Episodes

Our Loving Openness with Kitty, Tessa & Amir (Season 2 | Episode 55) Our Story | Our Loving Openness [Tessa] We did an interview with Kitty Chambliss for her podcast that we want to share with you. It’s all about our relationship. Our history, our life, our loving openness. To celebrate February and our Love and Sex Month Celebration we share more about how we came to polyamory and our open relationship. The origins of our relationship and Open Nesting this week on the Open Nesters Podcast. ...

Make Love in the Unknown with Laurie Handlers and Michael Gibson (Season 2 | Episode 54) A Love Story | A Sex Story [Tessa] Meet Laurie and Michael. Laurie’s book Sex and Happiness has had an enormous impact on me. So it is a thrill to interview this innovative and influential sex therapist, Laurie Handlers, on our podcast. I found Laurie and her partner Michael to be such good ambassadors of tantric sex with their deep understanding of the many levels beyond traditional lovemaking. If you ar...

Buckle Up and Strap On (Season 2 | Episode 53) Two Sex Educators, One Goal – Give Us All The Opportunity to Expand Our Sexual Horizons [Tessa] Meet Reid and Allison, a lovely, if unlikely, couple. An avowed lesbian, Allison fell for Reid. A sex-positive man with a lot of exploring to do falls for Allison. That was 15 years ago. Now they each have well-developed sex counseling practices, books, media, groups… education for those who are interesting in developing their approach to sex and intim...

Love in the Third Third of Act III (Season 2 | Episode 52) A Third Marriage… for two People Simply Made for Each Other [Tessa] Meet Kit and Jeff, two people who found each other nearly 10 years ago. Kit is a grief counselor and Jeff is a serial entrepreneur. We had a wide ranging conversation about their past lives and their current relationship. And we discussed Jeff’s fascinating business venture and Kit’s work during the pandemic with individuals facing big life-changing and life-ending ch...

Healing Our Intimacy Wounds (The Open Nesters Podcast Season 2 | Episode 51) Intimacy, Deconstructing Victimhood, How Our Bodies Teach Us [Tessa] Get ready for a deep conversation about the intimate. We are so fortunate to have Isha Vela with us this week. We cover some complicated ground in our chat. Cards on the table, I turned to Isha at one point when my life got pretty complicated. I can say from personal experience how intuitive she is when it comes to our bodies and how we handle perso...

The Wild Life of an Unentangled – Off the Grid Dad (The Open Nesters Podcast Season 2 | Episode 50) High Adventure. Living Out-LOUD. Grabbing Life by the Balls [Tessa] You have never met a man like Cort. This… I know. You may have heard Navy Seals, or outdoorsmen, or adventurers speak on The Joe Rogan Podcast. You may have seen “black ops” Hollywood movies. You may even have a brother, dad, uncle with dramatic and exciting stories from the military. But I’ll say it again… you have never… met ...

Reframing Relationships with Sabrina and Seth (The Open Nesters Podcast Season 2 | Episode 49) Commitment and Obligation in Reframing Relationships [Tessa] Twists and Turns. Side to Side. Front to Back. The path that Sabrina and Seth have been on is somewhat mind-boggling. They each divorced. They each have children. They each embrace open relationships. They are married and they live a thousand miles apart. Think that through for a second… then you might think any working relationship would ...

Cultivating Readiness with Dr. Bill Thomas and his Partner Jude (The Open Nesters Podcast Season 2 | Episode 48) Cultivating Readiness [Tessa] We start off Season Two with a bang. This one is about a couple who are, in truth, redefining what it means to age. Dr. Bill Thomas and his partner Jude Thomas have been at it for a long time and in a very big and meaningful way. These two don’t trifle… they do on the grand scale. So grab a mug of green tea, get in your favorite chair and listen to our...

The Open Nesters Podcast Season Two Can you sense it? Can you hear it? Can you feel it? It’s Coming… Get Ready for a Host of New Experiences. Season Two is Coming January 5, 2022 In our first season, we learned so much from a multitude of smart and forward-thinking people. Over the course of our first podcast year, we zigged and zagged and explored a wide range of lifestyles, hobbies, new ventures, and relationship opportunities. We were blessed by so much positive energy coming our way from...

Curiosity, Courage, and Compassion (Tessa Celebrates 60) (The Open Nesters Podcast Episode 47) Curiosity, Courage and Compassion [Amir] Sixty years old is a big deal. Our Tessa is hitting that mark although you would never know that when you see her. She is truly in her prime. I am forever in awe of her ability to take on life fully each day. So it is with great pleasure that I present this interview with Tess on The Open Nesters Podcast. An Excerpt from the Interview “Well, three things sta...

Rock Your Erotic Boat (with Pamela Madsen) (The Open Nesters Podcast Episode 46) Episode 46 – Rock Your Erotic Boat (with Pamela Madsen) Pamela Madsen is Shameless [Tessa] I have followed the work of Pamela Madsen for years. She is one of my heroes. What a pleasure to speak with such an open and honest woman who has helped so many thousands of men, women, couples get in touch with their own sexuality. An Excerpt from the Interview [So a woman says] “I’m 40 or 50. And I think I still have so...

Labeling and Unlabeling with Jonathan Pillot (The Open Nesters Podcast Episode 45) Episode 45 – Jonathan is an Enlightened Man with a Clear Objective [Tessa] I met Jonathan Pillot on… wait for it… a dating site. Yes, there is a story there that I may share with you at another time. He has a supremely artistic nature. Film, images, ideas, words. And he is a person with a cause. Jonathan’s current mission is to implode outdated paradigms around the most paradoxical and charged global issue of o...

Transforming Grief and Pain Through Art and Spirituality (The Open Nesters Podcast Episode 44) Episode 44 – Transforming Grief and Pain Through Art and Spirituality. “I am OK. I am OK. I am OK.” The comfort that can come from a mantra. In two minutes we can transform our lives. Tami and I spoke a lot about what is simple and yet powerful. This incredible lady raised two remarkable children, a son, and a daughter. Each shares gifts that they learned from their parents. Each is quite spiritual....

Paradoxical Power and Healing with the Dominatrix (The Open Nesters Podcast Episode 43) Heather Hundhausen, a mind/body/spirit healer and facilitator, works with heart centered individuals who are ready to release their physical and emotional pain and reconnect their minds with their bodies so they can start living a life of passion and purpose. She assists people in making decisions in their lives by following their heart, mind, intuition and soul, from a place of being whole and in integrity...

Dreaming of Open Nesting: Love and Plant Medicine in Act III (The Open Nesters Podcast Episode 42) Meet Haven and Buck These two are right… on… the… verge. They can almost count the months until they set themselves free from traditional life. They talk about it. They can just about taste the adventure that lies ahead once they shed themselves of remaining life obligations (college tuition, jobs, possessions). Haven and Buck have each survived multiple marriages and a lot of dating. They have...

The Anxiety Sisters (The Open Nesters Podcast Episode 41) Meet Abs and Mags. Who… you ask? This is Tessa… and I am so excited to introduce you to these two incredible ladies. Because I know in my core that many of you will benefit greatly from this podcast. We all deal with it. Oftentimes it can get the best of us. It is there under the surface. Lurking. Yet there are ways of controlling it. Abbe Greenberg Maggie Sarachek About the Anxiety Sisters Anxiety is so Physical And it can make ...

Open Nesting 201 with Tessa and Amir (The Open Nesters Podcast Episode 40) We thought it was time to review what we have learned so far on our podcast journey over the past year. Our new sense of ease comes from learning that things don’t always go our way… some things are not in our control. And that we are ok with that. We have learned to be flexible as we have grown older vs. getting more rigid. Everyone has their own path We have heard so many versions of open nesting on the podcast this...

You Can Come Home, But My Two Boyfriends Are Here (The Open Nesters Podcast Episode 39) Hi, this is Tessa. Welcome to Episode 39 of The Open Nesters Podcast. Polyamory is only one of the many topics we discuss on this podcast. As you can imagine it is a polarizing topic. It is not for everyone. And it comes with its complexity, AS DOES monogamy. Eliza and Mark Two divorcees find that they want something different in their lives after divorce. They each have children and they each found that ...

Thank and Grow Rich with Pam Grout (The Open Nesters Podcast Episode 38) Hi, this is Tessa. Welcome to Episode 38… with Pam Grout. Pam has led a very unconventional life. She has traveled the world. Had a daughter later in life who she tragically lost. She is a prolific writer and is just, simply an incredible guest. I love Pam’s writing and her work has meant a lot to me. So that means, I am quite pleased to share this wonderful interview with Pam on our Open Nesters Podcast with you. In Pa...

Change Your Noise and Get Curious (The Open Nesters Podcast Episode 37) Hi, this is Tessa. Welcome to Episode 37… with Effy Blue from Curious Fox. Effy and her business partner, Jacqueline Misla, lead a group of really ‘bright lights’ in podcasting, events, blogging and thinking. These incredible people explore whatever makes them curious when it comes to human relationships. About Curious Fox We were all dissatisfied by the one-size-fits-all prescription for love, sex, and relationships soc...

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 homes for your next vacation. With this service there is a big concept that all participants have to embrace… and...

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 relationship with two children. Beyond their strong relationship, they jumped into new ventures. Yuval discusses how he ...

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 others. As a child Esther would go into a room, feel the weight of the feelings there (pains, joys sufferings) and burst into tea...

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 Flashes and Cool Topics. They have had some impressive guests already and have even been featured in Women’s Day Maga...