Episodes

Eroticize Your Jealousy (The Open Nesters Episode 8) After A Divorce for Each… Life Got a Lot Better In this Episode 8 we meet Thea and Curt. And we explore, among many other subjects, how they have been able to eroticize jealousy. Co-parenting for Thea. The relationship with her co-parent got a lot better once they separated. The same for Curt. And now his kids are nearly fully grown. Complications. Growth. Exploration. Loving more than one partner. Open Nesting has been rich and wonderful ...

Following the Yes with Joy Lynn Okoye (The Open Nesters Episode 7) Expert Interview – Joy Lynn Okoye Tessa interviews yoga teach and life coach Joy Okoye. Joy is in the middle of a huge life change. She is in “the void.” She is moving from mother to friend with her two teenagers. And she is asking questions of herself… “Who am I?” Parenting has changed for her as the boys have grown. She expressed the significant benefit of “letting go” vs. directing the action. Not trying to “fix things,” r...

Play with Shane Kulman (The Open Nesters Episode 6) Expert Interview – Shane Kulman Tessa and Amir discuss gender roles and play. Enchantress Shane worked as a stripper working with men who were looking for opportunities to play. Now she provides counsel to both men and women through her creation, The Awkward Academy. She helps people leave behind the limitations that people have from what is imposed upon them during their childhood. Shane says, “women were really left out of the play picture...

Erika Obando, Dating Myself (The Open Nesters Episode 5) Expert Interview – Erika Obando This week the Open Nesters get into it with Erika Obando. Erika is a self-professed “open nester.” After Erika’s son came back from college she had the opportunity to build a relationship with her son as an adult. She moved from “mom” to “Erika.” Having never lived on her own, at age 43, Erika found herself in brand new territory… able to find herself for the first time. And thus came the concept of “datin...

Mental Physical Emotional Space (The Open Nesters Episode 4) Tessa and Amir Negotiate Their Space This week the Open Nesters talk separate beds, lingerie on Saturday mornings, business briefs and meditation. They are each highly aware of their needs for time apart while cherishing special time together. It is an ongoing negotiation between the needs of them as a couple and each as an individual. Amir is goal oriented much of the time. Tessa has a degree in Mindfulness. Not exactly oil and wate...

Three Midlife Couples Exploring Their Passions (Episode 3) Our Guests This Week Aviva & Hezie are a mature and intriguing Tel Aviv-based married couple of 36 years. As they became Open Nesters, Hezie retired from high tech and began dabbling in the arts and is now a museum consultant, while Aviva took up mountain biking in the hills of Jerusalem which turned into a commitment to her triathlete training. Kristen & Liam live on the New England Coast. As they became Open Nesters they were in the...

Empty Nest Gypsy Nesting (Episode 2) Gypsy Nesters Tessa and Amir… meet Dave and Veronica! They’re fun. They’re smart. And they’re kind of famous! In Episode #2 our Open Nesters confront the concept of Gypsy Nesting with travel pro’s Dave and Veronica James… the self-proclaimed Gypsy Nesters. And they have a book and a lifestyle to back it up. They have become authorities on world travel, and have a plethora of delightful and engaging stories for us. These two exhibit a joie de vivre to beat ...

Open vs. Empty Nest (Podcast Episode 1) In their premier episode the original Open Nesters, Tessa & Amir, discuss the concept of an Open vs. Empty Nest. They explore what is calling us, in order to tap into and reinvent our original or new passions, including following our curiosity to new adventures, living arrangements, investment in relationships and our sexuality. Topics of the podcast are discussed so that we open doors to the choices we make as we write Act III, the final (and hopefully, ...

Open Nesters Podcast Teaser Trailer Coming soon: The Open Nesters Podcast January 28 we will share our first episode. But you don’t have to wait all that time. Click the play button above to hear our Open Nesters Podcast teaser trailer. Meet your podcast hosts, Tessa and Amir, in this short introductory podcast teaser trailer. And get a sense of what the show will be about with three sound bytes from upcoming shows.