In a recent Cosmopolitan story, Zachary Zane explains why he decided to take his boyfriend’s wife on a date. Zane’s charming tale provides a perfect example of how he and his boyfriend’s wife develop a polyaffective relationship that makes all of their relationships stronger. It also provides a look at a real poly relationshipContinueContinue reading “Beautiful Example of Polyaffective Bisexual Diversity”
Category Archives: sex
How To Talk About Sexting With Your Teen: Guest Post by Hilary Smith
Many parents dread giving the “birds and the bees” talk to our kids. In days past, this talk involved a lot of awkward silences and euphemisms. Today, however, these talks can also be used to empower our sons and daughters to safely navigate their sexual development. Unfortunately, one area of concern parents often overlook isContinueContinue reading “How To Talk About Sexting With Your Teen: Guest Post by Hilary Smith”
Dr. Sheff Gives Keynote at Atlanta Poly Weekend THIS WEEKEND
If you have not gotten your tickets yet, there is still time to register for Atlanta Poly Weekend. Among the many, many fabulous presentations I will be giving the opening keynote address Friday at 5pm. On Saturday I moderate a kids’ panel from 10:30 to noon, and then host a presentation and discussion about howContinueContinue reading “Dr. Sheff Gives Keynote at Atlanta Poly Weekend THIS WEEKEND”
Contribute to Marked By Scorn
One of the contributors to Stories from the Polycule, Dominica Malcolm, is editing her own anthology about non-traditional relationships. Check out her crowdfunding call below: Dominica Malcolm is a writer, editor, and publisher at Solarwyrm Press, where she consistently focuses on trying to highlight the stories of more diverse characters. She’s currently crowdfunding the releaseContinueContinue reading “Contribute to Marked By Scorn”
Free Copies of Dr. Sheff’s Newest Book, When Someone You Love is Poly
Thorntree Press is giving away up to 100 free copies of my new book, When Someone You Love Is Polyamorous: Understanding Poly People and Relationships. They will give one copy each to local poly groups and libraries, to be shared with the group members. If your group would like to receive a copy, please fill out theContinueContinue reading “Free Copies of Dr. Sheff’s Newest Book, When Someone You Love is Poly”
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””
Help Stories from the Polycule Win the Reader’s Choice Award
My second book, Stories From the Polycule: Real Life in Polyamorous Families, is up for the Foreword Reviews INDIEFAB award! Winning one of the awards would be really great news for the book, as it will bring it to the attention of booksellers and librarians across the country. I really hope it will bring more mainstream attention to real-life,ContinueContinue reading “Help Stories from the Polycule Win the Reader’s Choice Award”
APW 2016 Schedule
I am really excited about the awesome lineup for Atlanta Poly Weekend coming up June 3-5. The lineup is chock full of serious things like talking to kids about sex (with the beyond fabulous Marla Renee Stewart) and demystifying asexuality (with the most excellent Melissa Avery-Weir) to fun stuff like Kinky Science (with the incredibleContinueContinue reading “APW 2016 Schedule”
Stories From the Polycule Finalist in INDIEFAB Book of the Year Awards
I am thrilled to announce that my second book, Stories from the Polycule, is a finalist in INDIEFAB’s Book of the Year Award for 2015!!! In two categories even — Families & Relationships (Adult Non-Fiction) and Anthologies! Thanks to everyone who has helped to make this book such a success. https://indiefab.forewordreviews.com/books/stories-from-the-polycule/
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