If you are a gender or sex nonconformist and feeling nervous about spending time with your family of origin or your partners’ family during the upcoming winter holidays, come to this online workshop to learn techniques and strategies for managing challenging family interactions! Get tickets here: https://www.sheboptheshop.com/freaky-holidays.html
Tag Archives: relationships
Exploring Polyamory and Soloamory in My Latest Podcast
My most recent podcast interview explores #soloamory with Dr. Moali on their show Sexology. We discuss #polyamory, #monogamy, #mononormativity, #orientations, #mentalhealth, #love, #dating, #research, #autonomy, #mono/poly #relationships, and #healing. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep455-soloamory-the-ultimate-self-love-relationship/id1193611459?i=1000725667138
Understanding Mixed Dynamic Relationships: Online Workshop September 8
Please join me online this coming Monday at 6 pm Pacific time for a workshop on mixed dynamic relationships with She Bop! This workshop offers insights into understanding mixed dynamic relationships and strategies to help manage the challenges that come with them. Tickets available here https://www.sheboptheshop.com/mixed-dynamic-relationships.html
Navigating Mixed-Dynamic Relationships: Join Our Support Group
Are you facing any challenges with a mixed-dynamic relationship, where one person wants exclusivity and another wants an open relationship? Both want an open relationship, just different kinds? Both want a monogamous relationship, but having a hard time seeing eye to eye about what that means? Then join the monthly drop-in support group for mixed-dynamicContinueContinue reading “Navigating Mixed-Dynamic Relationships: Join Our Support Group”
Navigating Mixed-Dynamic Relationships Effectively
https://www.sheboptheshop.com/mixed-dynamic-relationships.html What can you do if one person wants an exclusive relationship, and another wants multiple partners? (Can monogamous and polyamorous people really date each other?) Or all want multiple partners, but with different kinds of connections? Or maybe both people want an exclusive relationship, but have different expectations of what that means? Dr. EliContinueContinue reading “Navigating Mixed-Dynamic Relationships Effectively”
Understanding Polyamorous Families: A Workshop for Professionals
Polyamorous Families with Children: Continuing Education Training for Counselors, Therapists, & EducatorsOctober 17, 20251-4 pm Eastern US timeOnline Workshop Do you want to know more about multiple-adult families so that you can serve their needs with greater cultural competency? This training uses empirical information from Dr. Sheff’s longitudinal study of polyamorous families with children toContinueContinue reading “Understanding Polyamorous Families: A Workshop for Professionals”
Explore Cutting Edge Research at Sex Positivity Day
This August 31 the Center for Positive Sexuality will host Sex Positivity Day, our annual online educational fundraiser. Save the date, and come learn about sex positive cutting edge research and education — for FREE!
Breaking Free: Rejecting Purity Culture’s Impact
My newest blog on Psychology Today explores some of the reasons people leave purity culture behind, and some of the outcomes they experience when they reject Evangelical expectations. Shout out to Mx. Tessi Muskrat for their awesome research on this topic! https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-polyamorists-next-door/202507/rejecting-sexual-shame-from-purity-culture #Shame #gender #relationship #Religions #purityculture #personalgrowth #NewBeginnings #healing
Two Events for OPEN’s Week of Visibility
Sheff Consulting is co-hosting two events for OPEN’s Week of Visibility coming in July 7 – 13 2025. On July 9 Sheff Consulting is collaborating with Melanie Moseley from Hive Love to sponsor a picnic in Overlook Park, Portland Oregon. We meet at 5 pm in the park for a potluck picnic, socializing, games, prizes,ContinueContinue reading “Two Events for OPEN’s Week of Visibility”
Exploring Polyamory: The Future of Family Dynamics
Recently Sigourney Norman at Afropunk interviewed me about polyamorous families and the future of family formations. Check it out here https://afropunk.com/2025/05/polyamory-modern-love-family-dynamics