Multiamory: Rethinking Modern Relationships

For the second part of our series on unhealthy relationship patterns, we're discussing some specific considerations when it comes to unhealthy relationship patterns in non-monogamy, as well as some actionable tools you can use to help break the cycle of unhealthy habits. Join our amazing community of listeners at multiamory.com/join. We offer sliding scale subscriptions so everyone can also get ac...

This week we're beginning a two-part discussion about unhealthy relationship patterns and why we sometimes tend to repeat them, sometimes even when we know they're unhealthy. We're going to be exploring why we do this, how it relates to past trauma and attachment theory, and attempt to answer the question, “Do people really have a type?”Join our amazing community of listeners at multiamory.com/joi...

For those of us with multiple partners, sometimes the idea of navigating a social situation including everyone can be stressful or intimidating. This week, we're talking about some ways to minimize this anxiety as a hinge partner in social situations. Join our amazing community of listeners at multiamory.com/join. We offer sliding scale subscriptions so everyone can also get access to ad-free epis...

It's time for another episode featuring one of the other podcasts in the network we're a part of. This week we're featuring Sex Talk with My Mom, where Cam and KarenLee talk about sex and sex scripts with Dr. Ian Kerner, author of So Tell Me About the Last Time You Had Sex: Laying Bare and Learning to Repair Our Love Lives. Join our amazing community of listeners at multiamory.com/join. We offer s...

This week's episode is another Q&A style one with questions pulled from our Patreon group about friends with benefits relationships, transitioning from polyamory back to monogamy, and more! Join our amazing community of listeners at multiamory.com/join. We offer sliding scale subscriptions so everyone can also get access to ad-free episodes, group video discussions, and our amazing Discord communi...

This week we're covering a tough topic: desirability politics and dating preferences. Analyzing where our preferences come from, especially within the context of sexual and romantic connections, may tell us a lot about society as a whole rather than any individual person’s choices. Our researcher, Dr. Keyanah Nurse, joins us to day to help us unpack how all desire is political, how these politics...

This week's episode is focusing on heartbreak, breakup, and recovery, and sorting through all the advice out there to try to narrow down what is helpful during a breakup and what isn't. We’re also going to look at some research about breakups and heartbreak, share some personal experiences, and finally, some suggestions of healthy recovery strategies. Join our amazing community of listeners at mul...

This week's episode is focusing on disability, specifically what it means to have a disability, dating with disabilities, and addressing ableism both in the polyamorous community and within our individual relationships. We are joined by one of our researchers, Em Mais, to discuss these topics and get their insight on them as a disabled, polyamorous person. Join our amazing community of listeners a...

This week we're having a special Q & A session with the hosts of Multiamory to give some personal insight into some of the many questions we get asked. If it's well-received, we'll do another next month! Join our amazing community of listeners at multiamory.com/join. We offer sliding scale subscriptions so everyone can also get access to ad-free episodes, group video discussions, and our amazing D...

This week we're having a special episode featuring one of our co-podcasters on the Pleasure Podcast network, Nicoletta, who hosts Sluts & Scholars. In this episode, Nicoletta interviews Emily Nagoski, about her book, Come As You Are, and picks her brain about her insights and discoveries about sex. Join our amazing community of listeners at multiamory.com/join. We offer sliding scale subscriptions...

Our guest this week is therapist John Howard, who has joined us to talk about his newly published book, More Than Words. John Howard is an internationally recognized therapist, wellness expert, and educator who uses the latest science to help couples have stronger relationships. He is the host of The John Howard Show, a wellness podcast, and the creator of the Ready Set Love® series of online prog...

This week we're joined by our lawyer, Melissa Hall, to talk about wills, cohabitation, power of attorney, and more. Melissa has her own law firm where she helps her clientele navigate life's ups and downs. She is committed to being as generalist as a form of specialization and to using access to legal resources to help people who would otherwise be at a disadvantage. Join our amazing community of...

Pornography is a hot issue a lot of the time. This week, we're talking about porn, what it is, why people consume it, sex education, porn addiction, porn in relationships, and misinformation about it in our society. We're contradicting some of the mainstream ideas that exist around pornography and sex work and discussing de-stigmatization, sex worker support, and how these things can contribute to...

What is expressive suppression? How can it impact and impair our day to day lives? In this episode, we're discussing expressive suppression, its advantages, disadvantages, the psychology behind it, and how to address expressive suppression when it may be doing more harm than good. Join our amazing community of listeners at multiamory.com/join. We offer sliding scale subscriptions so everyone can a...

We're discussing the phenomenon of imposter syndrome, which affects many of us in our day to day lives. We'll be talking about how it can affect our relationships as well, and some tools we can use to combat it. Join our amazing community of listeners at multiamory.com/join. We offer sliding scale subscriptions so everyone can also get access to ad-free episodes, group video discussions, and our a...

This week we are joined by journalist and Bustle founding editor Rachel Krantz to talk about her new book, Open: An Uncensored Memoir of Love, Liberation, and Non-monogamy. Rachel goes into depth about sexual liberation, feminism, gender, abusive dynamics, spirituality, and more during this comprehensive look at her newest work. Visit Rachel's website at www.racheljkrantz.com to learn more about h...

This week's episode is introducing what might be a new term to some: singlism. We're discussing truths and myths about being single, as well as how our society sometimes discriminates against people who choose to be single. Join our amazing community of listeners at multiamory.com/join. We offer sliding scale subscriptions so everyone can also get access to ad-free episodes, group video discussion...

This week's episode is tackling resentment: what it is, how it shows up in real life, what might trigger it, some research surrounding resentment and its psychology, and finally, some ways to tackle resentment in your life. Join our amazing community of listeners at multiamory.com/join. We offer sliding scale subscriptions so everyone can also get access to ad-free episodes, group video discussion...

Most of the time, when a couple decides not to live together anymore, we assume it means they're breaking up. In this episode, we're discussing how to de-nest without de-escalating a relationship, why some people might want to do this, and we'll be hearing from some of our patrons about their own experiences with de-nesting. Join our amazing community of listeners at multiamory.com/join. We offer...

Welcome to part 2 of our safer sex series! Part 2 will explore a more personal connection to sexual wellness, including discussing the options available for practicing safer sex. We will also look at some real-life examples of how to have more effective sex talks with your sex partners and some tips for making those conversations easier. Join our amazing community of listeners at multiamory.com/jo...

This week marks the start of a two-part series on sexual health. In part one we're covering STIs, STDs, and how we can have better, more informed conversations that help reduce stigma and keep us and others healthy, both physically and mentally, when it comes to sexual health. Join our amazing community of listeners at multiamory.com/join. We offer sliding scale subscriptions so everyone can also...

This week we're talking about abundance and scarcity, and exploring the science behind feelings of scarcity or abundance and how it can affect our behavior when it comes to dating and relationships. Join our amazing community of listeners at multiamory.com/join. We offer sliding scale subscriptions so everyone can also get access to ad-free episodes, group video discussions, and our amazing Discor...

This week we're welcoming Somatic Experiencing Practitioner Brian Mahan onto the show! In 2003, Brian suffered 7-10 panics attacks a day, following a catastrophic car wreck. After just 3 sessions with a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, he was symptom free and within weeks he began the training to become a practitioner. He has also studied extensively about healing developmental trauma and shame....

This week we're discussing transforming feelings into words effectively, which is the basis of most talk therapy and is often fundamental in having successful relationships. We're going over why it can be difficult to put this into practice, as well as some techniques to help next time you're struggling to put your feelings into words. Join our amazing community of listeners at multiamory.com/join...

This week's episode is covering the Good Enough Sex model, which was created in 2007 to help improve couples' sex lives. We're going to be going over the twelve dimensions of good enough sex to see what kinds of positive takeaways we can get. Join our amazing community of listeners at multiamory.com/join. We offer sliding scale subscriptions so everyone can also get access to ad-free episodes, gro...