Dr. Eli Sheff is an Educational Consultant and Expert Witness Serving Sexual and Gender Minorities.
Image: Blue and white microphone on black background Understanding Polyamory & Open Relationships with Dr. Eli Sheff Polyamory is the practice of more than one intimate relationship with more than one partner, with the informed consent of all partners involved. It's also referred to as consensual or ethical non-monogamy. It's a life philosophy that love... Continue Reading →
Image: Flaming heart with hetero-appearing couple silhouetted in front In my most recent blog on Psychology Today I explain how some people are monogamous by orientation This is the fourth blog in a series that I retrospectively titled In Defense of Monogamy.
Jessica Stillman at Business Insider recently interviewed me for a piece on the things people in monogamous relationships can learn from consensual nonmonogamy. You can find it here https://www.businessinsider.com/what-consensual-non-monogamy-teaches-people-in-exclusive-relationships#5-thoughtful-transitions-beat-messy-breakups-6
Image: Heart shape with faces and flames My newest blog on Psychology Today explains why consensual non-monogamy will not work for people who are deeply monogamous. Find it here https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-polyamorists-next-door/202002/when-consensual-non-monogamy-wont-work-monogamous-folks
Just the documentary, Speaking Frankly on NonMonogamy : https://www.cbsnews.com/video/cbsn-originals-presents-speaking-frankly-non-monogamy/ Longer news article with multiple videos: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/polyamory-relationships-not-just-one-big-orgy-stigma-of-consensual-non-monogamy-cbsn-originals/ Just my interview about children with CBS: https://www.cbsnews.com/video/children-of-polyamorous-relationships/
Recently I chatted with Lucy Fry from Stylist Magazine in the UK about polyamorous relationships and the article just came out. You can find it here. https://www.stylist.co.uk/long-reads/what-is-a-polyamorous-relationship-monogamous-marriage-wife-girlfriend-commitment/315872
Image: Black raised fist holding pencil with words FACTS MATTER in red underneath Reina Gattuso at Dame recently interviewed me for her piece How to Tell If Polyamory is Really for You You can find it at https://www.dameproducts.com/blogs/journal/how-to-tell-if-polyamory-is-really-for-you
Recently Samantha Vincenty interviewed me for a piece she wrote for Oprah's Magazine, O. Check it out at https://www.oprahmag.com/life/relationships-love/a29487304/polyamory-meaning/
Image: Three colorful heartshaped leaves clipped to a branch outdoors In my newest blog on Psychology Today I explain new relationship energy, how it sometimes might threaten an existing relationship, and what to do about it. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-polyamorists-next-door/201910/what-is-new-relationship-energy-and-how-deal-it
Image: Two red heart-shaped balloons floating against a blue sky with white clouds Candice Jalili, writing for the Swipe Life portion of Tinder, recently interviewed me about back-burner relationships. Check it out 🙂 https://swipelife.tinder.com/post/back-burner/ #dating #love #friendswithbenefits #openrelationships
Sheff’s television appearances include CNN, and the National Geographic, and she has given more than 20 radio, podcast, print, and television interviews with sources from Radio Slovenia to National Public Radio, the Sunday London Times to the Boston Globe and Newsweek.
