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”
Category Archives: Research
Multiamory Interviews Dr. Eli Sheff about Polyamorous Families with Kids
The fantastic folks over at the always scintillating Multiamory podcast interviewed me again to check in on the emerging findings from my ongoing study of polyamorous families with children. You can find my interview and many others that would definitely be worth a listen on their site at https://www.multiamory.com/
Polyagony New Psychology Today Post from Dr. Eli Sheff
In my newest blog on Psychology Today I introduce Jillian Deri’s term polyagony and briefly summarize Deri’s findings that she published in her book Love’s Refraction. Then I detail five of the ways that the people who have participated in my research report experiencing polyagony. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-polyamorists-next-door/201805/polyagony-when-polyamory-goes-really-wrong The image is a photograph of a weathered grayContinueContinue reading “Polyagony New Psychology Today Post from Dr. Eli Sheff”
Practical NonMonogamy Tour with Dr. Eli Sheff
Practical NonMonogamy: An empirical guide to relationship diversity and kinky sex with Dr. Eli Sheff Workshop Tour 2018 This May I will embark on an 11 city, three month road trip in the United States to provide educational and interactive workshops about polyamory and kinky sex. See the schedule below for dates in a cityContinueContinue reading “Practical NonMonogamy Tour with Dr. Eli Sheff”
Participate in Research on Compersion?
A colleague is conducting research on compersion. Please consider participating if you match the study criteria Have you ever experienced joy (rather than jealousy) when your partner(s) found love with another partner, in the context of a committed, consensually nonmonogamous relationship? If you are 21 years old or over, speak English and answered yes toContinueContinue reading “Participate in Research on Compersion?”
See Dr. Eli Sheff at the Southwest Love Fest April 6 to 8
Southwest Love Fest April 6-8, 2018 Tucson, AZ ​The Southwest Love Fest is a conference on consensual non-monogamy with opportunities to learn, share and connect with other like minded people. It’s an open space to find community and learn from others’ diverse relationship experiences. It’s going to be thought-provoking, transformative and all happening in a greatContinueContinue reading “See Dr. Eli Sheff at the Southwest Love Fest April 6 to 8”
10 Questions for Dr. Eli Sheff on Academia.edu
Roy Waidler, previously with Outlands Community, has recently begun posting their most popular interviews on Academia.edu You can find the one he did with me here. https://www.academia.edu/35932014/Ten_Questions_for_Dr._Eli_Sheff.pdf
Participate in Research on Black LGBTQ+ Women with Mental Distress?
Doctoral candidate and Principle Investigator of the Hear My Voice Study, De’Shay Tomas at Arizona State University is seeking women who identify as Black/African American and LGBTQ+ and have experienced mental distress to participate in research. If you participate, you get a $25 gift card for the 1 to 2 hour interview via Skype, telephone,ContinueContinue reading “Participate in Research on Black LGBTQ+ Women with Mental Distress?”
Really No Jealousy? Blog on Psychology Today
In my most recent Psychology Today blog I use fresh longitudinal data to explore the absence of jealousy and how some people who had never felt it before encounter a situation that triggers jealousy, even after years of being in CNM relationships without jealousy. https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-polyamorists-next-door/201711/some-people-truly-don-t-feel-jealousy Image is of three colorful birds sitting onContinueContinue reading “Really No Jealousy? Blog on Psychology Today”
Happy Client Testimonial for Dr. Eli Sheff as Presenter
Over the years I have spoken to the AASECT community of educators, counselors, and therapists in Atlanta several times. Their delightful local leader Natalie Elliot of the Atlanta Counseling Institute has written me a letter of recommendation, see below. To Whom It May Concern, I would like to enthusiastically endorse Dr. Eli Sheff. SheContinueContinue reading “Happy Client Testimonial for Dr. Eli Sheff as Presenter”