Jessica Stillman at Business Insider recently interviewed me for a piece on the things people in monogamous relationships can learn from consensual nonmonogamy. You can find it here https://www.businessinsider.com/what-consensual-non-monogamy-teaches-people-in-exclusive-relationships#5-thoughtful-transitions-beat-messy-breakups-6
Category: relationship consultation
Satisfied Coaching Client
A coaching client recently emailed me a thank you note for my assistance and gave me permission to post it here: Hello Eli, Thank you again for your time last week. You gave us more specific, relevant advice and help in just two hours than all of our other counselors put together! We would like …
Satisfied Relationship Coaching Client Testimonial
MK, a client who has been coaching with me for a few months, wrote the most lovely client testimonial and gave me permission to post it here: Dr. Sheff has been an invaluable resource for me as a relationship coach. She has provided valuable insight and information regarding different relationship and communication structures, and …
Dr. Eli Sheff Teams Up with Curious Fox Presents for Two Days in Brooklyn
Curious Fox Presents is bringing me to Brooklyn, NY for two events. The first is Consider This: A Day of Challenging the Status Quo in Sex and Relationships with me, Tikva Wolf, Kitty Chambliss, and a host of other interesting folks collected for an afternoon and evening of enlightening discussions and exciting comedy performance at …
Satisfied Relationship Coaching Clients
This trio I coached earlier this week sent such a sweet note afterwards, I got their permission to post it: Dear Dr. Eli, Thanks so much for the chatting with us today. We took so much away from the conversation & feel much more confident about talking with the kids. It’s nice to know …
Talking to Kids About Polyamory: Anya Manes Interviews Dr. Eli Sheff
For her series on talking to children about sexuality, Anya Manes interviewed me about how monogamous and polyamorous parents can talk to their kids about polyamory. http://talktokidsaboutsexseries.com/elisabethsheff
8 Minutes with Dr. Eli on Empire Radio Show on Coaching
In a new interview with Empire Broadcasting Group’s radio show, the host asks about my coaching practice. We talk about both academic and relationship coaching. https://empireradionow.com/elisabeth-sheff-3-22-17-consultant/
Response to “I want to be poly and don’t know how to bring it up to my spouse”
One of my readers of my Psychology Today blog recently asked a question that I have heard many times, in many different settings: “I want to be polyamorous but I am not sure how to bring it up to my spouse.” Because the question is so common, I wanted to post the response here for …
Strategies to Manage Jealousy
In my first in a pair of blogs about jealousy I looked at jealousy in polyamorous and monogamous relationships. The second blog details five strategies useful for managing jealousy. https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-polyamorists-next-door/201602/five-strategies-manage-jealousy
Client Testimonial for Relationship Consultation
I recently received this testimonial from some clients who had booked a relationship consultation, and was thrilled to hear what they said. It is posted here with their permission. ***************************** We were in various forms of a polyamorous relationship for over a decade before we decided to formally divorce. “Divorce” felt like a misnomer for our intentions and …