In my most recent blog on Psychology Today I look at the protective features that may make some poly families less prone to abuse. This blog is the first in a two-part series, and the second will discuss factors that can increase the likelihood of abuse in a poly family.
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Cheating in Consensual Non-Monogamous Relationships
My newest Psychology Today post looks at cheating in polyamorous and other CNM relationships. You can find it here https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-polyamorists-next-door/201608/cheating-and-consensual-non-monogamy
Are polyamorous relationships sexist? New blog on Psychology Today
Are polyamorous relationships sexist? New Psychology Today blog answers that question https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-polyamorists-next-door/201606/are-polyamorous-relationships-sexist
Otherfathering blog on Psychology Today
In my most recent blog on Psychology Today I explore the concept of otherfathering and explain how polyaffectivity helps bio dads and social fathers (men with no legal or biological connection to the kids but love those kids even so) stay connected with children, even when the men are no longer having sex with theContinueContinue reading “Otherfathering blog on Psychology Today”
Response to “I want to be poly and don’t know how to bring it up to my spouse”
One of my readers of my Psychology Today blog recently asked a question that I have heard many times, in many different settings: “I want to be polyamorous but I am not sure how to bring it up to my spouse.” Because the question is so common, I wanted to post the response here forContinueContinue reading “Response to “I want to be poly and don’t know how to bring it up to my spouse””
Psychology Today Blog on Household Division of Labor in Poly Families
In my most recent Psychology Today blog I explore the household division of labor in polyamorous families https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-polyamorists-next-door/201604/who-does-the-chores
Polyamory Advocacy Blog on Psychology Today
My most recent blog on Psychology Today, Polyamory Advocacy, takes a look at the activists and organizations that speak out on behalf of polyamory. You can find it at https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-polyamorists-next-door/201603/polyamory-advocacy
Combating Therapeutic Bias Against CNM Clients
In my newest Psychology Today blog I complete my series on therapeutic bias. The first blog examined the incidence, sources, and impacts of therapeutic bias against polyamorists and others in consensually non-monogamous relationships, and this second blog provides three ways to combat bias and the resources to follow through. https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-polyamorists-next-door/201603/3-ways-combat-therapeutic-bias-against-polyamory
Therapeutic Bias Against CNM Clients
My latest blog on Psychology Today looks at therapeutic bias against clients in consensually non-monogamous relationships. https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-polyamorists-next-door/201603/therapeutic-bias-against-consensual-non-monogamy
Strategies to Manage Jealousy
In my first in a pair of blogs about jealousy I looked at jealousy in polyamorous and monogamous relationships. The second blog details five strategies useful for managing jealousy. https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-polyamorists-next-door/201602/five-strategies-manage-jealousy