E.86 - Being Honest Means Confronting Past Trauma with Sharon R.

E.86 - Being Honest Means Confronting Past Trauma with Sharon R.

In this episode we get to hear a very real, raw, and unfiltered story from someone in our polyam community who has seen her share of ups and downs through her poly journey.

Sharon talks us through some of her experiences, including being neglected by her previous husband who perhaps had too many partners. Sharon shares with us how she's learned to set boundaries and expectations in new relationships to make sure that doesn't suffer that neglect again.

Sharon feels that she sometimes leans toward monogamy, and although she acknowledges that one person may not meet all needs, we talk about how she reconciles those feelings with her polyamorous journey.

We get into some pretty good discussion around rules and hierarchical relationships, too, since Sharon and her current husband do maintain a hierarchy and have worked through opening their relationship at a slow and measured pace.

Tune in to hear the imperfect story of someone who is navigating a semi-mono-poly relationship, healing trauma, and making space for love to grow while making concessions to protect her own heart. Thanks for hanging out, Sharon!

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E.49 - Powerfully Ending Relationships with Jen Schwartz

E.49 - Powerfully Ending Relationships with Jen Schwartz

In this episode I interview Dr. Jen Schwartz, an awesome polyam therapist based out of Utah. She's been practicing polyamory for 20+ years, including having lived several years as part of a quad with ...

18 Touko 202137min

E.48 - Compersion and Relationship Expectations with Open Relating's Roy Graff

E.48 - Compersion and Relationship Expectations with Open Relating's Roy Graff

In this episode I am joined by Roy Graff from Open Relating, based out of the UK. We dive headfirst into talking about compersion and jealousy, and as the conversation goes on we get deep into what i ...

17 Touko 202136min

E.47 - Intersection of Autism and Sex/Relationships with B Lourenco

E.47 - Intersection of Autism and Sex/Relationships with B Lourenco

In this episode I learned A LOT from therapist B Lourenco about how Autism Spectrum Disorder (or Autism Spectrum Condition hopefully soon!) shows up in adults and how it affects their relationships. W...

12 Touko 202134min

E.46 - Stop Seeing Metamours as Competition with Psychedelic Therapist Valerie Beltrán

E.46 - Stop Seeing Metamours as Competition with Psychedelic Therapist Valerie Beltrán

In this episode with Valerie Beltrán, we discuss metamour relationships. She explains how in her own journey, her views shifted from seeing her metamours as a threat to her relationship, to seeing the...

11 Touko 202133min

E.45 - How to be Truly Autonomous with Marie D'Elephant

E.45 - How to be Truly Autonomous with Marie D'Elephant

What does it mean to be truly autonomous? Like really, TRULY autonomous? Amongst other things, it means to break free of all of the myriad constraints that we’re held back by…constraints held by socie...

10 Touko 202138min

E.44 - #endthestigma with Emelie A. Blank, MA, LPC

E.44 - #endthestigma with Emelie A. Blank, MA, LPC

Therapists are human, too, and in this episode Emelie and I talk about what we can do to #endthestigma around everyone (including therapists) getting counseling and therapy. We dive into ADHD and I le...

5 Touko 202131min

E.43 - Finding Fulfillment by Giving Back with Amariah Love

E.43 - Finding Fulfillment by Giving Back with Amariah Love

On today's episode we have therapist Amariah Love and her partner, Patrick, who talk to us about how they met and how Amariah's work as a therapist transcends into her polyamorous relationships. They ...

4 Touko 202139min

E.42 - Handling Grief & the Power of Community with Taylor Mefford

E.42 - Handling Grief & the Power of Community with Taylor Mefford

Grief and identity are such interesting subjects and in this episode, therapist Taylor Mefford and I talk about where those two important subjects intersect. I gotta tell you all, I was really loving ...

3 Touko 202135min

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