If you are going to be in the Denver area January 30 and 31, consider joining me with the Center for Alternative Lifestyles for a weekend of talks on consensual non-monogamies and their related social and legal issues. Schedule Saturday January 30, 2016 10 – 11:30: Types of Consensual Non-Monogamy and When they Work 12:30ContinueContinue reading “The Center for Alternative Lifestyles Hosts Dr. Eli Jan. 30 & 31”
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New Research on Polyamorous Families Underway
If you are a member of a polyamorous family, consider participating in Marco Lenzi’s research project on teens’ perceptions of family life. See his blurb below: Hello, my name is Marco Lenzi and I am an Italian student of Clinical Psychology at Università Cattolica Del Sacro Cuore in Milan. I am conducting aContinueContinue reading “New Research on Polyamorous Families Underway”
When your partner wants non-monogamy and you DONT
My most recent blog on Psychology Today tackles the challenges people often experience when they find themselves in a mixed orientation relationship in which one person wants monogamy and the other wants polyamory. https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-polyamorists-next-door/201601/when-your-partner-wants-non-monogamy-and-you-don-t
Who Counts as a Parent in a Polyamorous Family?
In my new blog on Psychology Today I examine who children in poly families see as parents, how they decide, and what the kids call their parental figures. https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-polyamorists-next-door/201601/who-counts-mom-and-dad?#_=_
InfinityCon Presentations February 6 and 7
With fabulous altsex folks like Cunning Minx, Franklin Veaux, Eve Rickert, and Marla Stewart, InfinityCon is coming to the Crowne Plaza Hotel near the Atlanta airport. I am thrilled to be presenting the keynote address Alternative Families, Cultural Influences, and Chosen Kinship at 5pm on Saturday, February 6. My other presentations are on Friday February 5, withContinueContinue reading “InfinityCon Presentations February 6 and 7”
Resilience in Polyamorous Families
Family resilience is important for ongoing connections, and in the third blog in a series on resilience in polyamorous families I explore how polys maintain resilience through graceful endings and extended connections among adults, and how those skills could be useful for divorced people in monogamous relationships. https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-polyamorists-next-door/201512/graceful-endings-and-expanded-connections-resilience-part-3
Holiday shirt fundraiser for book on polyamorous fairytales
Do you need an ugly holiday sweater to wear to that poly-friendly party? Then you have got to check out the ugly sweater fundraiser these creative folks have put together to support their book on polyamorous fairytales. They have two adorably “ugly” long sleeve shirts, one that reads “All I want for Christmas is you and you andContinueContinue reading “Holiday shirt fundraiser for book on polyamorous fairytales”
Client Testimonial for Relationship Consultation
I recently received this testimonial from some clients who had booked a relationship consultation, and was thrilled to hear what they said. It is posted here with their permission. ***************************** We were in various forms of a polyamorous relationship for over a decade before we decided to formally divorce. “Divorce” felt like a misnomer for our intentions andContinueContinue reading “Client Testimonial for Relationship Consultation”
Wide Open by Gracie X out now!
Wide Open reveals how one woman blended love, sex and marriage in unconventional ways and found the fulfillment she was looking for. View this email in your browser At a time when society no longer imposes many sexual taboos, why is open marriage still considered beyond the pale? Written by Gracie X, Wide Open isContinueContinue reading “Wide Open by Gracie X out now!”
Polycule Book Release Party at Charis Books October 23
Please join me at Charis Books and More in Atlanta at 7:30pm on Friday October 23 for the release of my new anthology, Stories from the Polycule: Real Life in Polyamorous Families. I will speak briefly about the book and attendees will have time for questions. If you already have a copy of the book,ContinueContinue reading “Polycule Book Release Party at Charis Books October 23”