The Ready For Polyamory Podcast

Season 5 Episode 10: Polyamory and Parenting (Part 2)

June 9th, 2022  |  Season 5  |  50 mins 53 secs

kitchen table, parenting, polyamorous, polyamory, relationship

The promised sequel to episode 1 of the season, Laura sits down with the nonmonogamous parents of 4 teens and a toddler to talk about the various concerns of polyam parenting through older stages of childhood.

Season 5 Episode 9: Compersion & Jealousy

June 2nd, 2022  |  Season 5  |  49 mins 11 secs

compersion, jealousy, polyamory

Laura and Dr. Liz Powell talk about how to interpret your jealousy, use it as information to keep yourself moving toward your values even when it's hard, and to see compersion as a non-required but aquirable skill that you can work on if you want to.

Season 5 Episode 8: De-escalations

May 26th, 2022  |  Season 5  |  50 mins 28 secs

Laura sits down with Roy Graff of Open Relating to talk about de-escalation, why it's a popular mode of relationship change in the nonmonogamous community, and what other ways folks can talk about their relationships changing and ending.

Season 5 Episode 7: Polyamorous Pride

May 19th, 2022  |  Season 5  |  47 mins 33 secs

What's the deal with the Polyamorous flag? is there Discourse about polyam folks at Pride? About the kinksters being there again? Laura and Kristian of PolyamProud discuss all this and more

Season 5 Episode 6: Solo Polyamorous Living

May 12th, 2022  |  Season 5  |  47 mins 55 secs

cohabitation, off-escalator, polyamory, relationship, solopolyamory

Ro Moed sits down with Laura to discuss solo polyamory and the concerns around relationship and living arrangements that are unique to those who practice this style of relating.

Season 5 Episode 5: Mono Plus Polyam Relationships

May 5th, 2022  |  Season 5  |  52 mins

monogamy, nonmonogamy, polyamory, relationship style

Laura sits down with Phi from Polyammering to talk about being a monocorn, the pitfalls and benefits of mono plus polyam relationships and where monog partners of polyam people can turn for support.

Season 5 Episode 4: Polyamory and Kink

April 28th, 2022  |  Season 5  |  1 hr 7 mins

dom, kink, kitchen table, parallel, polyamory, sub

Laura and AnnieUndone talk about the intersection of kink dynamics and polyam relationships and the ways shifts in these dynamics can affect one another.

Season 5 Episode 3: Change and Balance in your CNM Ecosystem

April 21st, 2022  |  Season 5  |  41 mins 55 secs

hierarchy, nonhierarchical, nonmonogamy, polyamory, relationship anarchy

Laura sits down with Shai and Lea of Leveled Up Love to discuss how changes in relationship structure are common throughout folks' polyamorous journeys and destigmatizing that can be important to helping people find comfortable balance in their relationships.

Season 5 Episode 2: Polyamory Advice Is Relationship Advice

April 14th, 2022  |  Season 5  |  59 mins 31 secs

advice, attachment, communication, polyamory, relationship, trauma

Dr. Joli Hamilton joins Laura to discuss the ways that polyamorous philosophy and nonmonogamous dating advice and experience can apply even in a monogamous context, and can be used to enrich the intentional choice to engage monogamously.

Season 5 Episode 1: Polyamory & Parenting (Part 1)

April 7th, 2022  |  Season 5  |  53 mins 50 secs

kitchen table, parenting, polyamorous, polyamory, relationship

In an episode that just scratches the surface of this rich topic, Laura and Jessica Levity Daylover of Remodeled Love sit down to discuss the challenges and joys of being polyamorous parents.