Bonding styles 101

Dr. Elisabeth “Eli” Sheff has been on the show multiple times in the past regarding her longitudinal study of polyamorous families with children. She is a researcher, expert witness, coach, speaker, and educational consultant. She has a PhD in sociology and a certification from the AASECT (the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists) as a Sexuality Educator. Dr. Sheff specializes in gender and sexual minority families, consensual non-monogamy, and kink/BDSM.

Dr. Sheff covers “The Bonding Project” in this episode, including:

• What the Bonding Project is.

• What the test for it is like.

• Who might want to take it.

• How she went about developing it.

• The different bonding styles identified (One to one, many to many, one to many, solo).

• Plans for the future of the test.

• Any surprises in her findings to date.

Dr. Sheff also discusses her recently published book Children in Polyamorous Families, a nice, short resource for those who are wondering about the impact of polyamory on children but may be daunted by the longer texts.

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