The Open Nesters

23/07/2026

08/07/2026

Reflections from COMMUNITY & POLYAMORY, episode 245 of The Open Nesters podcast.

Tune in! Link in Bio 🔗

02/07/2026

This week on the podcast, we sat down with Chandra Kantor
✨yoga teacher, life coach, mom of three

and someone who’s spent the last decade rebuilding what partnership, family, and desire actually look like on her own terms.

We talked about:
🌿 Turning adult kids into adult friendships (and the awkward, necessary conversations that get you there)
🌿 Building a women’s circle that’s held her for 6+ years — and the exact ask that made it real
🌿 Moving from monogamy into an 11-year open partnership, and what compersion actually feels like once jealousy loosens its grip
🌿 Discovering new sides of her erotic self well into her 40s

Her framework for arriving at your own “open nesting” stage, in her words: get curious, know it’s never too late to try something new, and measure success by your own yardstick and not anyone else’s. 💙

This one’s a masterclass in what it looks like to keep growing into Act 3 with your whole self.

🎧 Full episode link in bio, available July 2nd!

26/06/2026

From this week’s episode on The Open Nester’s podcast with Isaac Paulman and Adam Paulman - we love getting to talk with father and son!

Scroll through for some of our personal insights from the episode - and be sure to comment your favorite takeaway! We love to learn more about what speaks to our community in the Open Nest 💙

13/06/2026

Joy Lynn Okoye shares the key to repair in an estranged relationship… but it may not be what you’d expect 🔐

What does staying in your own lane look like to you?

From The Open Nester’s Podcast - embracing the open nest and living life through the lens of vitality and expansion. This is your best act yet.

10/06/2026

on navigating estrangement from our most recent episode of The Open Nesters Podcast.

Having experienced estrangement with her mother, and now navigating the experience with her son, Joy understands the nuance of all things parting and coming back together.

Too often, we focus on FIXING the gap - when really what we need to focus on is our lane, our healing, understanding ourselves - in order to show up whole when both parties are ready to merge again.

09/06/2026

On this week’s episode of The Open Nester’s Podcast I shared an incredible conversation with - for those navigating estrangement with a family member, this episode is for you.

But we can all benefit from Joy’s story and expert practices to walk healthier, happier lives in our relationships. We all encounter moments of conflict with those we love - but how do we walk the path of mending and repair when there’s been a rupture?

Follow for part 2, and be sure to tune into The Open Nesters wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts 🩵

09/06/2026

Joy Linn Okoye is a writer, meditation teacher, and relational healing guide specializing in ambiguous loss and estrangement.

Drawing from her own experience being bookended by estrangement — first with her mother, now navigating distance with her sons — she helps people find the healing lane beneath the impulse to fix.

She teaches JourneyDance, leads workshops, and writes on Substack about relational integrity, grief, and what it means to stay in love without guarantee of it being returned. Her recent retreat, “What We Carry” (May 29–31 at Omega Institute), gathers maternal caregivers navigating rupture of all kinds.

Find her at joylinnokoye.com.

Tune into episode 241 of The Open Nesters Podcast across all streaming platforms - gifting permission and guidance to living an Open life.

05/06/2026

DO YOU DREAM OF TRAVEL? 🌎

Because not everyone does...
and that’s okay!

But the truth is - this is out now! The nest is open and the world is more available than ever for us.

You don’t have to completely uproot your life and continue growing on a different continent, like stationing himself in Chaing Mai, Thailand
But.....

You also totally can 😉

Are you dreaming of a life outside of the norm? Would you raise your hand to have an experience like this? Let us know in the comments.... We’re curious!