If you are a gender or sex nonconformist and feeling nervous about spending time with your family of origin or your partners’ family during the upcoming winter holidays, come to this online workshop to learn techniques and strategies for managing challenging family interactions! Get tickets here: https://www.sheboptheshop.com/freaky-holidays.html
Category Archives: consensual nonmonogamy
Exploring Polyamory and Soloamory in My Latest Podcast
My most recent podcast interview explores #soloamory with Dr. Moali on their show Sexology. We discuss #polyamory, #monogamy, #mononormativity, #orientations, #mentalhealth, #love, #dating, #research, #autonomy, #mono/poly #relationships, and #healing. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep455-soloamory-the-ultimate-self-love-relationship/id1193611459?i=1000725667138
Join Our Monthly Support Group for Mixed Relationships September 10
Are you struggling with a mixed dynamic relationship? Join Dr. Eli Sheff and the Pincus Center for our monthly drop-in support group online for relationships where one partner wants exclusivity and another wants an open relationship. We meet online the second Wednesday of every month at 5 pm Pacific/8 pm Eastern time to share information,ContinueContinue reading “Join Our Monthly Support Group for Mixed Relationships September 10”
Understanding Mixed Dynamic Relationships: Online Workshop September 8
Please join me online this coming Monday at 6 pm Pacific time for a workshop on mixed dynamic relationships with She Bop! This workshop offers insights into understanding mixed dynamic relationships and strategies to help manage the challenges that come with them. Tickets available here https://www.sheboptheshop.com/mixed-dynamic-relationships.html
Navigating Mixed-Dynamic Relationships: Join Our Support Group
Are you facing any challenges with a mixed-dynamic relationship, where one person wants exclusivity and another wants an open relationship? Both want an open relationship, just different kinds? Both want a monogamous relationship, but having a hard time seeing eye to eye about what that means? Then join the monthly drop-in support group for mixed-dynamicContinueContinue reading “Navigating Mixed-Dynamic Relationships: Join Our Support Group”
Navigating Mixed-Dynamic Relationships Effectively
https://www.sheboptheshop.com/mixed-dynamic-relationships.html What can you do if one person wants an exclusive relationship, and another wants multiple partners? (Can monogamous and polyamorous people really date each other?) Or all want multiple partners, but with different kinds of connections? Or maybe both people want an exclusive relationship, but have different expectations of what that means? Dr. EliContinueContinue reading “Navigating Mixed-Dynamic Relationships Effectively”
Vote for My SXSW Session on Polyamorous Families
Community voting has opened and I am encouraging you to vote for my session that explores resilience in polyamorous families, Growing Up in Polyamorous Family: Longitudinal Results. It is easy, just follow the link and click on the heart! https://participate.sxsw.com/flow/sxsw/sxsw26/community-voting-edu/page/community-voting/session/1752085522366001DR7t Community support has a big influence on which panels get selected, so please take aContinueContinue reading “Vote for My SXSW Session on Polyamorous Families”
Breaking Free: Rejecting Purity Culture’s Impact
My newest blog on Psychology Today explores some of the reasons people leave purity culture behind, and some of the outcomes they experience when they reject Evangelical expectations. Shout out to Mx. Tessi Muskrat for their awesome research on this topic! https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-polyamorists-next-door/202507/rejecting-sexual-shame-from-purity-culture #Shame #gender #relationship #Religions #purityculture #personalgrowth #NewBeginnings #healing
Participate in UC Davis Polyamory Study
Rose Bern at the University of California, Davis, is conducting a study of wellbeing in polyamorous relationships. If you are interested in participating, read on to find out more about Bern’s research! ************************************************************************************************* We’re recruiting people in a polyamorous relationship with at least two partners to learn about their relationship well-being. We would love theirContinueContinue reading “Participate in UC Davis Polyamory Study”
Two Events for OPEN’s Week of Visibility
Sheff Consulting is co-hosting two events for OPEN’s Week of Visibility coming in July 7 – 13 2025. On July 9 Sheff Consulting is collaborating with Melanie Moseley from Hive Love to sponsor a picnic in Overlook Park, Portland Oregon. We meet at 5 pm in the park for a potluck picnic, socializing, games, prizes,ContinueContinue reading “Two Events for OPEN’s Week of Visibility”