Carework in Polyamorous Families New Blog on Psychology Today

Image: Drawing of abstract family with people of different ages, races, and genders.

My newest blog on Psychology Today explains how polyamorous families can share carework across the lifespan, when they have small children, people who are ill or disabled, and aging or dying people. It also gives a shout out to Kathy Labriola’s fantastic new book Polyamorous Elders: Aging in Open Relationships.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/the-polyamorists-next-door/202302/shared-carework-in-polyamorous-families

Image: Cover of book Polyamorous Elders with color photograph of many hands held in a circle, perspective of photo taken from below hands.

Published by Dr. Elisabeth "Eli" Sheff, PhD, CASA, CSE

One of a handful of global experts on polyamory and the foremost international expert on children in polyamorous families, Dr. Elisabeth Sheff has studied gender and families of sexual minorities for the last 25 years. Sheff’s television appearances include CNN, and the National Geographic, and she has given more than 100 radio, podcast, print, and television interviews with sources from CNN, the New York Times, and Vogue to National Public Radio, the Sunday London Times, the Boston Globe, and Newsweek. By emphasizing research methodology and findings in her discussions, Dr. Sheff presents the kind of public intellectualism that encourages audience members to think critically regarding gender, sexualities, and families.

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