Volunteer Opportunity: Director of Research The Center for Positive Sexuality (Los Angeles) is seeking a new Director of Research. This position counts as very high quality academic service to the profession and therefore may be of particular interest to a full-time faculty member at an academic institution who soon will be seeking promotion and/or tenure. …
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Understanding Monogamy with O.school
Amanda Sherker with O.school recently interviewed me about the many different ways people define and do monogamy – check it out if you are interested https://www.o.school/article/monogamous-definition
NonMonogamies and Contemporary Intimacies Conference Online Sept. 24 – 26
#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 have been monthly talking circles mainly aimed at the …
Call for Proposals: Race and Positive Sexuality at the 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! 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. Funds can be used in any way that would support the researcher. Researchers from any …
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 and …
Guest Post Phone Sex: The Sweetest Taboo You Could Explore in 2021
Image: Black and white photo of shadowed nude body appears female This blog comes from Pearl Arouser — check it out! Phone sex has been around for several decades, and yet culturally, we still consider aspects of it as taboo. Strangely, people continue to stigmatize a safe, healthy way to express sexuality, but that’s the …
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 far …
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
Participate in Research on Sustaining Multiple Partner Relationships?
The Multi-partner Relationship Maintenance Study is seeking participants! An international team led by Dr. Justin Mogilski (and including me, Dr. Eli) is conducting research on how people sustain their multiple-partner relationships. If you are currently in one (or more) romantic and/or sexual relationship(s), please participate in our study about how people maintain multiple intimate partners. …
New Yorker Interviews Dr. Eli Sheff on Polyamory
Andrew Solomon recently interviewed me for his piece in the New Yorker he entitled The Shape of Love. You can find it here The Shape of Love