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 experiences as their children left home and they faced financial hardships, ultimately leading to a period of reinvention. Margery discusses her shift from a successful mortgage broker to a life and business coach, incorporating her personal development journey and overcoming an autoimmune disease through deep inner work.

EPISODE TIME-CODE

1:19 The Pivotal Transition to Open Nesting

2:38 Children Leaving the Nest

6:07 Facing Challenges Together

13:22 Embracing Vulnerability and Seeking Help

24:10 Overcoming Personal Challenges

30:04 Uncovering Trauma and Healing

33:44 Navigating Financial Crisis

36:14 Bless and Release: Finding Peace and Fulfillment

Dom emphasizes the importance of having purpose as an empty nester, whether through individual pursuits or shared activities with a partner. This couple stresses the significance of honesty and communication in maintaining a strong relationship, especially during challenging times. Margery highlights the role of peace, joy, and fulfillment in guiding clients toward a meaningful third act in their lives and encourages authenticity and vulnerability as pathways to growth.

To conclude, Amir and I talk through the resilience and transformation demonstrated by Margery and Dom. How they overcame adversity. Redefined success. Found joy in new beginnings. We are so appreciative of Marjorie and Dom’s openness and willingness to share their journey, offering insights into navigating life’s transitions with grace and courage.

CATASTROPHE SOUP

Resources for You

We want to provide you with support and many many resources for your own Open Nesting Journey. Our resource page has so much to offer as does our private discussion group on Facebook about queerness, relationship fluidity in the empty nest, and other topics of interest:

Open Nesters Resource Page

The Open Nesters Private Facebook Group

About Tessa

Tessa Krone is the engine behind and the face of The Open Nesters.

Tessa holds an MA in Consciousness Studies and is a speaker, coach, program, and journey facilitator & leader, author and, of course, Podcaster.

Her offerings are based on her mission to help people open to their most self-expressed, loving selves. Tessa’s specialties include embodiment from all the senses and elements of our inner and outer lives, ranging from mindfulness, dance, play, and sensory exploration in nature. If she had one superpower, it would be to help people, especially as they age, to live more open-hearted lives.