Are you facing any challenges with a mixed-dynamic relationship, where one person wants exclusivity and another wants an open relationship? Both want an open relationship, just different kinds? Both want a monogamous relationship, but having a hard time seeing eye to eye about what that means? Then join the monthly drop-in support group for mixed-dynamicContinueContinue reading “Navigating Mixed-Dynamic Relationships: Join Our Support Group”
Category Archives: Polyamory
Navigating Mixed-Dynamic Relationships Effectively
https://www.sheboptheshop.com/mixed-dynamic-relationships.html What can you do if one person wants an exclusive relationship, and another wants multiple partners? (Can monogamous and polyamorous people really date each other?) Or all want multiple partners, but with different kinds of connections? Or maybe both people want an exclusive relationship, but have different expectations of what that means? Dr. EliContinueContinue reading “Navigating Mixed-Dynamic Relationships Effectively”
Understanding Polyamorous Families: A Workshop for Professionals
Polyamorous Families with Children: Continuing Education Training for Counselors, Therapists, & EducatorsOctober 17, 20251-4 pm Eastern US timeOnline Workshop Do you want to know more about multiple-adult families so that you can serve their needs with greater cultural competency? This training uses empirical information from Dr. Sheff’s longitudinal study of polyamorous families with children toContinueContinue reading “Understanding Polyamorous Families: A Workshop for Professionals”
Vote for My SXSW Session on Polyamorous Families
Community voting has opened and I am encouraging you to vote for my session that explores resilience in polyamorous families, Growing Up in Polyamorous Family: Longitudinal Results. It is easy, just follow the link and click on the heart! https://participate.sxsw.com/flow/sxsw/sxsw26/community-voting-edu/page/community-voting/session/1752085522366001DR7t Community support has a big influence on which panels get selected, so please take aContinueContinue reading “Vote for My SXSW Session on Polyamorous Families”
Breaking Free: Rejecting Purity Culture’s Impact
My newest blog on Psychology Today explores some of the reasons people leave purity culture behind, and some of the outcomes they experience when they reject Evangelical expectations. Shout out to Mx. Tessi Muskrat for their awesome research on this topic! https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-polyamorists-next-door/202507/rejecting-sexual-shame-from-purity-culture #Shame #gender #relationship #Religions #purityculture #personalgrowth #NewBeginnings #healing
Participate in UC Davis Polyamory Study
Rose Bern at the University of California, Davis, is conducting a study of wellbeing in polyamorous relationships. If you are interested in participating, read on to find out more about Bern’s research! ************************************************************************************************* We’re recruiting people in a polyamorous relationship with at least two partners to learn about their relationship well-being. We would love theirContinueContinue reading “Participate in UC Davis Polyamory Study”
Two Events for OPEN’s Week of Visibility
Sheff Consulting is co-hosting two events for OPEN’s Week of Visibility coming in July 7 – 13 2025. On July 9 Sheff Consulting is collaborating with Melanie Moseley from Hive Love to sponsor a picnic in Overlook Park, Portland Oregon. We meet at 5 pm in the park for a potluck picnic, socializing, games, prizes,ContinueContinue reading “Two Events for OPEN’s Week of Visibility”
Exploring Polyamory: The Future of Family Dynamics
Recently Sigourney Norman at Afropunk interviewed me about polyamorous families and the future of family formations. Check it out here https://afropunk.com/2025/05/polyamory-modern-love-family-dynamics
Understanding the Legal Challenges of Non-Monogamous Relationships
My newest blog post on Psychology Today examines the three most common legal challenges facing consensually nonmonogamous relationships.
The Perfect Storm in Polyamorous Relationships
A pattern that can swamp polyamorous relationships emerged in the data of the Longitudinal Polyamorous Family Study, and Dr. Eli’s newest blog on Psychology Today explores the Perfect Storm pattern.