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Managing difficult emotions

Polyamory isn’t always pretty and it can sometimes bring a lot of emotional turmoil. People struggling with mental health issues may be especially struggling. Here are all the entries around managing your emotions.

Episode 42: The Dreaded Veto

When you’ve conceded to many rules but your partner demands you dump another, what do you do? That’s what’s on this week’s episode of Non-Monogamy Help. Discussion Topic: What do you most regret so far? Listen below. You can also find the podcast on Spotify, Apple,

Can you learn compersion?

I really enjoyed reading “Thirteen things I wish I’d learned before choosing non-monogamy.” I’ll start by saying I’ve started exploring my sexuality and what makes me happy just this June. So, I’m still learning. My original intent was not related to non-monogamous relationships at all. It

Curing codependency with polyamory

I was in a three-year monogamous relationship recently. I had an experience with the entheogen/psychedelic ayahuasca that helped me see that many of the issues in that relationship and all my previous relationships had roots in co-dependency. I realized that exploring ethical non-monogamy could be a powerful tool to

Episode 34: Afraid of Loss

Your partner is interested in polyamory (and so are you) but they are afraid of losing you. How do you move forward from that? That’s what’s on this week’s episode of Non-Monogamy Help. Discussion Topic: Over the last five years, how do you think you have changed?

Episode 30: How to Not Care

If you’ve replaced your partner’s primary, how do you stop caring that you’ll be replaced too? That’s what’s on this week’s episode of Non-Monogamy Help. Discussion Topic: What was the first thing you bought with your own money? Listen below. You can also find

Is it better to hide your feelings?

One day, after being monogamous married for 7 years, I found out my husband was in love with his coworker. It felt like cheating to me but he said that he discovered that he was polyamorist his whole life but never act on it before. I accept his new conditions.

Possessiveness and polyamory

It feels like I’m at the end of my rope right now. I don’t know what to do and all the articles and books I read and mental health experts I speak to don’t seem to help. Hence, I humbly submit the following to you. I find

Managing trauma and polyamory

I’m a 33 year old man with significant relationship trauma and abandonment issues. My partner of six years has, until recently, only had two partners; I was the only partner of the two she maintained a sexual relationship with, in what used to be a Dom/sub dynamic. She

Episode 7: Polyagony

Trapped in a love square and slipped in an undercurrent of emotion? That’s what’s on this week’s episode of Non-Monogamy Help. You should also be able to find the podcast on Spotify, Apple, and other providers. Or, conversely, use our RSS feed. A full transcript of the

Episode 5: Tricky Triangles and BPD

When is a good time to try and see if you are non-monogamous? And how can borderline personality disorder impact it? That’s what’s on this week’s episode of Non-Monogamy Help. Listen below. https://anchor.fm/non-monogamy-help/episodes/Episode-5-Tricky-triangles-and-BPD-e1cgbfj You should also be able to find the podcast