EP154 - What Does the Research Say About Consensual Non-Monogamy?
Dec 10, 2019
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Discussing consensual non-monogamy, attachment quality, and handling minority stress with expert Amy C. Moors. Exploring diverse expressions of sexuality, promoting inclusion in higher education, and addressing challenges in non-monogamous relationships. Providing recommendations for therapists, exploring resources for research, and destigmatizing non-monogamous relationships.
Consensual non-monogamous relationships offer diversified partner fulfillment and personal growth benefits.
Clinicians supporting clients in non-monogamous relationships should receive specialized training and create judgment-free spaces.
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Dr. Nazanine Maali Achieves Certification as a Sex Therapist and Introduces Exciting Topics on Consensual Non-Monogamous Relationships
Dr. Nazanine Maali shares her accomplishment of becoming a certified sex therapist and discusses upcoming episodes focusing on consensual non-monogamous relationships. She emphasizes the importance of exploring different relationship dynamics beyond traditional norms to address clients' needs for more exciting and fulfilling sexual experiences.
Interview with Dr. Amy Moors: Understanding the Research on Consensual Non-Monogamous Relationships
Dr. Amy Moors, an expert in gender studies and psychology, discusses her research on consensual non-monogamous relationships. She shares how her interest in the topic was sparked during a master's program study and highlights the benefits individuals in such relationships experience, including diversified partner fulfillment, activity variety, and personal growth and development.
Breaking Stigmas and Fostering Secure Attachments in Consensual Non-Monogamous Relationships
Dr. Moors addresses the stigma and challenges faced by individuals in consensual non-monogamous relationships, such as discrimination in child custody battles and employment. She highlights the importance of clinicians receiving specialized training to provide affirming and inclusive therapy. Dr. Moors emphasizes the need for clinicians to create a safe space for clients to explore their relationship dynamics without judgment.
Recommendations for Clinicians Supporting Clients in Consensual Non-Monogamous Relationships
Dr. Moors offers recommendations for clinicians to better support clients in consensual non-monogamous relationships. These include pursuing educational opportunities, using inclusive language in intake forms, and refraining from imposing personal biases on clients. She emphasizes the significance of mental health professionals being aware of and addressing potential minority stresses experienced by individuals in non-traditional relationship structures.
Welcome to episode 154 of the Sexology Podcast! Today I’m delighted to welcome Amy C. Moors, Ph.D to the podcast.In this episode, Amy speaks with me about consensual non-monogamy, looking at the quality of attachment, and recommendations for how to deal with minority stress.
Amy C. Moors, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Chapman University and a Research Fellow at The Kinsey Institute, Indiana University. She also serves as the co-chair of the American Psychological Association’s Division 44 Consensual Non-Monogamy Task Force. Prior to joining Chapman, she was the Director of the Social Science Research and Evaluation Program in the College of Engineering at Purdue University. She is an interdisciplinary researcher with backgrounds in psychology and women’s studies (Ph.D., University of Michigan), higher education (postdoctoral fellow, National Center for Institutional Diversity) and social science evaluation (researcher, University of Michigan's ADVANCE Program).
Dr.Moors’s research interests lie at the intersection of gender, sexuality, interpersonal relationships, and inclusion. In one area of research she focuses on diverse expressions of sexuality, including same-sex/gender relationships and consensually non-monogamous relationships. In another line of research, she focuses on ways to promote inclusion in higher education. She has published more than 40 articles and has received several grants to fund her work. Recently, Dr. Moors was recognized as a “Rising Star” by the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality.
In This Episode You Will Hear:
How Dr. Amy became interested in this line of research
What is consensual non-monogamy?
What the research says about the benefits of consensual non-monogamy
The pressures we face to be the best at everything in life from lover to parent
Expanding your tribe whilst being more sexually fulfilled
Looking at the quality of attachment
How the going assumption has been that monogamy is superior