Dr. Eli Sheff is an Educational Consultant and Expert Witness Serving Sexual and Gender Minorities.
Image: Color photograph of two people (one appears Black male and other appears white female) seated on the floor, bound back to back with rope, and a third person (appears white female) crouched before the bound male-appearing person and flogging him with a leather flogger. My new blog on Psychology Today is the first in... Continue Reading →
Image: Color photo of three people who appear female, wearing backpacks and standing together outside on grassy hill with arms around each other. My colleague Dr. Justin Mogilski has collected a team of experts (including me, Dr. Eli) to study how people in polyamorous and other consensually nonmonogamous relationship mantain their multiple-partner relationships. So far... Continue Reading →
The Secure Poly Immersion, a 3-hour workshop with Jessica Fern, author of Polysecure, and Derek Hart, America’s Relationship Rebuilder, along with Lea Aella, creator of the Secure Poly Toolkit Learn more at:www.LeveledUpLove.com/WORKSHOP
Image: Loving Without Boundaries Logo The amazing and wonderful Kitty Chambliss recently interviewed me for her podcast Loving Without Boundaries. I have been on her show before, so this time (episode 164) we talked about my new book on children in polyamorous families and the Bonding Project. https://lovingwithoutboundaries.com/2021/04/29/podcast-interview-elisabeth-sheff-polyamory-researcher-educator-and-coach/
Image: Romper logo Margaret Wheeler Johnson from Romper recently interviewed me for an article about motherhood and polyamorous family life. You can find that article here Happy belated Mother's Day to all you mamas, othermothers, and caring adults out there! https://www.romper.com/life/nonmonogamous-moms-polyamory-open-relationships-motherhood
Image: abstract figure seated at desk with computer with text bubble The Multi-partner Relationship Maintenance Study is seeking participants! An international team led by Dr. Justin Mogilski (and including me, Dr. Eli) is conducting research on how people sustain their multiple-partner relationships. If you are currently in one (or more) romantic and/or sexual relationship(s), please... Continue Reading →
Image: Cover of book with pastel triangles, title reads Love and Freedom Previously I told my readers about an exciting new book series on diverse sex, gender, and relationships that I am co-editing with Dr. Richard Sprott through the publishers Rowman and Littlefield. Now I am very excited to announce that the first book in... Continue Reading →
Words written on black background with white font and polyamory symbol, which is a red heart interwoven with the infinity symbol. Dr. Manijeh Badiee at the California State University (San Bernadino) is studying the experiences of BIPOC people in polyamorous relationships who seek mental health counseling or therapy. This is very important research on a... Continue Reading →
Image: New Yorker logo in white against black background Andrew Solomon recently interviewed me for his piece in the New Yorker he entitled The Shape of Love. You can find it here http://andrewsolomon.com/articles/the-shape-of-love
Image: The Open Photo Project logo of geometric shapes with hearts Years ago I had the delightful opportunity to meet Erika Kapin at the Woodhull Alliance Summit for Sexual Freedom -- a fantastic event for everyone interested in human rights for sex and gender minorities. Erika and I were both fairly broke so we shared... 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.
