Loving Without Boundaries

Alexandra Harbushka’s life was sent into upheaval when she received a call from her doctor diagnosing her with herpes. Shaking, feeling like her life - her goals, happiness, and desires - had all just gone up in smoke, she was left scared shitless and with a new mission, to share her story with people just like her and to let them know that their feelings are normal, natural, and that they are not victims. With that mission in mind, she founded Life With Herpes, an online community consisting of a podcast, a website, YouTube channel, wellness products to support the skin condition and an online community that provides support, all dedicated to shattering the stigma of living with herpes.   Before founding Life With Herpes and becoming a mother to her son Clinton and a wife to her husband Bill, Alexandra worked in corporate America with roles ranging from Ralph Lauren to selling new home construction to being a mortgage loan officer. Her education includes a bachelor degree from the University of Arizona (Bear Down to my fellow Wildcats!), a postgraduate certificate in Ministry, and is currently working on a masters in Theology. She is also an ordained minister and provides ministry counseling. Follow her on social media: https://www.lifewithherpes.com/ https://www.instagram.com/lifewithherpes/ https://www.tiktok.com/@lifewithherpes https://www.instagram.com/alexandraharbushka/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCw-XqkVAvdl4QFGUzDcZEZg If you get value out of the Loving Without Boundaries podcast, then consider becoming one of our patrons! Not only will you enjoy exclusive content made just for you, your support will also help us continue creating educational content while helping more people have a deeper understanding of consensual non-monogamy and healthy, sex positive relationships in general. https://www.patreon.com/lovingwithoutboundaries 

Suzannah Weiss is a feminist writer, multi-certified sex educator, and sex/relationship coach. Her work has been published in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and more. You can learn more about her at www.suzannahweiss.com or find her on Twitter (@suzannahweiss) or Instagram (@weisssuzannah). Steve Dean is a dating industry consultant, relationship coach, and avid community builder. Since 2011, Steve has lived nomadically around the world, testing out over 250 dating apps across 30 cities, and linking physical and virtual communities together so that people around the world can become more interconnected and less lonely. Steve hosts the Dateworking podcast where he provides practical wisdom for navigating our modern dating, relationship, and career ecosystems. You can find Steve's writing, podcast, founder interviews, and experimental events at Dateworking.com. You can find him as @stevenmdean on Twitter and Instagram. If you get value out of the Loving Without Boundaries podcast, then consider becoming one of our patrons! Not only will you enjoy exclusive content made just for you, your support will also help us continue creating educational content while helping more people have a deeper understanding of consensual non-monogamy and healthy, sex positive relationships in general. https://www.patreon.com/lovingwithoutboundaries 

Susan is the Executive Director of the National Coalition for Sexual Freedom (NCSF). NCSF celebrated its 25th Anniversary in 2022 - that's over 25 years of fighting for the rights of kinky and polyamorous people. NCSF supports the groups and businesses in our communities and educates professionals so they can provide better services. Follow them on social media at: https://www.instagram.com/nationalcoalitionsexualfreedom/ https://www.facebook.com/NCSFreedom https://twitter.com/NCSF   If you get value out of the Loving Without Boundaries podcast, then consider becoming one of our patrons! Not only will you enjoy exclusive content made just for you, your support will also help us continue creating educational content while helping more people have a deeper understanding of consensual non-monogamy and healthy, sex positive relationships in general. https://www.patreon.com/lovingwithoutboundaries 

Natasha Strange has been a professional dominatrix for nearly 30 years, and offers creative sessions in a wide variety of disciplines. She also offers approachable coaching and kink education in an attempt to demystify a potentially scary topic. You can read more about her at: www.kittenwithawhip.com or follow her on Twitter: @NatashaStrange and/or Instagram: @MsNatashaStrange    If you get value out of the Loving Without Boundaries podcast, then consider becoming one of our patrons! Not only will you enjoy exclusive content made just for you, your support will also help us continue creating educational content while helping more people have a deeper understanding of consensual non-monogamy and healthy, sex positive relationships in general. https://www.patreon.com/lovingwithoutboundaries

EPISODE 215: Interview with Sophie and Logan. Sophie and Logan are high school sweethearts turned partners for life, who are always looking for their next great adventure! Learn more about the same Program that Sophie and Logan went through by clicking here, or you can also watch this FREE Masterclass: The 5-tep Formula My Clients Use to Create Healthy, Loving, Open Relationships. If you get value out of the Loving Without Boundaries podcast, then consider becoming one of our patrons! Not only will you enjoy exclusive content made just for you, your support will also help us continue creating educational content while helping more people have a deeper understanding of consensual non-monogamy and healthy, sex positive relationships in general. https://www.patreon.com/lovingwithoutboundaries     

Kate Loree, LMFT, is a sex-positive licensed marriage and family therapist with a specialty in non-monogamous, kink, LGBTQ, and sex worker communities and the author of "Open Deeply: A Guide to Building Conscious, Compassionate Open Relationships". In addition to her master’s in marriage and family therapy, she also has an MBA and is a registered art therapist (ATR). She is an EDSE certified sex educator and an EMDR certified therapist with additional training in the Trauma Resiliency Model (TRM) for the treatment of trauma. She has been practicing psychotherapy since 2003. She cohosts her own sex-positive podcast, Open Deeply, with Sunny Megatron, has been featured in Buzzfeed videos, and has been a guest on Playboy Radio and many podcasts, including American Sex, Sluts and Scholars, and Sex Out Loud. She has written for Good Vibrations and Hollywood Magazine and is a frequent public speaker. Her private practice resides in Encino, CA. For more information, please visit her on the web at KateLoree.com or follow her on social media: Instagram: http://instagram.com/opendeeplywithkateloree TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@opendeeplywithkateloree Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kateloreelmft Twitter: http://twitter.com/kateloreelmft YouTube: https://youtube.com/channel/UCSTFAqGYKW3sIUa0tKivbqQ If you get value out of the Loving Without Boundaries podcast, then consider becoming one of our patrons! Not only will you enjoy exclusive content made just for you, your support will also help us continue creating educational content while helping more people have a deeper understanding of consensual non-monogamy and healthy, sex positive relationships in general. https://www.patreon.com/lovingwithoutboundaries 

Episode 213: Emma and Fin Interview. For Emma and Fin, life is all about seeking out adventure, embracing the chaos, and meeting amazing people along the way. They are in their mid thirties, met in seventh grade, and have been together since their freshman year of college. A year or so into their relationship it was obvious that exploring everything life had to offer was part of who they were as individuals, and as a team. They were very young at the time and neither had really experienced the world of dating, so they created a way to explore aspects of the dating world without ending their relationship, through non-monogamy. Fast forward about 11 years and they decided to start a weekly podcast called Normalizing Non-Monogamy in 2018. They absolutely love meeting new people and hearing their stories and through this podcast they get to interview people from all over the world who are exploring non-monogamy on their own terms. The hope is that if they can get enough of those stories out into the world that it will provide a resource for anyone who is considering non-monogamy. They also want to show that non-monogamy is more common than most people think and that it can be done in an ethical and consensual way. Overall, the mission is to inspire people to embrace their true selves so that, together, we can open minds and live authentically without shame. Follow them on social media: https://www.instagram.com/nnmpodcast/ http://www.normalizingnonmonogamy.com/ If you get value out of the Loving Without Boundaries podcast, then consider becoming one of our patrons! Not only will you enjoy exclusive content made just for you, your support will also help us continue creating educational content while helping more people have a deeper understanding of consensual non-monogamy and healthy, sex positive relationships in general. https://www.patreon.com/lovingwithoutboundaries 

EPISODE 212: Interview with Amelia Kelley. Dr. Amelia Kelley is a trauma-informed therapist, Art therapist, HSP Therapist, EMDR-informed therapist and meditation and Yoga teacher. She is a presenter and writer in the science-help field and public speaker focusing on healthy relationships, Highly Sensitive Persons, trauma, motivation, healthy living, and adult ADHD. She is a trainer for the SAS Work/Life Program in Cary, NC and a resident trainer for the NC Art Therapy Institute. Her practice is part of the Traumatic Stress Research Consortium at the Kinsey Institute. Her book, "What I Wish I Knew: Surviving and Thriving After an Abusive Relationship", was published in January 2022. Follow her on social media: https://www.instagram.com/drameliakelley/  https://www.ameliakelley.com/  https://twitter.com/DrAmeliaKelley  https://insighttimer.com/kelleycounseling  https://www.facebook.com/KelleyCounselingNC  If you get value out of the Loving Without Boundaries podcast, then consider becoming one of our patrons! Not only will you enjoy exclusive content made just for you, your support will also help us continue creating educational content while helping more people have a deeper understanding of consensual non-monogamy and healthy, sex positive relationships in general. https://www.patreon.com/lovingwithoutboundaries

EPISODE 211: Interview with Rachel Allyn, PhD. Rachel Allyn, PhD has been a licensed holistic psychologist for almost 20 years specializing in mind-body medicine, relationships, and intimacy issues. She helps individuals and couples cope with their mood, life transitions, and all types of relationship challenges. As a certified yoga teacher, Dr. Allyn incorporates the body into her sessions at times and leads therapeutic mind-body workshops and retreats. She recently released a book called "The Pleasure Is All Yours: Reclaim Your Body's Bliss and Reignite Your Passion for Life". The book is based on the same topic as her 2019 TEDx talk focusing on her method of "bodyfulness," which integrates mindfulness, movement to release stress stuck in the body, and reclaiming healthy pleasures within a repressed culture. Her motto is “Pleasure to the People!” When she’s not spreading this message, you can find her skiing, surfing, or singing karaoke. Follow her on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drrachelallyn/?hl=en, Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Holistic-Psychology-by-Rachel-Allyn-PhD-YogaPsych-LLC/100034999580636/, her website: https://www.drrachelallyn.com/home, and/or check out her book: https://amzn.to/3TjvxNI If you get value out of the Loving Without Boundaries podcast, then consider becoming one of our patrons! Not only will you enjoy exclusive content made just for you, your support will also help us continue creating educational content while helping more people have a deeper understanding of consensual non-monogamy and healthy, sex positive relationships in general. https://www.patreon.com/lovingwithoutboundaries

EPISODE 210: Interview with Dana Robert Hicks. Before retiring from the clergy, Dr. Dana Robert Hicks was a pastor, professor, and organizational consultant for over 30 years. He is an Amazon best-selling author and has contributed to many books and articles that revolve around the themes of culture and Christianity and organizational change. Follow his work and adventures at his website www.danahicks.blog, Twitter: @danahicksauthor and on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/danaroberthicks  If you get value out of the Loving Without Boundaries podcast, then consider becoming one of our patrons! Not only will you enjoy exclusive content made just for you, your support will also help us continue creating educational content while helping more people have a deeper understanding of consensual non-monogamy and healthy, sex positive relationships in general. https://www.patreon.com/lovingwithoutboundaries