Join us and our guest, Marie Thouin, as she tells us about her qualitative research on compersion, as well as her own opinions and experiences with ethical non-monogamy.
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Part of being a human is learning how to recalibrate your mind when transitioning from one situation to another. This can be especially difficult for polyamorous people changing from one partner to another, so this episode helps outline some ways to make the switch mentally when engaging in different tasks or social situations.
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Language is a highly nuanced tool that we all use, and so today we're examining how it can affect relationships, reclamation of certain words for different communities, and more.
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This week is part 2 of our series on shame, which covers shame specifically around nontraditional and polyamorous relationships, healthy vs. unhealthy shame (not to be confused with healthy shaming), and countershaming.
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This week we're kicking off a two-part series on shame in relationships: where it comes from, why we feel it, how it can affect our relationships (especially nontraditional ones), and ways to deal with feeling it to counteract its effects.
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Giving and receiving apologies can be a lot harder than it sounds; there's more nuance than a simple "I'm sorry." This week, we're discussing how to properly receive and offer apologies, as well as briefly covering boundaries, empathy, and unburdening guilt. In addition, we're sharing some advice from Dr. Karina Schumann, a psychology professor at the University of Pittsburgh who studies conflict resolution.
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What do you struggle with in your relationships? What is your greatest strength? Inspired by some questions our friend and author Kevin Patterson asked, we're exploring why it's important for us to be familiar with each other's strengths and weaknesses in relationships, and identifying them, both in ourselves and in our partners.
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Being criticized is difficult, especially when it's a friend, partner, or family member providing the criticism. Today we're covering how to handle receiving criticism gracefully and learning how to improve yourself, be a better communicator, and bring people together instead of pushing them apart.
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This week, let's examine some of the dynamics that we fall in to when we cohabit with one or more partner(s) wherein sometimes there's an unfair division of household labor. We'll have some tips about how to break out of the patterns that contribute to this unfair labor division and make your relationship more equal.
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This week we're taking a look at EFT creator Sue Johnson's concept of "demon dialogues," or the choreography we tend to fall in to when fighting or arguing with a partner. We'll cover some common dialogues, as well as methods on how to break out of the choreographic cycle and communicate better.
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This episode, we're taking a dive into compassion: what it is, why the world needs it, why it's important to practice both with loved ones and strangers, and how to actually do it so you can give the world more of what it needs.
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This week we're joined by Hadassah Damien to talk about money and finances! Hadassah is the founder of Ride Free Fearless Money, a finance consulting firm that helps empower people's relationship to money. During this episode, she gives some valuable insight and tips for non-monogamous people struggling to deal with money, especially when discussing it with partner(s).
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This week our guest is Mia Schachter, an intimacy coordinator for film and television, as well as an educator, writer, and podcaster. Mia has graciously joined us today to talk about consent, both in sexual and non-sexual situations, the importance of having people in her line of work, and how consent and power dynamics relate.
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Why is it so hard to say no sometimes? During this episode we'll explore why some of us have such trouble saying no, why the word "no" is so powerful, and some ways to help you get better at both giving and receiving it.
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There's tons of advice about long distance relationships and how to manage them, but what about the opposite? In this episode, we're discussing how to navigate a relationship where you don't have much time apart, whether due to global circumstances like the pandemic, or simply a career change.
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This week we're joined by Alice Little to talk about sex work, the stigma around it, and steps to take to start moving towards a more sex positive society. Alice is a sex entrepreneur and educator at the Moonlite BunnyRanch in Carson City, Nevada, and is here to offer us her valuable insight about the industry.
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The world is fairly stressful right now, and some of us are particularly prone to anxiety and stress already. This week, we're talking about some different stressors and how to try to reduce stress in a healthy way, including some tips to have less stressful conversations with your partner(s).
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Let's talk about some of the bad, outdated relationship advice we've come across, and how it can negatively affect modern dating. As times change, dating advice needs to as well, so don't buy in to all the traditional advice.
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For this week's special episode, we're joined by several of our listeners to hear their real-life experiences with polyamory, instead of the common fictionalized stories in the media. Listen to these different stories for a broader take on non-monogamy and polyamory.
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How do you process your feelings? Are you an internal processor (chewer)? Or an external one (spewer)? In this episode, we're covering what it means to be a chewer or a spewer, some drawbacks to both, and some positive aspects to them.
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