Image: Blue and white microphone on black background Understanding Polyamory & Open Relationships with Dr. Eli Sheff Polyamory is the practice of more than one intimate relationship with more than one partner, with the informed consent of all partners involved. It’s also referred to as consensual or ethical non-monogamy. It’s a life philosophy that loveContinueContinue reading “Leah Marshall Interviews Dr. Eli about Polyamorous Relationships”
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Call For Submissions Polyamorous Parenting Special Edition of Sexualities Journal
Image: Cover of journal Sexualities An amazing team of polyamory researchers is putting together a special issue of the journal Sexualities focusing on parenting in polyamorous families. If you are researching or serving parents in polyamorous families, consider submitting an abstract. More info below: Image: Laptop on desk with coffee cup and notebook Photo byContinueContinue reading “Call For Submissions Polyamorous Parenting Special Edition of Sexualities Journal”
Participate in Research on Polyamorous Parenting?
Image: Lots of words describing study with blue side. A doctoral student, Melissa Manley in the Department of Psychology at Clark University, is conducting research on parents in polyamorous relationships. If you are interested in participating, check out the details below. ***************************************** Hi all,I am writing to ask for help recruiting for a study onContinueContinue reading “Participate in Research on Polyamorous Parenting?”
Online Certification in CNM Relationships for Therapists with Dr. Eli Opens This Month!
Image: Flyer for Year Long Online Course In collaboration with the Sexual Health Alliance, Dr. Eli Sheff is teaching a year-long course for counselors and therapists wishing to specializing in serving clients in consensually non-monogamous (CNM) relationships. Students in this course will get rich content from industry experts, as well as lectures and discussion withContinueContinue reading “Online Certification in CNM Relationships for Therapists with Dr. Eli Opens This Month!”
Happy Counseling Case Consultation Client
Image: Plastic-looking human-like figures in red, blue, yellow, and pink. Recently I consulted with a counselor who was serving clients in a polyamorous relationship that was having challenges. Her lovely review is below. *********************************************************************** Dr. Sheff is a wonderful consultant who provided very useful resources and strategies to me when I was in a timeContinueContinue reading “Happy Counseling Case Consultation Client”
Year-Long Certification Webinar for Therapists Treating Polyamorous Clients with Dr. Eli and the Sexual Health Alliance
Image: Pastel colors fading into each other as background for information on course Registration is open for a year-long certification class for counselors and therapists who want to specialize in serving people in polyamorous and other consensually non-monogamous relationships. Beginning September 1, 2020 and ending August 2021, the class meets live online the first TuesdayContinueContinue reading “Year-Long Certification Webinar for Therapists Treating Polyamorous Clients with Dr. Eli and the Sexual Health Alliance”
Six Tips for Happy Polyamorous Relationships During the Pandemic New Blog on Psych Today from Dr. Eli Sheff
Image: Four pink, red, and white candy filled hearts nested inside each other. My newest blog on Psychology Today provides six tips from experts on how to maintain a happy and healthy polyamorous relationship during the ongoing pandemic.
Call for Proposals Special Issue of Sexualities Journal on Polyamory, Parenting, and Care
Image: Black cover of journal Sexualities Call for Papers for a Special Issue of Sexualities:Parenting, Polyamory and Consensual Nonmonogamy. Critical and Queer Perspectives.Guest Editors:Daniel Cardoso (Manchester Metropolitan University, UK)Christian Klesse (Manchester Metropolitan University, UK)Maria Pallotta-Chiarolli (Deakin University, Australia)Michael Raab (Associate Lecturer, Alice Salomon University of Applied Sciences Berlin, Germany)Cornelia Schadler (University of Vienna, Austria)Mimi SchippersContinueContinue reading “Call for Proposals Special Issue of Sexualities Journal on Polyamory, Parenting, and Care”
APA’s Div 44 Task Force on CNM Making News
Image: Consensual NonMonogamy Task Force logo with rainbow colors In my decades of studying polyamory in the United States I have seen the locus of research shift from the discipline of sociology (pretty much just me for the first 10 years) to psychology, and the Task Force on Consensual NonMonogamy is both a symptom ofContinueContinue reading “APA’s Div 44 Task Force on CNM Making News”
Two New Studies on Polyamory Recruiting Participants
Image: Hand writing RESEARCH on transparent board There are two new research projects coming out of the powerhouse team associated with Division 44 of the American Psychological Association Task Force on NonMonogamy lead by Drs. Amy Moors and Heath Schechinger. Scholars are recruiting for two new studies aimed at understanding the experiences, well-being, and relationshipContinueContinue reading “Two New Studies on Polyamory Recruiting Participants”