In my newest blog on Psychology Today, Against Compulsory (Non)Monogamy, I critique both compulsory monogamy and the new mandate in some social circles that everyone should be non-monogamous. https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/the-polyamorists-next-door/201812/against-compulsory-nonmonogamy. Image is black and white photo of an adult foot wearing a white sock trying to squish itself into a tiny white baby shoe with lacesContinueContinue reading “Against Compulsory (Non)Monogamy New Psychology Today Blog”
Category Archives: open relationships
Cosmopolitan Interviews Dr. Eli Sheff
Julia Pugachevsky, a sex and relationships editor at Cosmopolitan, recently interviewed me for the online magazine. You can find the resulting article at Your Everything Guide to Starting an Open Relationship. https://www.cosmopolitan.com/sex-love/advice/a6121/open-relationship-tips/ Image is of a group of people at a summer cocktail party with a red wall in the background with the word CosmopolitanContinueContinue reading “Cosmopolitan Interviews Dr. Eli Sheff”
Vogue Interviews Dr. Eli Sheff
Remy Rippon at Australian Vogue interviewed me and other experts for an interesting story on polyamory, check it out here. Image is of four white mannequin heads wearing hats and neck scarves poking out of a gray tent with a building and blue sky in the background. https://www.vogue.com.au/culture/lifestyle/what-is-polyamory-this-is-what-its-really-like-to-have-multiple-partners/news-story/848f3c987c589a9ec656462d9836a66b?fbclid=IwAR2Fr8kUgW2pQBZ8h0wFiKHr19NhL6DO0_2qncYKhP9EldGgt4JNkCJw8g4
Relationship Anarchy & Compersion – Two New Psychology Today Posts from Dr. Eli Sheff
I have two new blogs on Psychology Today, the first on Relationship Anarchy, Polyaffectivity, and Chosen Families and the second on Cultivating Compersion.
Global News Interviews Dr. Eli Sheff on Chosen Families
Arti Patel, Senior National Online Reporter for the Global News, recently interviewed me about chosen families and wrote a very nice piece with the information Choosing Your Own Family. https://globalnews.ca/news/4510154/chosen-families-canada/ Image is of five male-appearing muscular people seated around a large wooden dining room table.
Sex Down South Starts Today in Atlanta
One of my very favorite sex cons in Atlanta (and there are some FABULOUS sex cons in ATL, so it has some serious competition 🙂 ) is the truly inspirational Sex Down South. The con starts today, and I will be there presenting the Non-Monogamy Mismatch, as well as hanging out with some fantastic sexContinueContinue reading “Sex Down South Starts Today in Atlanta”
Guest Post on Pheromones in Polyamory from Jack Wristen
Do Pheromones Play a Role in Polyamorous Families? Polyamory can be a difficult concept to navigate when you are fairly new to the idea or you have just begun to realize that you personally may be polyamorous. Many of us have been conditioned to accept the idea that monogamy is the standard to which weContinueContinue reading “Guest Post on Pheromones in Polyamory from Jack Wristen”
East Coast Fall Mini-Tour with Dr. Eli Sheff
East Coast Fall Mini-Tour Dr. Elisabeth Sheff As an extension of the successful Practical NonMonogamy Tour earlier this summer, I have several gigs this fall in Atlanta and NY, NY. September 5 -7 Atlanta Sex Down South https://www.sexdownsouth.com/ September 25 Atlanta Unconventional Family Resilience With Courtney Geter 1708ContinueContinue reading “East Coast Fall Mini-Tour with Dr. Eli Sheff”
Author Seeking to Interview Polyamorous Families
One of my colleagues, Jane Mulkerrins, is writing a book about polyamory. If you are interested in chatting with an author about your polyamorous family, please check out her blurb below. **************************************** ‘I’m working on a book about polyamory, and looking at the many ways in which poly dynamics could be of benefit to individuals,ContinueContinue reading “Author Seeking to Interview Polyamorous Families”
6 Myths about Polyamory, New Psychology Today blog from Dr. Eli Sheff
My most recent blog on Psychology Today looks at six common myths about polyamorous relationships. You can find it at https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-polyamorists-next-door/201806/myths-about-polyamory Image is photo of two large dragons facing each other, reared on their hind legs and passing an egg between them with their forelegs, wings furled against their backs. There be dragons — really?