This week we're joined by Sam Cat, creator of the website Shrimp Teeth, which provides coaching and resources for how we think about sex, queerness, and polyamory. Sam is here talking about sex education, sex positivity, and more!
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Rejection is something everyone has to deal with at some point in their lives. This episode explores rejection, including how to have a better understanding of it and some ways to cope with it when you experience it.
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This week we're joined by Stevie Lang! Stevie is an Autistic writer from Australia and has joined us today to speak about some of the topics he writes about, Autism, non-monogamy, kink, trans experience, and sexuality, and to answer some questions from our Patrons.
What is forgiveness really all about? Some see it as healing and restorative, and others view it as harmful and invalidating. This episode is covering some of the studies that have been done about forgiveness while we look at its benefits and potential pitfalls.
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Is it possible to cheat in a non-monogamous relationship? We're discussing this question and a whole lot more during this week's episode on infidelity and non-monogamy.
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This week we're joined with Martha Kauppi to talk about her book, as well as discussing how therapists can best serve their non-monogamous clients, some of the most important tools that help make polyamorous relationships thrive, and what to look for if you are seeking a therapist for yourself or your relationship.
Martha Kauppi is a therapist, author, speaker, and educator specializing in complex relational therapy, sex issues, and alternative family structures. She trains therapists all over the world to work more effectively with a broad range of sex issues, and with clients who are in open relationships. She is the author of Polyamory: A Clinical Toolkit for Therapists (and Their Clients).
This week's episode is all about the Relationship Anarchy Smorgasbord! We're discussing its history and creation, its significance, and how you can use it in your relationships even if you don't identify as a relationship anarchist.
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This week's episode is all about relationship maintenance, or what we can do to ensure our relationships are as positive and fulfilling as possible for everyone involved. We're going to discuss this, as well as what kinds of maintenance are best to do, in this episode.
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This week's episode we are joined by Ashley Robertson to learn about age-appropriate education about sex and consent for children, as well as how to talk to your kids about non-monogamy. Ashley identifies as a feminine, bi-curious, ethically polyamorous, sexual submissive. With over a decade of experience in the BDSM scene, she isn’t shy of perverse topics. Ashley is an expert question-asker. With three teaching degrees, she’s an educator who is fed up with the idea that learning comes from a teacher. Instead, she crafts workshops and activities that invite introspection and curiosity while accommodating for all learners. She's trained to facilitate the Our Whole Lives curriculum and is experienced at adapting workshops to fit diverse audiences.
Ashley specializes in parent education focusing on assisting parents to increase sex-positivity within the family culture.
This episode covers the origins of the term platonic, differences in language between romantic and platonic relationships, and alterous and queerplatonic relationships. Learn about these terms and how they have filled an important gap in how we talk about relationships.
Image credit to Disabled And Here.
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This week's episode is about everything but the words! Learn about nonverbal communication, how to better recognize your own nonverbal cues, and actionable tools for how to improve your nonverbal communication skills.
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Being a hinge partner can be tough sometimes. This episode focuses on some unique struggles that hinge partners may face, some common pitfalls, and what it takes to be a good hinge partner.
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This week's episode is another one of our Multiamory Stories, this time with Kori Nicole Williams. Kori is a writer who loves entertainment news and using her platform to help her audience understand others. During this episode, she opens up about her experiences with polyamory and relationship anarchy, queerness, and Christianity.
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Sometimes there are people who only provide assistance or offer something nice when they're getting something (or expecting to get something) in return. This can result in unhealthy power dynamics and so this week, we're exploring why people have transactional relationships in the first place, if they're a negative thing or not, and much more.
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This episode started as being about special concerns for starting a business with or working with a romantic partner. It grew to also encompass what we can learn from business relationships that can also apply to our romantic ones, and vice versa.
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This episode is about identity. Listen to hear our discussion about all of the research surrounding identity, relationships, and how one can influence and affect the other. Additionally, we're going to go over some tips about how to retain your identity when dating.
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This episode is a discussion on internal and external validation, what those terms mean, how they're both important to a healthy relationship and life, and how you can work to have a better balance of both.
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We've talked about relationship expectations and goals, but what about standards? This episode is diving in to the concept of relationship standards, what "too high" standards vs. "too low" ones may look like, and how to reevaluate them as you go forward with dating.
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What is compassion fatigue? It's that tension coming from helping those in distress. You'll find out more about it during this episode, as well as the science behind it and some tips on how to take care of yourself and recover from it when caring for others.
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This week is all about philosophy! We're talking about Stoicism, some common issues people face in relationships, how looking at those issues from a bird's eye view can help us deal with them more objectively, and some caveats of Stoicism to make sure everyone gets a fair look at it.
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