Dr. Eli Sheff is an Educational Consultant and Expert Witness Serving Sexual and Gender Minorities.
In my newest blog on Psychology Today I explore the legal intricacies of the "Rule of Two" and legal moves to expand the number of parents children are allowed to have legally. The image is of four people in silhouette: two adults holding hands in an arch over two children. https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-polyamorists-next-door/201711/multiple-parents-legally#_=_
In my most recent Psychology Today blog I use fresh longitudinal data to explore the absence of jealousy and how some people who had never felt it before encounter a situation that triggers jealousy, even after years of being in CNM relationships without jealousy. https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-polyamorists-next-door/201711/some-people-truly-don-t-feel-jealousy Image is of three colorful birds sitting on... Continue Reading →
The wonderful Dr. Tammy Nelson is offering continuing education units for therapists interested in monogamy and non-monogamy. The New Monogamy - Finding Poly, Non-Exclusive and Open Relationships. When It Works and When It Doesn't. Your purchase includes... America's expert on Redefining Your Monogamy, Dr. Tammy Nelson, as well as: Original Research and Findings... Continue Reading →
Dr. Kelly and Chelsea at Let's Talk Relationships interviewed me for their show and labeled it Rebel Relationships. Check out our conversation on different types of consensual non-monogamy, kinds of love, and dealing with the possible complexities of CNM relationships.
When Your Partner Wants Non-Monogamy and You Don't: A Workshop for People with a (Non)Monogamy Mismatch ⏲ Tuesday September 19 2017 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM EDT Private address at Myrtle and Troutman, Near the Myrtle-Broadway JMZ, Brooklyn, NY, United States Get tickets here What do you do when you love someone and they want something very different from... Continue Reading →
MK, a client who has been coaching with me for a few months, wrote the most lovely client testimonial and gave me permission to post it here: Dr. Sheff has been an invaluable resource for me as a relationship coach. She has provided valuable insight and information regarding different relationship and communication structures, and... Continue Reading →
Curious Fox Presents is bringing me to Brooklyn, NY for two events. The first is Consider This: A Day of Challenging the Status Quo in Sex and Relationships with me, Tikva Wolf, Kitty Chambliss, and a host of other interesting folks collected for an afternoon and evening of enlightening discussions and exciting comedy performance at... Continue Reading →
I will be presenting on the Skeptic, Alternative History, and Science tracks at Dragoncon this year, as well as being one of the banner carriers for the Skeptic banner in the parade on Saturday. My presentation schedule is: Friday 9/1/17, 11:30 pm Crystal Ballroom, Hilton Title: The Polyamorists Next Door Description: We can learn... Continue Reading →
Brian Reynolds’s new play Mono/Poly is a laugh-out-loud exploration of the shenanigans that ensue when two monogamous couples meet a polyamorous triad. This delightful and rousing play just opened at the Hudson Theater in Los Angeles, and I had the pleasure of seeing it twice and sitting on the panels after each performance. ... Continue Reading →
Sheff’s television appearances include CNN, and the National Geographic, and she has given more than 20 radio, podcast, print, and television interviews with sources from Radio Slovenia to National Public Radio, the Sunday London Times to the Boston Globe and Newsweek.
