The Parenting Reframe

Re-nesting, grief, creativity, and the new audiobook Someday, Now with Tembi Locke

Episode Summary

Tembi Locke (author of From Scratch) joins Albiona to talk about beginnings and endings, the gentle practice she calls re-nesting, parenting through life transitions, and how she turned a summer of anticipatory grief into an immersive audio memoir — Someday, Now. We talk writing as a container for feeling, practical ways parents can prepare for the “next chapter,” and small, daily practices that create space and joy. (Simon & Schuster)

Episode Notes

In this warm conversation Tembi and Albiona cover:

• How From Scratch began — writing personal grief into a story that reaches others, and how that book later became a Netflix limited series. (Simon & Schuster)
• What “re-nesting” means (replacing the idea of an “empty nest” with a more generative, whole concept) and practical ways parents can prepare emotionally for children leaving home. (People.com)
• The creative process Tembi uses: listening, journaling, & exploring different art forms; writing as a practice to slow down and make meaning. (tembilocke.com)
• Concrete ideas listeners can use right away: short daily rituals (15–45 min), journaling prompts, scheduling “pre-planned joy,” somatic self-care, and negotiating new family rhythms like weekly check-ins.
• A deep look at Someday, Now — why Tembi created an immersive audio experience (ambient Sicily soundscapes plus narration), and what she hopes listeners will feel after they finish it: that there is possibility, love, and room for transformation even in endings. (Audible.com)

Resources & links

• Tembi Locke — official site / about & book resources. (tembilocke.com)
• From Scratch — publisher page (Simon & Schuster). (Simon & Schuster)
• Someday, Now — Simon & Schuster audio page (audio edition/details). (Simon & Schuster)
• Someday, Now — Audible audio listing/preorder. (Narrated by Tembi Locke; release details & preorder.) (Audible.com)

Tembi Locke on Instagram (announcements & behind-the-scenes). (Instagram)