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InfinityCon this weekend
The inaugural meeting of InfinityCon happens this weekend at the Crowne Plaza Atlanta-Airport hotel at 1325 Virginia Avenue, Atlanta, GA 30344. I am thrilled to be giving the keynote address. My schedule is here and you can buy tickets here and you can find the master schedule here. Day passes are available at the door forContinueContinue reading “InfinityCon this weekend”
The Center for Alternative Lifestyles Hosts Dr. Eli Jan. 30 & 31
If you are going to be in the Denver area January 30 and 31, consider joining me with the Center for Alternative Lifestyles for a weekend of talks on consensual non-monogamies and their related social and legal issues. Schedule Saturday January 30, 2016 10 – 11:30: Types of Consensual Non-Monogamy and When they Work 12:30ContinueContinue reading “The Center for Alternative Lifestyles Hosts Dr. Eli Jan. 30 & 31”
New Research on Polyamorous Families Underway
If you are a member of a polyamorous family, consider participating in Marco Lenzi’s research project on teens’ perceptions of family life. See his blurb below: Hello, my name is Marco Lenzi and I am an Italian student of Clinical Psychology at Università Cattolica Del Sacro Cuore in Milan. I am conducting aContinueContinue reading “New Research on Polyamorous Families Underway”
When your partner wants non-monogamy and you DONT
My most recent blog on Psychology Today tackles the challenges people often experience when they find themselves in a mixed orientation relationship in which one person wants monogamy and the other wants polyamory. https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-polyamorists-next-door/201601/when-your-partner-wants-non-monogamy-and-you-don-t
Who Counts as a Parent in a Polyamorous Family?
In my new blog on Psychology Today I examine who children in poly families see as parents, how they decide, and what the kids call their parental figures. https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-polyamorists-next-door/201601/who-counts-mom-and-dad?#_=_
Resilience in Polyamorous Families
Family resilience is important for ongoing connections, and in the third blog in a series on resilience in polyamorous families I explore how polys maintain resilience through graceful endings and extended connections among adults, and how those skills could be useful for divorced people in monogamous relationships. https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-polyamorists-next-door/201512/graceful-endings-and-expanded-connections-resilience-part-3
Holiday shirt fundraiser for book on polyamorous fairytales
Do you need an ugly holiday sweater to wear to that poly-friendly party? Then you have got to check out the ugly sweater fundraiser these creative folks have put together to support their book on polyamorous fairytales. They have two adorably “ugly” long sleeve shirts, one that reads “All I want for Christmas is you and you andContinueContinue reading “Holiday shirt fundraiser for book on polyamorous fairytales”
Book Talk in Austin, Texas at BookWoman Nov. 23
If you are going to be in the Austin, Texas area, please consider joining me for a book talk. I will be reading from my new book, Stories from the Polycule, at BookWoman, Austin’s premier feminist bookstore, at 7pm on Monday November 23. I hope to see you there! BookWoman 5501 North LamarContinueContinue reading “Book Talk in Austin, Texas at BookWoman Nov. 23”
Sex Down South Conference Tons of Fun with Sexy Brains
This first year of the Sex Down South conference was FANTASTIC!!!!!! Tons of fun, lots of new ideas, great people to chat with, and so many amazing sessions it was difficult to choose what amazing thing I got to learn next. Lucky for us, the organizers plan to do it again next October so startContinueContinue reading “Sex Down South Conference Tons of Fun with Sexy Brains”