and alcohol). And the panelists are intimately informed on this topic. On the panel we have: KELVIN YOUNG Kelvin Young is an award-winning sound healer and co-founder of Soul Care...

Trust and the Empty Nest (Part 2) with Tessa and Amir (Season 3 | Episode 148) [Tessa] Empty The gift of space. Room to grow. Room to play. We talk about giving each other space in this short episode. Part 2 of our intimate episode about trust and generosity. And in reviewing our conversation I can see that we interpret the word generosity in a novel way. The generosity of time and space. Giv...

Trust and the Empty Nest with Tessa and Amir (Season 3 | Episode 147) [Tessa] Empty Nest Generosity. Trust. Responsibilities. Big Words… and lots for Amir and me to discuss this week. We refer a lot to what we learned in Season 3 | Episode 108 with Jessica Fern . H  E  A  R  T Jessica Fern is a polyamorous psychotherapist. Her ground-breaking new book, Polysecure, looks at how atta...

Empty Nest Love (in the Love Lab) with Sue Jaye and Joe (Season 3 | Episode 146) [Tessa] You know that sense of wonder you have when you read an exhaustive and brilliant piece in The New Yorker? Or maybe when the New York Times just delivers something eye-popping on The Daily Podcast or in the Sunday Edition of the paper? Or how impressed you are sometimes when you hear Anna Sale or Ira Glass...

The Radio Vagabond Still on the Road with Palle Bo (S3 | E145) [Tessa] WE LOVE PALLE BO! Again and Again… and Again! Today we break a record. Palle Bo is the first three-time guest on our show. Well deserved! Yes – our staff listens to Palle’s world-class podcast, The Radio Vagabond , each week. Amir and I love to travel and, even when we are state-side, we can travel along...

KINK & POLY Reflections by Amir (Season 3 | Episode 142) [AMIR] Reflections on a past episode. A highly stimulating, kinky and sexy episode from Season 2 (Buckle and Strap On) . In some ways I hope you missed this one and that we can reflect on it here. Then you can go back and listen to the whole thing… afterward. I excerpt my favorite points in my first solo episode in our three s...

Deciding Without Fear with Paul and Peg (Season 3 | Episode 141) [TESSA] We have Peg and Paul this week on The Open Nesters Podcast. As I listened to our work after doing the interview it was like eavesdropping on one of a million conversations that 60-something’s are having all over the world. I think the value here is to hear how others make their decisions and hedge, and bob and weav...

Flirting with Mortality Your Legacy with Kit Pappenheimer (Season 3 | Episode 140) [TESSA] This is an emotional episode. With the crisis in Israel and the passing of my father a few months ago, I really needed to speak with Kit Pappenheimer. You may remember, from season two, our conversation with Kit and her husband, Jeff: Love in the Third Third of Act III . If not you might revisit that on...

Don’t Let Age Get in the Way with Ashton Applewhite and Kyrie Carpenter (Season 3 | Episode 139) [TESSA]  This episode is all about NOT trying to stay young. Because, if you think about it… none of us are going to stay young. Rather this episode is about all that goes with aging. In fact, we spend a considerable amount of time talking about ageism. We take a hard look at the names...

A Male Tradition of Mentorship and Wisdom with Adam and Isaac Paulman (Season 3 | Episode 138) [TESSA] We have an interesting experiential journey across a 50-minute interview with father and son, Adam and Isaac. Adam (the father) explains Cuddle Party and the importance of human touch. Isaac (the son) teaches us about nature through his adoption of the Japanese practice known as Forest Bathi...

Late Bloomer’s Success with Tessa & Amir (Season 3 | Episode 137) [TESSA] It is Q&A Time with Amir. We’re going to cover a lot of ground in about 25 minutes so buckle your seatbelts. I want to call this one “no holds barred” questioning. This is in some ways my chance to do an on-air Q&A with Amir… to tap into his thinking on ACT III of life. The topi...