Tag Archives: polyamory

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”

Book Talk in Austin, Texas at BookWoman Nov. 23

  If you are going to be in the Austin, Texas area, please consider joining me for a book talk. I will be reading from my new book, Stories from the Polycule, at BookWoman, Austin’s premier feminist bookstore, at 7pm on Monday November 23. I hope to see you there!   BookWoman 5501 North LamarContinueContinue reading “Book Talk in Austin, Texas at BookWoman Nov. 23”

New Psychology Today Blog on Polyamorous Family Resilience

My newest blog on Psychology Today looks at resilience among poly family members and explains how polyaffectivity helps poly families stay in contact over long periods of time. You can find it at https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-polyamorists-next-door/201511/resilient-family-outcomes-through-polyaffectivity