Ep 356 - Andrea

Andrea grew up in a fairly conservative suburb and first came out in the queer and leather communities around 2000-2001 after joining the circus. For them, non-monogamy came as part of the queer and kinky package. Over the next decade-ish Andrea explored many different phases and configurations of kink and non-monogamy before a series of serious health issues turned their life upside down. These same health issues also robbed Andrea of their ability and capacity to relate in the same ways and to experience the same kinds of pleasure and enjoyment out of sex and kink as they had been able to for so long.

Today, Andrea takes us on their beautiful and powerful journey of finding the queer community, embracing their queerness and non-monogamy, and currently finding themself single and embracing the joys of solitude while still identifying with the ideologies of non-monogamy and being open to it in the future. This interview is incredibly deep and vulnerable and we hope you find it as inspiring as we did.

Besides hanging out on our podcast, Andrea is also an author. Rather than trying to recreate their bio, we have borrowed the following from their author page at Thornapple Press.

Andrea Zanin, MA, is a white, nonbinary, middle-aged queer writer who lives in Tkaronto (Toronto, Ontario), on the traditional territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat peoples. Andrea’s writing focuses on nonmonogamy and BDSM/Leather. Andrea has written for theGlobe and Mail, The Tyee, Bitch, Ms., Xtra, IN Magazine, Outlooks Magazine and the Montreal Mirror. Their scholarly work, fiction and essays appear in a variety of collections. Andrea blogs at sexgeek.wordpress.com, where they created the 10 Rules for Happy Nonmonogamy and coined the term “polynormativity.” Their first book, Post-nonmonogamy and Beyond, is available from Thornapple Press and they co-authored the second edition of More Than Two.

Check out the full show notes here.

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Ep 21 - Alice Little

Ep 21 - Alice Little

Bonus episode! This week we sit down with Alice Little, the number one booking legal sex worker in the United States, who works at the Moonlite Bunny Ranch in Nevada. She is a sex worker's rights advocate, sexologist, and sex educator who has presented at over 50 kink events globally. We have a fascinating conversation about pending legislation on sex work in the US, working with singles and couples at the Moonlite Bunny Ranch, why she identifies as polyamorous, and how she navigates relationships while being a sex worker.   Show Notes   $10 Off - Online STI Testing   Join Our Patreon Community!   Kasidie Online Dating   https://www.normalizingnonmonogamy.com/   Alice Little's Website   Contact the Commissioners

20 Elo 20181h 40min

Ep 20 - The Monogamish Marriage (Kate and Mike)

Ep 20 - The Monogamish Marriage (Kate and Mike)

This week we sit down with the authors of the hit blog "The Monogamish Marriage" to discuss what being non-monogamous means to them, how they discovered it, and some of the amazing things they have experienced together. They are extremely open-minded and kind people and they share some fascinating stories and information with us.   Show Notes   $10 Off - Online STI Testing   Join Our Patreon Community!   Kasidie Online Dating   https://www.normalizingnonmonogamy.com/   https://themonogamishmarriage.com/

15 Elo 20181h 10min

Ep 19 - Catherine + EJ

Ep 19 - Catherine + EJ

We're excited to have an awesome couple on today's show who has been exploring non-monogamy for over a decade. For many years they were bouncing around different swinging scenes across the USA and more recently they have been identifying as poly. They also recently created a poly social group in the DC/Maryland area to bring together like-minded people.   Show Notes   $10 Off - Online STI Testing   Join Our Patreon Community!   Kasidie Online Dating   https://www.normalizingnonmonogamy.com/

8 Elo 20181h 18min

Ep 18 - Bed Hoppers (Mrs. + Mr. H)

Ep 18 - Bed Hoppers (Mrs. + Mr. H)

Get ready to laugh... The lovely hosts of the Bed Hoppers podcast stop in for an entertaining discussion of their journey into swinging. We aren't really sure what they said because we can't understand them but we had a great time nonetheless! Mr. H even brought his damn ukulele to the party and played us a tune or two.   Show Notes   $10 Off - Online STI Testing   Join Our Patreon Community!   Kasidie Online Dating   https://www.normalizingnonmonogamy.com/   Bed Hoppers Podcast

1 Elo 20181h 17min

Ep 17 - CJ

Ep 17 - CJ

Our first interview with someone practicing solo polyamory... Not sure what that is? We know a great way to find out. Have a listen to his journey to hear the ups and downs of navigating the world of polyamory after spending years wrapped up in religion.   Show Notes   $10 Off - Online STI Testing   Join Our Patreon Community!   Kasidie Online Dating   https://www.normalizingnonmonogamy.com/

25 Heinä 201847min

Ep 16 - Spiritual Swingers (Eve + Adam)

Ep 16 - Spiritual Swingers (Eve + Adam)

Our new podcast friends, Adam and Eve, from the Spiritual Swingers podcast come on the show and share some behind the scenes juice along with their journey. We hear how they stumbled into polyamory before getting out of it for over a decade and then switching gears to swinging. It's a fascinating story that you can't get anywhere else, at least not this week!   Show Notes   $10 Off - Online STI Testing   Join Our Patreon Community!   Kasidie Online Dating   https://www.normalizingnonmonogamy.com/   https://www.spiritualswingers.net/

18 Heinä 20181h 11min

Ep 15 - Sarah + Bucky

Ep 15 - Sarah + Bucky

This week we talk with an incredible young couple who balances kids, running ultra-marathons, and going to comic book conventions with swinging and polyamory. Swinging didn't work for her, but it did for him. Now the have found a nice blend between the two. Have a listen to hear how they do it!   Show Notes   $10 Off - Online STI Testing   Join Our Patreon Community!   Kasidie Online Dating   https://www.normalizingnonmonogamy.com/

11 Heinä 20181h 11min

Ep 14 - De + Ray (Club Euphoria)

Ep 14 - De + Ray (Club Euphoria)

The owners and creators of Club Euphoria in Toledo share their amazing journey with us! We talk about jealousy, bisexuality in swinging, and even how they broke up partly because of swinging and then got back together because of it! It's an amazing episode and you don't want to miss it!   Show Notes   Join Our Patreon Community!   Pendulum Party Details   $10 Off - Online STI Testing   Kasidie Online Dating   https://www.normalizingnonmonogamy.com/

4 Heinä 20181h 13min

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