Image: O.school logo with blue O and black .school Amanda Scherker from O.School originally interviewed me about polyamory and I mentioned relationship anarchy, which sent her down another path to a fresh article 🙂 Check out the article on relationship anarchy at https://www.o.school/article/what-is-relationship-anarchy
Category Archives: relationships
NonMonogamies and Contemporary Intimacies Conference Online Sept. 24 – 26
Logo for 4th NonMonogamies and Contemporary Intimacies Econference #eNMCI2021 Non-Monogamies and Contemporary Intimacies goes online 24-26 September 2021 http://www.nmciconference.com Due to the changes and uncertainties created by the global COVID-19 pandemic, the original plan, laid out in 2019, to have the 4th NMCI in Chile was postponed, but not abandoned. In the meantime, there haveContinueContinue reading “NonMonogamies and Contemporary Intimacies Conference Online Sept. 24 – 26”
Off the Couch YouTube Series with Dr. Eli Sheff
Image: A green cartoon couch that looks like a conversation bubble in comics. Lauren Buongiovanni, a self-described “thrill-seeking, psychological expert,” interviewed Dr. Eli Sheff for her new show, Off The Couch. You can find those mini-episodes here, as well as Lauren’s other interviews on interesting topics like sex, marriage, fidelity, online dating, celibacy, and other diverseContinueContinue reading “Off the Couch YouTube Series with Dr. Eli Sheff”
New Psychology Today Blog on Overlap Between BDSM and Polyamory from Dr. Eli Sheff
Image: Screen shot of red heart surrounded by words Honesty, Trust, Respect with arrows leading in a circle My newest post on Psychology Today is the second in a series on the overlap between polyamory/consensual nonmonogamies and BDSM. It got promoted to an Essential Topic — wahoo! https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-polyamorists-next-door/202108/3-things-kinksters-and-polyamorists-value-highly
Call for Proposals: Race and Positive Sexuality at the Center for Positive Sexuality
Logo reading Center for Positive Sexuality The folks at the Center for Positive Sexuality are calling for funding proposals for research on race and positive sexuality — see details below! Image: color photo of stack of 100 dollar bills The Center for Positive Sexuality has announced a call for proposals for research on race and positive sexuality. Proposals are due September 8, 2021. Each award is for $1000.ContinueContinue reading “Call for Proposals: Race and Positive Sexuality at the Center for Positive Sexuality”
O.school Interviews Dr. Eli on Polyamory
Image: the O.school logo with a blue O and black .school Amanda Sherker at O.school recently interviewed me about polyamory and wrote a delightful quick read that you can fine at https://www.o.school/article/what-is-polyamory
Discount on Dr. Ferrer’s Newest Book Love and Freedom
I am thrilled to announce that the first book in the series that I (Dr. Eli Sheff) am co-editing with Dr. Richard Sprott has come out! Those of you interested in a fascinating discussion of how relationships have been evolving and what could happen next simply must read Dr. Jorge Ferrer’s new book Love andContinueContinue reading “Discount on Dr. Ferrer’s Newest Book Love and Freedom”
New Blog on Psychology Today Explains Intersections Between Polyamory and BDSM
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 inContinueContinue reading “New Blog on Psychology Today Explains Intersections Between Polyamory and BDSM”
Another Chance to Participate in Multiple-Partner Maintenance Study
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 farContinueContinue reading “Another Chance to Participate in Multiple-Partner Maintenance Study”
Secure Poly Immersion Workshop
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