Dr. Eli Sheff is an Educational Consultant and Expert Witness Serving Sexual and Gender Minorities.
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... Continue Reading →
Image: abstract figure seated at desk with computer with text bubble 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... Continue Reading →
Image: three black and white hearts nested wtihin each other Are you currently in, or have you been in a consensually non-monogamous relationship (e.g., swinging, polyamorous, or open relationship) and want to contribute to science? My colleagues and I are conducting a study looking at the practices and guidelines that people in CNM relationships follow... Continue Reading →
In my newest blog on Psychology Today I explore the reasons why people in damaged relationships might not want to use polyamory to fix their broken relationship, what they might do instead, and the one caveat when polyamory can help an ailing relationships survive and even thrive. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-polyamorists-next-door/201911/relationship-broken-add-more-people
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
I am looking forward to a fruitful collaboration with Rachel Needle and the Modern Sex Therapy Institutes. On Friday September 27 I will present a webinar on Distinguishing "Sex Addiction" from Consensual NonMonogamy from noon to 1 pm, Eastern time. #polyamory #sexuality #continuingeducation #therapy #counseling#sexualdiversity #love #relationships https://modernsextherapyinstitutes.com/product/distinguishing-between-sex-addiction-and-consensual-non-monogamies-1ce/
Recently Michele Laufik interviewed me for a story on Pure Wow. You can find the post here. Image is of a red rose and a white heart-shaped box with red ribbon
Founders of Jujumama Love Academy and long-time polyamorous leaders Carl and Kenya Stevens gave me a great interview about the African roots of multiple partner relationships and how African Americans are doing polyamory today. Interview with Kenya and Carl Stevens K= Kenya C= Carl E= Eli E: How did you get involved in polyamory? K:... Continue Reading →
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.
