Multiamory: Rethinking Modern Relatio...
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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486 - Reimagining Life with Friendship at the C...
Today we're talking about friendship, love, and romance with Rhaina Cohen. Rhaina is the author of the bestselling book The Other Significant Others: Reimagining Life with Friendship at the Center. She's an award-winning producer and editor for NPR's docum
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485 - My Ex Hurt Me Deeply. Can We Still be Fri...
We're back with another full-length Q&A episode answering questions from our supporters on Patreon. For today's episode, we'll be discussing what to do when you're in love with someone who hasn't disclosed that you're in love to their nesting partner, gett
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484 - Compersion is a Spectrum with Dr. Marie T...
Today, Dr. Marie Thouin is back to talk about compersion and her new book on the subject.
Dr. Marie Thouin is a Mindful Dating & Relationship Coach who supports people of all backgrounds and relational orientations to create intentional and vibrant love l
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483 - Why Do We Lead With Fear?
Today, we're talking about fear, specifically how it can affect our relationships and what happens when we lead with fear. We're going to discuss fear and what it means to lead with it in a relationship, as well as some ways we can consciously move away fr
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482 - Un-Diagnose Yourself with Todd Baratz
Join us today for a very special discussion with Todd Baratz! Todd is a renowned psychotherapist and sex therapist whose innovative approach to mental health and relationships has established him as a leading figure in his field. In addition to his clinica
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481 - Can You "Fix" Your Partner's Insecurities?
Today we're talking about insecurities, which all of us have in one way or another, and whose responsibility it is to alleviate them. A lot of us are unsure whether it's our own personal work to do or something to work on together with a partner. Therefore
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480 - Communication Hacks: Remastered
This week we have a throwback episode going back six years ago to when we discussed three powerful communication tools to strengthen your relationships: switchtracking, bids, and microscripts. We're going to explore each of these concepts, provide examples
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479 - Grief, Breakups, and Hope for What Comes ...
This week we're talking about breaking up again, specifically about the process of grieving a breakup through the lens of the five stages of grief. Long relationships in particular can have difficult breakups and it can be hard to know where to turn. We're
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478 - “I’m a relationship anarchist, but no one...
This week's Q&A episode is circling back to relationship anarchy and how to navigate it when most people either don't subscribe to it or don't even know what it is.
If you want your question answered on a future Q&A join our Patreon community at www.patr
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477 - I Love You But I Don't Like You
This week, we're exploring the difference between loving someone and liking someone. We're specifically discussing how it is we can love someone but also not like being around them very much, and if one feeling is more important than the other. We'll also
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476 - "My monogamous partner fell in love with ...
This week's Q&A episode is tackling emotional and sexual exclusivity and navigating polyamory as someone mostly adjacent to it.
Interested in having your question answered on one of our future Q&A episodes? Join our Patreon community at patreon.com/multi
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475 - Is It Better to Settle in Relationships?
Today we're talking about what it means to "settle" in a relationship. We'll be discussing if it's okay to settle and what realistic expectations of a relationship should be, compromise, and whether or not we should hold out for a perfect relationship.
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474 - "How can I know if sneakiarchy is happeni...
This week we're tackling a question about sneaky hierarchy, aka sneakiarchy. We're talking about how to recognize it in future relationships, how to recognize when you might be creating it by accident, and more.
If you want your question answered on a fu
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473 - Love Languages Might Be Bullsh*t
Today we're talking about love languages, and taking a critical look at them to discuss whether or not they're actually as important as we make them out to be. We're going to go over some of the key assumptions behind the love languages and of course, look
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472 - "Is it possible to get ahead of couples' ...
This week's Q&A episode is discussing couples' privilege and how to be cognizant of when it may affect interactions with other potential partners.
If you want to submit a question to be answered on one of the extra Q&A episodes we're doing for the next f
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471 - Possessiveness Might Help Your Non-Monoga...
Today, we're talking about feeling possessive over a partner, the psychology and science behind it, and how even when non-monogamous, possessive feelings can still arise and create challenges for us. We'll even be discussing some times when a little bit of
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470 - "I want foreplay to start at breakfast."
This week's question from our Patreon supporters is discussing initiating sex, foreplay, and mismatched communications.
If you want to submit a question to be answered on one of the extra Q&A episodes we're doing for the next few months, become one of ou
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469 - Discomfort is Good For You
Nobody LIKES feeling uncomfortable...but today we're going to be looking at a few ways we sometimes avoid discomfort that may be making the problem worse instead of better. We're taking a good hard look at the emotions a lot of us prefer to avoid, how dist
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468 - "I want to fix our desire mismatch, but m...
This week's question for our Q&A episode is addressing mismatched desire during busy, long-term partnered life and being stuck in "practical mode."
If you want to submit a question to be answered on one of the extra Q&A episodes we're doing for the next
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467 - "You're gonna need therapy until you die"...
Today we're joined by Jeff Guenther, also known online as TherapyJeff! Jeff has joined us to talk about what he does, therapy, non-monogamy, and much more!
Jeff Guenther, aka TherapyJeff, is, according to him, the most handsome therapist on the internet a
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466 - "I have lost all enthusiasm for my relati...
During this mini episode, we're answering just one question from our Patreon community. Today we're discussing reframing relationships, de-escalation, and acceptance.
If you'd like to have your question answered on a future mini episode, visit patreon.co
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465 - Is Single Life Superior? Why Independence...
Breakup season has passed, so we're going to spend an episode talking about independence is important for everyone, regardless of your relationship status. We'll go over some research and demographics, some common misconceptions about singlehood, and final
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464 - This Is Why You Struggle with Honesty
Today, we're talking about honesty, and what makes it difficult to be honest with a partner. We all have difficulty with being honest sometimes, whether it's sharing a negative opinion about something or disclosing information about other partnerships. We'
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463 - You're Not as Open-Minded As You Think
Today we're talking about being open-minded: what it means, how it's often misunderstood, and how we're probably not as good at it as we think we are. Typically people think of open-mindedness as a good thing, especially among younger folks, but it's hard
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462 - Deepening Connections Through Slow Love
Today, we're talking about slow dating and slow love, which was brought to our attention by Damona Hoffman in episode 456. We'll go over what slow love is, whether it's the answer to NRE woes or not, some of slow love's benefits and pitfalls, and how to de
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