
163 Playfulness, Vulnerability, and Parenting with Abbey & Liam from Evolving Love
Abbey and Liam approach building conscious relationships in a way that’s refreshing, pragmatic, playful, and authentic, all at once. Their work focuses on creating space for open, real conversations a...
3 Aug 202453min

162 Non-Monogamy & Community: Real Stories from YOO
Opening up isn’t just about f*cking around and finding out. Done thoughtfully, it’s an experience of opening up yourself. It winds up being a journey of learning what you truly need and want and how t...
27 Jul 20241h 34min

161 Adopting a Polyamorous Lens with Alex Alberto, Author of Entwined
When we read Entwined, Alex Alberto’s genre-blending memoir, we felt seen, understood, and represented on a whole new level. We knew right away that we wanted Alex to join us on Playing With Fire—and ...
20 Jul 202453min

160 Getting Your Needs Met
Opening up your relationship does not automatically lead to you getting more of your needs met. Monogamy or not, identifying and communicating your needs, wants, and likes can be really challenging!! ...
13 Jul 202452min

159 Q&A Quickie: How can I handle my resentment that my partner isn’t into what I want?
Resentment is one of those emotions that can be truly destructive in relationships. It can turn into contempt, and even acrimony… which is why we want to help you address these feelings early and thor...
6 Jul 202423min

158 Desire Discrepancy: What to Do When Your Wants Don’t Align
Ever been in a relationship where one of you wanted a lot more sex than the other? Us too! It can be challenging to navigate, especially when you throw in stigma, trauma, sexual shame, and all the oth...
29 Jun 202449min

157 What Is Compersion? with Author Marie Thouin
We talk about compersion a lot (duh, it’s awesome!!). But compersion is more than an emotion, and it’s more than the opposite of jealousy. Luckily, Marie Thouin (one of our podcast BFFs) returns to PW...
22 Jun 202455min

156 Betrayal Trauma & Non-Monogamy
This episode is about betrayal. I know, super fun subject, but don’t click away!! Betrayal can touch on some of our deepest insecurities. But in my experience, the fear of betrayal can be more painful...
15 Jun 202443min



















