Author Archives: Dr. Elisabeth "Eli" Sheff, PhD, CASA, CSE

Live Science Interviews Dr. Sheff for Article on Polyamory

http://www.livescience.com/27129-polyamory-good-relationships.html?goback=%2Egde_1793414_member_214226767 The author of this article in Live Science interviewed me so long ago I had forgotten about it, and it took another colleague drawing the article to my attention for me to remember that we had had the conversation. I really like where she went with it!

International Academic Polyamory Conference in Berkeley this weekend 2/15 – 17/2013

This coming weekend scholars from around the world will present at the first International Academic Polyamory Conference in Berkeley, California, USA. The conference opens Friday night at 5:30 with Psychological and Mental Health Presentations from Deborah Anapol, Kathy Labriola, and Karen Haas. I will appear remotely from my home in Atlanta on Friday night atContinueContinue reading “International Academic Polyamory Conference in Berkeley this weekend 2/15 – 17/2013”

National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Creating Change Conference

Recently I was fortunate enough to attend the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force’s (NGLTF) annual Creating Change conference in Atlanta. The extensive conference offerings covered five days, beginning with a full-day Racial Justice Institute and then expanding into a multitude of panels, workshops, trainings, and plenaries on the range of social issues that intersectContinueContinue reading “National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Creating Change Conference”

Free Continuing Education Class with Dr. Sheff in Atlanta 1/17/2013

The CE event will be held January 17 from 6 – 10 pm at Dr. Bill Stayton’s neighborhood clubhouse (where we met last time). Dr. Elisabeth Sheff will be our speaker and you can earn 1 AASECT CE credit from attending the talk at this event. The title of the talk is: “LGBTIQKOSAP:SEXUAL AND GENDER DIVERSITY IN ANContinueContinue reading “Free Continuing Education Class with Dr. Sheff in Atlanta 1/17/2013”

Help Zane with treatment for his brain damage

Click Here To Support Zane’s World Medical Fundraiser   My nephew Zane Goicovich had a major seizure, and we are having a fundraiser to raise money for his medical care. This message below gives more information. Please help if you can.   Five years ago our son, Zane, nearly died. He had a four-hour seizureContinueContinue reading “Help Zane with treatment for his brain damage”

Call with your questions on poly families, live radio show Sex Out Loud with Tristan Taormino

Listen to me Friday Jan 11, 5 pm PST/8 pm EST on Tristan Taormino’s radio show “Sex Out Loud” on The VoiceAmerica Network. http://sexoutloudradio.com. Call in to talk to me and Tristan LIVE: 866-472-5788.

Guest Blog on Fifty Shades of Grey

This is a guest blog written by Mandy Traut. Mandy Traut, a graduate of Antioch University, is a sex-positive, Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC), with a private practice in the Queen Anne neighborhood of Seattle, Washington.  Her practice, New Connections Counseling, is geared towards serving more self-aware adult clients who need guidance in fostering their growth,ContinueContinue reading “Guest Blog on Fifty Shades of Grey”

Failure or Transition? Redefining the “End” of Polyamorous Relationships

This is a chapter forthcoming in Selves, Symbols and Sexualities: Contemporary Readings, edited by Staci Newmahr and Thomas Weinberg. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.          Relationships in the United States at the beginning of the 21st century exist in a uniquely schizophrenic state in which couples routinely promise to stay together “until deathContinueContinue reading “Failure or Transition? Redefining the “End” of Polyamorous Relationships”