The Trouble with Sex

Dr. Tammy talks with Sergio about practicing polyamory with an anarchist structure. Find out how he balances his eight different partners and his very busy calendar! In this special 9- Part series on Open Monogamy,  Dr. Tammy talks with individuals, couples, and a throuple, as they share their relationship stories, where they fall on the Monogamy Continuum, and how they define commitment.  Listen first hand, as average folks open up about their marriages, multiple partners, the difference between cheating and ethical non-monogamy, polyamory, happiness, and designing the sex and love lives that work for them. --Episodes will release every other week through October 3, 2024.WHERE DO YOU FALL ON THE MONOGAMY CONTINUUM?  Listen to the Series and Take the Quiz!Curious About Opening Your Relationship?  Visit the Open Monogamy Toolkit, andRead Dr. Tammy's Book OPEN MONOGAMY!MORE TROUBLE WITH SEX RESOURCES & INFORMATION:BECOME A CERTIFIED  SEX THERAPISTVisit ISTI - Integrative Sex Therapy Institute.  Find out how to receive your AASECT Sex Therapist Certification, or elevate your practice in relational psychotherapy by earning the new Certified Sex and Couples Therapist designation (CSCT).​ AASECT and CSCT renewal and re-certification classes are also offered.IMPROVE YOUR SEX LIFE WITH Getting the Sex You Want: Shed Your Inhibitions and Reach New Heights of Passion Together.LEARN MORE about marriage and how to redefine your commitment to each other in Dr. Tammy's TEDX talk - The New Monogamy.Instagram @thetroublewithsex and doctor_tammynelsonInstagram @thetroublewithsex and doctor_tammynelson

Dr. Tammy interviews self-identifying swingers and dedicated polyamorists, CJ and Linwood. Find out how they made the ultimate long distance relationship work, and how they now balance family, entertaining sexy friends and their commitment to each other.In this special 9- Part series on Open Monogamy,  Dr. Tammy talks with individuals, couples, and a throuple, as they share their relationship stories, where they fall on the Monogamy Continuum, and how they define commitment.  Listen first hand, as average folks open up about their marriages, multiple partners, the difference between cheating and ethical non-monogamy, polyamory, happiness, and designing the sex and love lives that work for them. --Episodes will release every other week through October 3, 2024.To find out more about CJ's work around shame and relationships visit: https://www.noshamewithCJ.comWHERE DO YOU FALL ON THE MONOGAMY CONTINUUM?  Listen to the Series and Take the Quiz!Curious About Opening Your Relationship?  Visit the Open Monogamy Toolkit, andRead Dr. Tammy's Book OPEN MONOGAMY!MORE TROUBLE WITH SEX RESOURCES & INFORMATION:BECOME A CERTIFIED  SEX THERAPISTVisit ISTI - Integrative Sex Therapy Institute.  Find out how to receive your AASECT Sex Therapist Certification, or elevate your practice in relational psychotherapy by earning the new Certified Sex and Couples Therapist designation (CSCT).​ AASECT and CSCT renewal and re-certification classes are also offered.IMPROVE YOUR SEX LIFE WITH Getting the Sex You Want: Shed Your Inhibitions and Reach New Heights of Passion Together.LEARN MORE about marriage and how to redefine your commitment to each other in Dr. Tammy's TEDX talk - The New MonogamyInstagram @thetroublewithsex and doctor_tammynelson

As a young girl in Catholic school, Maria thought she'd become a nun. Instead she married young, started a family and a successful career. After the trauma of 911 and her husband falling ill, they both agreed Maria needed extracurricular relationships. Now in her 60's, Maria has a lover twenty years her junior, plus a married boyfriend she’s been seeing for over two decades. Hear her story of open monogamy, her views on sex, love and dating - and how confidence is the best aphrodisiac. In this special 9- Part series on Open Monogamy,  Dr. Tammy talks with individuals, couples, and a throuple, as they share their relationship stories, where they fall on the Monogamy Continuum, and how they define commitment.  Listen first hand, as average folks open up about their marriages, multiple partners, the difference between cheating and ethical non-monogamy, polyamory, happiness, and designing the sex and love lives that work for them. --Episodes will release every other week through October 3, 2024.WHERE DO YOU FALL ON THE MONOGAMY CONTINUUM?  Listen to the Series and Take the Quiz!Curious About Opening Your Relationship?  Visit the Open Monogamy Toolkit, andRead Dr. Tammy's Book OPEN MONOGAMY!MORE TROUBLE WITH SEX RESOURCES & INFORMATION:BECOME A CERTIFIED  SEX THERAPISTVisit ISTI - Integrative Sex Therapy Institute.  Find out how to receive your AASECT Sex Therapist Certification, or elevate your practice in relational psychotherapy by earning the new Certified Sex and Couples Therapist designation (CSCT).​ AASECT and CSCT renewal and re-certification classes are also offered.IMPROVE YOUR SEX LIFE WITH Getting the Sex You Want: Shed Your Inhibitions and Reach New Heights of Passion Together.LEARN MORE about marriage and how to redefine your commitment to each other in Dr. Tammy's TEDX talk - The New MonogamyInstagram @thetroublewithsex and doctor_tammynelson

Synthea and Randy tried swinging but decided that Synthea wanted a more unconventional form of open relationship. She enjoys sleeping with younger men, and Randy helps her find her lovers. Hear how it all works for them, why they do it, and the advice they have for couples looking to open their relationship. THIS IS A FASCINATING CONVERSATION, SO PLEASE EXCUSE THE SOUNDS GLITCHES  THAT POP UP DURING THIS REMOTE RECORDING! In this special 9- Part series on Open Monogamy,  Dr. Tammy talks with individuals, couples, and a throuple, as they share their relationship stories, where they fall on the Monogamy Continuum, and how they define commitment.  Listen first hand, as average folks open up about their marriages, multiple partners, the difference between cheating and ethical non-monogamy, polyamory, happiness, and designing the sex and love lives that work for them. --Episodes will release every other week through October 3, 2024.WHERE DO YOU FALL ON THE MONOGAMY CONTINUUM?  Listen to the Series and Take the Quiz!Curious About Opening Your Relationship?  Visit the Open Monogamy Toolkit, andRead Dr. Tammy's Book OPEN MONOGAMY!MORE TROUBLE WITH SEX RESOURCES & INFORMATION:BECOME A CERTIFIED  SEX THERAPISTVisit ISTI - Integrative Sex Therapy Institute.  Find out how to receive your AASECT Sex Therapist Certification, or elevate your practice in relational psychotherapy by earning the new Certified Sex and Couples Therapist designation (CSCT).​ AASECT and CSCT renewal and re-certification classes are also offered.IMPROVE YOUR SEX LIFE WITH Getting the Sex You Want: Shed Your Inhibitions and Reach New Heights of Passion Together.LEARN MORE about marriage and how to redefine your commitment to each other in Dr. Tammy's TEDX talk - The New MonogamyInstagram @thetroublewithsex and doctor_tammynelson

Meet Chris, a regular guy living in small town USA, as he shares with Dr. Tammy his experience going from a traditional monogamous marriage, through divorce, to an open relationship with an older, married woman he met on Ashley Madison. Hear what he has learned on his journey, and why giving 100%, 40% of the time is an offer he stands by.In this special 9- Part series on Open Monogamy,  Dr. Tammy talks with individuals, couples, and a throuple, as they share their relationship stories, where they fall on the Monogamy Continuum, and how they define commitment.  Listen first hand, as average folks open up about their marriages, multiple partners, the difference between cheating and ethical non-monogamy, polyamory, happiness, and designing the sex and love lives that work for them. --Episodes will release every other week through October 3, 2024.WHERE DO YOU FALL ON THE MONOGAMY CONTINUUM?  Listen to the Series and Take the Quiz!Curious About Opening Your Relationship?  Visit the Open Monogamy Toolkit, andRead Dr. Tammy's Book OPEN MONOGAMY!MORE TROUBLE WITH SEX RESOURCES & INFORMATION:BECOME A CERTIFIED  SEX THERAPISTVisit ISTI - Integrative Sex Therapy Institute.  Find out how to receive your AASECT Sex Therapist Certification, or elevate your practice in relational psychotherapy by earning the new Certified Sex and Couples Therapist designation (CSCT).​ AASECT and CSCT renewal and re-certification classes are also offered.IMPROVE YOUR SEX LIFE WITH Getting the Sex You Want: Shed Your Inhibitions and Reach New Heights of Passion Together.LEARN MORE about marriage and how to redefine your commitment to each other in Dr. Tammy's TEDX talk - The New MonogamyInstagram @thetroublewithsex and doctor_tammynelson

Dr. Tammy kicks off the Open Monogamy series talking with Molly Roden Winter, New York Times best-selling author of MORE: A Memoir of Open Marriage. The two dive into Molly's empowering journey from a traditionally monogamous marriage to opening her monogamy to explore sex, relationships - and herself- outside her marriage.  In this special 9- Part series on Open Monogamy,  Dr. Tammy talks with individuals, couples, and a throuple, as they share their relationship stories, where they fall on the Monogamy Continuum, and how they define commitment.  Listen first hand, as average folks open up about their marriages, multiple partners, the difference between cheating and ethical non-monogamy, polyamory, happiness, and designing the sex and love lives that work for them. --Episodes will release every other week through October 3, 2024. WHERE DO YOU FALL ON THE MONOGAMY CONTINUUM?  Listen to the Series and Take the Quiz!Curious About Opening Your Relationship?  Visit the Open Monogamy Toolkit, andRead Dr. Tammy's Book OPEN MONOGAMY!MORE TROUBLE WITH SEX RESOURCES & INFORMATION:BECOME A CERTIFIED  SEX THERAPISTVisit ISTI - Integrative Sex Therapy Institute.  Find out how to receive your AASECT Sex Therapist Certification, or elevate your practice in relational psychotherapy by earning the new Certified Sex and Couples Therapist designation (CSCT).​ AASECT and CSCT renewal and re-certification classes are also offered.IMPROVE YOUR SEX LIFE WITH Getting the Sex You Want: Shed Your Inhibitions and Reach New Heights of Passion Together.LEARN MORE about marriage and how to redefine your commitment to each other in Dr. Tammy's TEDX talk - The New MonogamyInstagram @thetroublewithsex and doctor_tammynelson

WELCOME TO OUR 9-PART SERIES ON OPEN MONOGAMY!In this episode, Dr. Tammy introduces this special series on Open Monogamy, inviting listeners to explore, along with her, the growing trend of people choosing to live and love untraditionally.Every other week -  through October 3rd, 2024 -  Dr. Tammy will talk openly and honestly with individuals, couples, and a throuple, as they share their relationship stories, where they fall on the Monogamy Continuum, and how they define commitment.  Listen first hand, as average folks open up about their marriages, multiple partners, the difference between cheating and ethical non-monogamy, polyamory, happiness, and designing the sex and love lives that work for them.  WHERE DO YOU FALL ON THE MONOGAMY CONTINUUM?  Listen to the Series and Take the Quiz!Curious About Opening Your Relationship?  Visit the Open Monogamy Toolkit, andRead Dr. Tammy's Book OPEN MONOGAMY!MORE TROUBLE WITH SEX RESOURCES & INFORMATION:BECOME A CERTIFIED  SEX THERAPISTVisit ISTI - Integrative Sex Therapy Institute.  Find out how to receive your AASECT Sex Therapist Certification, or elevate your practice in relational psychotherapy by earning the new Certified Sex and Couples Therapist designation (CSCT).​ AASECT and CSCT renewal and re-certification classes are also offered. IMPROVE YOUR SEX LIFE WITH Getting the Sex You Want: Shed Your Inhibitions and Reach New Heights of Passion Together.LEARN MORE about marriage and how to redefine your commitment to each other in Dr. Tammy's TEDX talk - The New MonogamyInstagram @thetroublewithsex and doctor_tammynelson

Dr. Tammy sits down with world renowned psychiatrist, therapist and trauma specialist, Dr. Frank Anderson to discuss his new and deeply personal memoir To Be Loved: A Story of Truth, Trauma and Transformation.  For anyone working on healing from their own trauma, this episode is as informative as it is inspiring - peppered with some laughs and beauty secrets along they way..DR. TAMMY WANTS TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS about Sex, Love & Relationships. Send your questions to drtammy@thetroublewithsex.com.OUR GUEST Frank Anderson, MD is an author, psychiatrist, psychotherapist, speaker, and trauma specialist. Committed to promoting hope, healing and non-violence, Dr. Anderson specializes in understanding and treating the effects of psychic pain and trauma, teaching brain-based psychotherapy and integrating current neuroscience knowledge with the IFS model of therapy. Dr. Anderson is the author of Transcending Trauma; Healing Complex PTSD with Internal Family Systems (IFS), Internal Family Systems A Skills Training Manual, and his new memoir, To Be Loved. NEED SUPPORT HEALING FROM TRAUMA? THESE RESOURCES THAT COULD HELP:Free Live Event with Dr. Tammy - July 17-18th, 2024! Treating Trauma with Integrative Relationship TherapyDr. Frank Anderson's Resource BooksIFS Institute: Internal Family Systems model of psychotherapyTHE TROUBLE WITH SEX RESOURCES & INFORMATION:BECOME A CERTIFIED  SEX THERAPISTVisit ISTI - Integrative Sex Therapy Institute.  Find out how to receive your AASECT Sex Therapist Certification, or elevate your practice in relational psychotherapy by earning the new Certified Sex and Couples Therapist designation (CSCT).​ AASECT and CSCT renewal and re-certification classes are also offered. INTERESTED IN OPENING YOUR RELATIONSHIP?  READ DR.TAMMY'S BOOK OPEN MONOGAMY! IMPROVE YOUR SEX LIFE WITH Getting the Sex You Want: Shed Your Inhibitions and Reach New Heights of Passion Together.LEARN MORE about marriage and how to redefine your commitment to each other in Dr. Tammy's TEDX talk - The New MonogamyInstagram @thetroublewithsex and doctor_tammynelson

Dr. Tammy sits down with therapist, author and gender specialist Rae McDaniel to talk about the pleasure of self discovery, language and labels around gender, and their book Gender Magic: Live Shamelessly, Reclaim Your Joy, & Step into Your Most Authentic Self.DR. TAMMY WANTS TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS about Sex, Love & Relationship and help you with your Trouble with Sex. Send your questions to drtammy@thetroublewithsex.com.OUR GUESTRae McDaniel is a licensed therapist, certified sex therapist, gender specialist, coach, educator, and author. They are the Founder and CEO of Practical Audacity, a Gender & Sex Therapy practice in Chicago, Illinois, and the author of the new book,“Gender Magic: Live Shamelessly, Reclaim Your Joy, & Step into Your Most Authentic Self”. Gender Magic is a first-of-its-kind practical guide to achieving gender freedom with joy, curiosity, and pleasure for transgender and non-binary individuals, gender explorers, and those who love them--perfect for readers of The Body is Not an Apology and Pleasure Activism.**Follow Rae on Instagram @theraemcdaniel INTERESTED IN BECOMING a CERTIFIED  SEX THERAPIST?Visit ISTI - Integrative Sex Therapy Institute.  If you are already a therapist, find out how to receive your AASECT Sex Therapist Certification. Or, elevate your practice in relational psychotherapy by earning the new Certified Sex and Couples Therapist designation (CSCT).​ AASECT and CSCT renewal and re-certification classes are also offered. THE TROUBLE WITH SEX RESOURCES, REFERENCES & INFOCHECK OUT DR. T'S BOOK - OPEN MONOGAMY!· To read more about how to improve your sex life, check out Dr. Tammy's Getting the Sex You Want: Shed Your Inhibitions and Reach New Heights of Passion Together.· Learn more about love, marriage, monogamy and how to redefine your commitment to each other in Dr. Tammy's TEDX talk - The New MonogamyInstagram @thetroublewithsex and doctor_tammynelson

Explore the transformative power of recognizing diverse forms of sexual expression through the concept of erotic blueprints. Uncover hidden desires, navigate sexual challenges with empathy and creativity, and prioritize pleasure for healing and empowerment. Delve into personal growth, self-discovery, and understanding individual erotic languages to enhance relationships and find joy in sexual experiences.