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”
Category Archives: Sex Positive
Register Now for Positive Sexuality Day: Edutainment Awaits
https://my.onecause.com/event/organizations/97bddfa3-da39-43b4-bbbc-2859963a33ac/events/vevt:4d98e47d-3ad9-494c-a1a3-673f4fc7cfc7/home/story Register for Positive Sexuality Day on August 31, a FREE afternoon of edutainment about cutting edge research on sexualities, ethics, publishing, pornography, and BDSM! https://positivesexuality.org/events/positive-sexuality-day-2025/
Explore Cutting Edge Research at Sex Positivity Day
This August 31 the Center for Positive Sexuality will host Sex Positivity Day, our annual online educational fundraiser. Save the date, and come learn about sex positive cutting edge research and education — for FREE!
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
Call for Proposals: SexPosCon 2026
2026 Conference Call for Proposals Now Open “Sex, Ethics, and Work” We are pleased to announce the Call for Proposals for SexPosCon 2026. We are looking for virtual presentations that are dynamic, interesting, diverse, and sex-positive. The theme for the 2026 conference is “Positive Sexuality Reflects Professional Ethics.” The deadline for proposals is September 14, 2025. We are acceptingContinueContinue reading “Call for Proposals: SexPosCon 2026”
Safe Practices in Rough Sex and BDSM Explained
In my newest blog on Psychology Today I explore the differences between rough sex and BDSM, and offer some tips about how to do both safely. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-polyamorists-next-door/202506/what-is-the-difference-between-rough-sex-and-bdsm
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”
We Love Consent at DanceSafe Offers Consent Resources
The wonderful folks with the We Love Consent team at Dancesafe gave me permission to post their excellent consent resources on this site. Now you, lucky readers, have access to their awesome content! You can find out more about their programs at https://dancesafe.org/ and the We Love Consent program at https://dancesafe.org/weloveconsent/ wlc_print_you-fucked-up_24x36_proof (1) (1)Download WLC_Print_Consent-Checklist_24x36_proofContinueContinue reading “We Love Consent at DanceSafe Offers Consent Resources”
How to Manage Sexual Regret? New Blog from Dr. Eli on Psychology Today
Dr. Eli’s newest blog on Psychology Today takes on the challenge of sexual regret when it was not a consent violation but you still feel weird about it.
Join Dr. Eli for Two Events for Open’s Week of Visibility for Non-Monogamy
Dr. Eli Sheff is joining Open for the Week of Visibility for NonMonogamy with two events — one online and one in person.