These two posts on my new Psychology Today blog seem to have hit a nerve, some commenters are irate and others seem optimistically excited. When Partners Leave Poly Families with Children http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-polyamorists-next-door/201310/when-partners-leave-polyamorous-families-children The Status of Children in Polyamorous Families http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-polyamorists-next-door/201309/the-status-children-in-polyamorous-families-0 When Partners Leave Polyamorous Families with Children psychologytoday.com Parents’ and children’s strategies for dealing with shiftingContinueContinue reading “Two new blogposts on children in poly families on Psychology Today”
Author Archives: Dr. Elisabeth "Eli" Sheff, PhD, CASA, CSE
Countdown to More than Two Crowdfunding Conclusion
There are still six more days to contribute to Eve Rickert and Franklin Veaux’s exciting project to crowdfund their new book. Well-practiced polyamorists and creative community leaders, Franklin and Eve have the skills, knowledge, background, and chutzpah to write a wonderful book on polyamory. Please consider supporting their venture at http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/more-than-two-practical-polyamory/
New Blogpost on Emotional Intimacy and Polyamory
You can find my newest blog on the Psychology Today website. http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-polyamorists-next-door/201309/emotional-intimacy-in-polyamorous-relationships-1
Woodhull Sexual Freedom Summit off to a Tremendous Start
The Woodhull Sexual Freedom Summit began yesterday and continues through Sunday. SisterSong, a group working for reproductive justice, opened the Summit with a day long institute on political power and leadership. Presenters covered a range of topics, from methods and tools for effective political organizing and the intersections of race, class, gender, ability, and sexualityContinueContinue reading “Woodhull Sexual Freedom Summit off to a Tremendous Start”
Have your Jake and Edith Too
My newest post on Psychology Today addresses the intersections between polyamory and bisexuality. You can find it at http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-polyamorists-next-door/201309/have-your-jake-and-edith-too
The Polyamorous Possibility and Fear of the OTHER
Why do some people feel threatened by other peoples’ sexual orientations? There are two primary reasons why some people are threatened by others’ sexual variation: religious/moral judgment that it is wrong to have sex for fun, and fear. Fear of difference, fear of their own desires, fear of the unknown. First, moral disdain. NumerousContinueContinue reading “The Polyamorous Possibility and Fear of the OTHER”
My first blog on Psychology Today
One more DragonCon presentation
In addition to the first three Science Track panels in the other post, I have one more Skeptic Track presentation I would like to mention. On Monday 9/2 I present Kids in Poly Families: Debunking Legal Myths at 10 am in the Skeptic track wing of the Hilton. Hope to see you there! If youContinueContinue reading “One more DragonCon presentation”
See Elisabeth Sheff presenting with Dr. Rachel Kieran at DragonCon, Science Track
Elisabeth Sheff will be giving three presentations on the Science Track for DragonCon August 30 to September 1 2013. Her first presentation, The Polyamorists Next Door, is on Friday August 30 at 8:30pm and reviews the findings of her 15 year study on polyamorous families with children. Then, teaming up with Dr. Rachel Kieran (http://www.rkieranpsyd.com/)ContinueContinue reading “See Elisabeth Sheff presenting with Dr. Rachel Kieran at DragonCon, Science Track”
Discount for Polyamorists Next Door if you order from the publisher’s website
If you are interested in reading my new book, The Polyamorists Next Door: Inside Multiple-partner Relationships and Families, consider buying it for a discount. If you order directly through Rowman & Littlefield at https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781442222953 you can get a 20% discount on The Polyamorists Next Door. Use promotion code 4M14SHEFF at checkout for 20% off – thisContinueContinue reading “Discount for Polyamorists Next Door if you order from the publisher’s website”