158. Liberating Non-Monogamous Play and Your Birthright to Sexual Pleasure with Kristen Thomas

On today’s episode, we have Kristen Thomas (she/her) join us for a conversation about our cultural shift towards more expansive pleasure. Together we talk about unpacking why you might be nervous at your first play party, telling your mom about your first threesome, and embracing the fluidity of our sexuality.

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Website : https://www.openthedoorscoaching.com/

Resources to Learn More :

All or Nothing Marriage : https://bookshop.org/a/88413/9781101984345

Purity Culture with Dr. Rachel Smith : https://www.modernanarchypodcast.com/podcast/episode/e4c490ce/134-healing-from-the-grooming-of-purity-culture-with-dr-rachel-smith

Sexual satisfaction among individuals in monogamous and consensually non-monogamous relationships: https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2018-13429-005

Are there “Better” and “Worse” Ways to be Consensually Non-Monogamous (CNM)?: CNM Types and CNM-Specific Predictors of Dyadic Adjustment https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10508-021-02027-3

The more the merrier? New study suggests polyamorists may have more satisfying relationships: https://www.cbc.ca/life/wellness/the-more-the-merrier-new-study-suggests-polyamorists-may-have-more-satisfying-relationships-1.4681382