The Open Nesters

Wise Women Panel on Sex and Aging Part One Awakening, Accepting, Rejoicing (Season 2 | Episode 86) [Tessa] Our fifth entry in this Sensuality, Sexuality and Aging Month on The Open Nesters Podcast. This is our first-ever panel. We have collected four brilliant women to discuss sexuality, sensuality, and aging. I am so pleased to bring this group of thinkers on sex and sensuality to you in thi...

Disability, Aging and Love Potion Number 9 with Dr. Mitchell Tepper (Season 2 | Episode 85) [Tessa] Our fourth entry in this Sensuality, Sexuality and Aging Month on The Open Nesters Podcast. From our conversation: [Dr. Tepper] You don’t have to break your neck to be a great lover, but you could learn a lot from somebody who has. So when you’re forced to kind of examine your sexua...

Love, Liberation, and Sensual Energy with Christine Marie Mason (Season 2 | Episode 84) [Tessa] Our third entry in this Sensuality, Sexuality and Aging Month on The Open Nesters Podcast. We have a truly remarkable guest this week. Christine Marie Mason is the Founder and CEO of Rosebud Woman. This luxury intimate skincare company makes sustainable, plant-based products to support all the stag...

The Erotic Blueprint and Vulnerable Asks with Anne and Dan (Season 2 | Episode 83) [Tessa] Our second entry in this Sensuality, Sexuality and Aging Month on The Open Nesters. The key phrase of this episode is, in Anne’s words, “Vulnerability is the solar power of eroticism and is especially the solar power of kink.” Anne and Dan are in a polyamorous long-distance relationshi...

Sexuality, Sensuality & Aging with Tessa and Amir (Season 2 | Episode 82) [Tessa] 82 episodes in. It’s time. We have had many episodes that face our sexual selves honestly and openly. But none like this one. But before you race to the audio file to play the podcast, let’s review our path to now. Take a browse through a selection, a smattering, of our sexual podcasts below. We&...

Rituals, Adventure and Relationships with Jaye and Joe (Season 2 | Episode 81) [Tessa] I met Jaye on my wanderings on Facebook. Little did I know that Jaye and Joe would share such intimate details about their relationship crisis and how they managed it. It was an affair that had been going on for two years. It shook their relationship to its core. Like a wildfire sweeping through everything....

Mobile, Unattached and Free with Casaundra & Chris (Season 2 | Episode 80) [Amir] This couple is authentic, simple and really easy to understand. [Tessa] Absolutely. She’s an expert in sexuality and he came into it with such innocence. Mobile, Unattached and Free Casaundra – “We met on the app Bumble, in our empty nest space. I was really coming into myself in the new ph...

What Are Your Anchors? with Sondra & Victor (Season 2 | Episode 79) Sondra – “I listened to a couple of your episodes and I became very intimidated because I felt like I was 22 again out of college. And I thought holy crap these people have their third act all together and I don’t even know what I am gonna do. Everyone seems to have it all planned out. And I don’t...

Poly Quad with Jahaira, Marvin, Michael & Monique (Season 2 | Episode 77) Do you remember that fabulous episode with Jahaira and Marvin near the beginning of The Open Nesters Podcast? No? Click below to visit that – one of our most popular episodes. It is not required but might be fun to start there before listening to this one. Jahaira and Marvin We jump in the middle of a Poly Qua...

The Russell Family Calling In Love with Malka, Yehuda, and Esther Russell (Season 2 | Episode 76) There is so much to communicate about this remarkable family… I almost (almost… ) just want you to listen to the podcast. But – there are some othere media assets for you to consume to get to know what these ‘people of the light’ are up to. One of which is the video...

The 5Elements with Malaika MaVeena Darville (Season 2 | Episode 75) An Open Nester, Mom, and a Sacred Journey The 5Elements Malaika was a mother, wife, business partner, conscious dance movement leader… And in one moment – it all was taken from her. When she found out that her partner was cheating on her and the relationship ended, a completely new chapter of life was born. In the...

Intimacy, Attachment, and Relationship Anarchy  with Josh and Tammy (Season 2 | Episode 74) You Already Know Josh and Tammy Really. Yes. You Do.  For our devoted listeners, you will remember one of our most popular episodes, Eroticize Your Jealousy . At the time they used pseudonyms, Thea and Curt. The content they shared sizzled just a bit too much for them to use their real names. A good id...

The Parallel of Life and Death  with Karen Bellone (Season 2 | Episode 73) The Parallel of Life and Death with Karen Bellone Karen is an “end-of-life Doula.” There are many parallels between birth and death. We celebrate birth, but we fear death. As an end-of-life worker, Karen sees her role as one of helping and demystifying death. So we can bring our best and most authentic selv...

Father & Son: The Power to Shift the Course  with Brian and Luke (Season 2 | Episode 72) The Father and the Son and the Power to Shift the Course with Brian and Luke Brian separated from his partner of eight years at the beginning of the pandemic. Just then Luke, Brian’s son, hit graduation. Luke decided to take a gap year, did some backpacking on the AT, then went to work to save m...

The Pleasure Mechanics (Season 2 | Episode 71) [Tessa] Giving Pleasure Full Permission with Chris and Charlotte from The Pleasure Mechanics Chris and Charlotte are partners who found each other in the erotic massage community in San Francisco. They have a lovely daughter and a thriving practice at PLEASURE MECHANICS . And they found themselves in a place where one partner was ready to explore...

Deconstructing Motherhood & Divorce with Joy Rose (Season 2 | Episode 70) [Tessa] RECONNECTING WITH A FORMER COLLABORATOR AND FOUNDER OF THE MUSEUM OF MOTHERHOOD Joy takes away the labels. And she owns her life and relationships. She is all about deconstructing our own judgements. Once we see something we can unlabel it. Does this sound familiar? A little bit? If you enjoyed our chat with...

EVOLVING with Podcast Host Palle Bo (Season 2 | Episode 69) [Tessa] WE LOVE PALLE BO. OK – for emphasis – and to make the point really stick. WE LOVE PALLE BO! Ever since our interview last year , we have tracked his progress on his simply marvelous podcast, The Radio Vagabond . And that means our whole staff. I guess we’re a bunch of vagabonds at The Open Nesters Podcast so...

The Radical and Magical Body & Spirit with Moira Cormack (Season 2 | Episode 68) [Tessa] Moira Cormack gives women insights into the body and the spirit. We talk through the many opportunities women can release stuck energy in their bodies… in particular the vagina. She offers women a Felt-Sense Meditation to first time clients. You can reach Moira on her Facebook page here: Moira C...

Sexual Abuse, Sobriety and Becoming Our Best Selves with Maria Leonard Olsen (Season 2 | Episode 67) [Tessa] Maria Olsen found herself living alone, on her own, at 50 years old… for the very first time. Divorce, broken relationships, alcoholism. A wake of trouble behind her. What would have broken many people somehow inspired Maria to make changes. Lots of them. In her book 50 After 50...

Coach Josh Silver – Spirituality and Awe (Season 2 | Episode 66) [Tessa] Evolutionary Spirituality and Awe in Act III. Yes. That’s a mouthful. And, full disclosure – there are a lot of big concepts in this episode. That’s because Josh Silver is a highly intellectual and extremely committed man who has carved out one of the most unique lives I have ever observed. At 68...

The Tantric Mama Mothering and Orgasms of Gratitude (Season 2 | Episode 65) [Tessa] The Tantric Mama. By reading that title I am sure the last thing you are thinking is that this episode would be useful for men. And in many ways, this podcast with Amanda Ananda provides truly the keys to a pleasure-filled life for women. Make no mistake women will gain so much by listening. But – there...

A Mother-Daughter Story with Revi and Michelle (Season 2 | Episode 64) [Tessa] Finally! A mother-daughter story from The Open Nesters. Meet Revital Catriel & her daughter Michelle Bellin. I have been seeking family stories for so long. And I was so lucky to find this one to start a series on families, Open Nesting, and personal growth. Think of this as the first of many on inter-family co...

Biohacking Age with Michelle St. Jane (Season 2 | Episode 63) [Tessa] OK, its pencil and paper time… get yours out now as you are going to want to take notes as you listen to this brilliant lady. In fact Michelle got her PHD in her 50’s and has not looked back since. A divorce and the death of a husband has also not slowed down this podcast host, speaker and extremely wise generat...

The Impact of Mindfulness with Kayla (Season 2 | Episode 62) [Tessa] I have admired Kayla’s work for many years. There are many ways to think about Mindfulness – here is one definition. Mindfulness is the basic human ability to be fully present, aware of where we are and what we’re doing, and not overly reactive or overwhelmed by what’s going on around us. It is hard to put this i...

Art in Act III and Beyond with Tom Radca (Season 2 | Episode 61) [Tessa] Tom Radca is a ceramic artist who has carved his own path in this world through his art. I met him at an art event in Coconut Grove, FL. We hit it off and I found his personality and his art really engaging. I wanted Tom’s energy on our podcast. And…. voilá, you get to hear our conversation about Tom’s...