Multiamory: Rethinking Modern Relationships

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Multiamory offers support and advice for modern relationships. Whether you are monogamous, polyamorous, swinging, casually dating, or if you just do relationships differently, we see you and we’re here for you. Multiamory is a proud member of Pleasure Podcasts. For network details, contact cameron@pleasurepodcasts.com.

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Nov 24, 2020 · 59 min
299 - Thirsty Sword Lesbians with April Walsh
Join us with April Walsh, a game designer and civil liberties attorney, to talk about Thirsty Sword Lesbians, a kickstarter table top role playing game she designed. April's goal with her games is to centralize queer storytelling and celebrate queerness, a
Nov 17, 2020 · 56 min
298 - Eustress, or Are You a Good Stress or a Bad Stress?
For this Multiamory episode, we're focusing on stress: the differences between distress and eustress, how stress is actually necessary for quality of life, healthy versus unhealthy stress, effects of bad stress, and how to balance stress levels to lead hap
Nov 10, 2020 · 54 min
297 - Your Brain in a Bad Relationship (with Dr. Rhonda Freeman)
Dr. Rhonda Freeman, neuropsychologist and founder of Neuroinstincts®, has joined us this week to discuss what goes on in the brains of narcissistic and psychopathic people, and to speak a little about her own framework she devised to help people heal from
Nov 3, 2020 · 57 min
296 - Relationship Health Checkup (with Erin Tillman)
This week's guest is Erin Tillman, aka "The Dating Advice Girl," who has joined us to talk about health checkups in relationships and to give her valuable perspective on relationship health and wellness. Find more of Erin on her website at www.TheDatingAdv
Oct 27, 2020 · 1 hr 6 min
295 - Polyamory and Intimate Partner Violence (with Christy Croft)
As with many other things, approaching domestic violence and intimate partner violence within polyamorous relationships can sometimes require different approaches than is traditional. This week we're joined with Christy Croft, a violence prevention trainer
Oct 20, 2020 · 1 hr 7 min
294 - Triads and Throuples, and Quads, Oh My!
Relationships such as triads and quads which contain more than two people are largely disputed, discussed, and sometimes practiced in polyamory. Many people have had bad experiences with them while others love them, so this episode is going over some commo
Oct 13, 2020 · 50 min
293 - Should you go to therapy? Pt 2
Part 2 of our series on going to therapy covers how to choose a therapist, some special considerations to think about when deciding on the type of therapy, and some non-traditional outlets for therapy, such as different apps.
Oct 6, 2020 · 47 min
292 - Should you go to therapy? Pt 1
If you're asking if you should go to therapy, the answer is probably yes, but in this episode, we're laying out some common questions people might ask regarding therapy, as well as some different types of therapy that professionals offer and what might be
Sep 29, 2020 · 53 min
291 - Attachment Theory and Polyamory
We're joined by Jessica Fern, author of the upcoming book Polysecure: Attachment, Trauma, and Consensual Non-monogamy. She is also a psychotherapist, public speaker, and relationship and trauma specialist, and this week she's talking with us about trauma a
Sep 22, 2020 · 1 hr 5 min
290 - Is Polyamory Feminist? With Laurie Penny
This week's guest is Laurie Penny, an author, journalist, and screenwriter from the UK and has joined us to discuss polyamory and feminism and how they intersect. Laurie is the author of seven books which can be found online. Find them on Twitter at @penny
Sep 15, 2020 · 55 min
289 - De-Coupling
This episode is all about breakups and de-coupling with intention! We're sharing some important steps to take when transitioning a relationship out of a romantic one and how this transition might affect your other relationships and different aspects of you
Sep 8, 2020 · 53 min
288 - Repair Attempts
It's time to go back for repairs again for a bit...instead of talking about fallout after a fight, however, this episode covers ways to get your fights with partners back on track. When your fights start to get out of hand, it's important to recognize what
Sep 1, 2020 · 52 min
287 - Getting Closure
What does it even mean to "get closure?" It's a phrase used a lot for a lot of different situations, but what does it actually mean? When is it necessary? When is it NOT necessary? Take a dive with us into closure and the psychology around it!
Aug 25, 2020 · 55 min
286 - Ghost(ing) Busters!
Ghosting has become quite a common way to end a relationship or prevent one from starting these days. On this episode, we're exploring why people ghost, the positives and negatives of ghosting, how to react if you've been ghosted, and how to fight the urge
Aug 18, 2020 · 52 min
285 - Compersion Research with Marie Thouin
Join us and our guest, Marie Thouin, as she tells us about her qualitative research on compersion, as well as her own opinions and experiences with ethical non-monogamy.
Aug 11, 2020 · 55 min
284 - Daily Transitions
Part of being a human is learning how to recalibrate your mind when transitioning from one situation to another. This can be especially difficult for polyamorous people changing from one partner to another, so this episode helps outline some ways to make t
Aug 4, 2020 · 1 hr 3 min
283 - Language in Relationships
Language is a highly nuanced tool that we all use, and so today we're examining how it can affect relationships, reclamation of certain words for different communities, and more.
Jul 28, 2020 · 1 hr 1 min
282 - The Shame Game 2: Endshame
This week is part 2 of our series on shame, which covers shame specifically around nontraditional and polyamorous relationships, healthy vs. unhealthy shame (not to be confused with healthy shaming), and countershaming.
Jul 21, 2020 · 53 min
281 - The Shame Game 1: Origins
This week we're kicking off a two-part series on shame in relationships: where it comes from, why we feel it, how it can affect our relationships (especially nontraditional ones), and ways to deal with feeling it to counteract its effects.
Jul 14, 2020 · 55 min
280 - Receiving and Giving Apologies
Giving and receiving apologies can be a lot harder than it sounds; there's more nuance than a simple "I'm sorry." This week, we're discussing how to properly receive and offer apologies, as well as briefly covering boundaries, empathy, and unburdening guil