#117: Poly-wise relationships with Jessica Fern

Sep 16, 2024

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Today we are exploring more about poly relationships : with the joys and challenges of non monogamy.

I have a very special guest who is a leading voice in this field. Jessica Fern is a renowned Psychotherapist, Coach, and Certified Clinical Trauma Professional. She's the author of 'Polysecure: Attachment, Trauma, and NonMonogamy,' 'The Polysecure Workbook,' and 'Polywise: A Deeper Dive Into Navigating Open Relationships.' While I thought I knew a lot about polyrelationships, her books showed me the contrary and opened my eyes to new depths and understandings.

Jessica's work is all about helping people embody new possibilities in life and love.

Today, we'll be discussing her insights on how to start if we are monogamous and are thinking about openup our relationships, if we are already in conscious nonmongamous how to deal with agreements, jealousy, how to talk about it to our kids, what to do if we feel overwhelmed by the paradigm shifts.

This podcast will have 2 parts. One starting from people who are monogamous and are thinking about opening up and have questions/concerns. Second part from people who are already in open relationships and have questions concerns.

We talked about:

- Transitioning to Nonmonogamy: with Common Audience Questions

-Establishing Agreements

-Dealing with Jealousy

-Opening a Monogamous Relationship

Insights from CNM Practitioners:

-Key Learnings

-Defining CNM Structures

-Addressing Polysaturation

-Setting Boundaries vs. Controlling Behavior

Find more about my guest :

-jessicafern.com