EPISODE 93: Interview with Ari Shaffer. Ari Shaffer is an author, coach and counselor. As a psychotherapist, her focus has been trauma and addictions with a specialty in dissociative disorders. Her latest book, “The Timeshare” reflects that. It's a psychological thriller with a strong element of unconditional love and polyamory. When an editor ...…

EPISODE 92: Interview with Olive Persimmon. Olive is a writer, speaker, and communication coach. She's currently working on her second book, “The Coitus Chronicles”. Follow her adventures and work at olivepersimmon.com. If you get value out of the Loving Without Boundaries podcast, then consider becoming one of our patrons! Not only will you en ...…

EPISODE 91: Interview with Samantha Manewitz. Samantha Manewitz is an educator and AASECT Certified Sex Therapist. She has given presentations to mental health professionals, sex educators, and alt-sex communities on healthy communication, abuse prevention, and mental health in BDSM. Follow her work and adventures at beyondsafewords.com. If you ...…

EPISODE 90: Interview with Kait Scalisi. Kait Scalisi, MPH is an acclaimed sex educator for women who crave a sex life that’s as intimate, exciting, & fulfilling as the rest of their relationship. She gives them the tools to say OMGYES to their desires & hell no to whatever holds them back – while feeling totally comfortable. Follow her work an ...…

EPISODE 89: Interview with Mindy Raf (Part Two). Mindy Raf is a published author, storyteller, stand-up, and musical comedian. Her critically acclaimed solo comedy show completed a 26 show run AT Edinburgh Fringe and was named an “LGBT best bet’ by TimeOut New York, “hilariously quirky” by Theatre Is Easy, and “barrier-breaking” by The Edinburg ...…

EPISODE 88: Interview with Mindy Raf (Part One). Mindy Raf is a published author, storyteller, stand-up, and musical comedian. Her critically acclaimed solo comedy show completed a 26 show run at Edinburgh Fringe and was named an “LGBT best bet’ by TimeOut New York, “hilariously quirky” by Theatre Is Easy, and “barrier-breaking” by The Edinburg ...…

EPISODE 87: Interview with Sara D of Curious Foxes. Sara is a passionate activist, writer, scientist, and one of the two original Curious Foxes (working with relationship coach Effy Blue). She earned a Masters in Epidemiology at NYU and a Bachelors in Neuroscience at MIT. In other words, she’s a bona fide nerd. Sara is dedicated to empowering p ...…

EPISODE 86: Interview with Ruby Johnson (Part Two). Ruby Bouie Johnson is a sex therapist and educator in private practice in Plano, Texas. Mrs. Johnson is a speaker, writer, and therapist who has several publications and interviews in many media outlets. Follow Ruby’s work at her website www.inamorata.me or email her at rubyjohnsonlcsw@gmail.c ...…

EPISODE 85: Interview with Ruby Johnson (Part One). Ruby Bouie Johnson is a sex therapist and educator in private practice in Plano, Texas. Mrs. Johnson is a speaker, writer, and therapist who has several publications and interviews in many media outlets. Follow Ruby’s work at her website www.inamorata.me or email her at rubyjohnsonlcsw@gmail.c ...…

EPISODE 84: Interview with Bryce, Mango, and Kitty (Part Two). In this unconventional interview, Kitty sits with good friends and colleagues Mango (LWB Episode #61) and happily monogamous and married friend Bryce. Mango and Kitty – supporters of consensual non-monogamy – offer to let Bryce ask them anything from his monogamous point of view and ...…

EPISODE 83: Interview with Bryce, Mango, and Kitty (Part One). In this unconventional interview, Kitty sits with good friends and colleagues Mango (LWB Episode #61) and happily monogamous and married friend Bryce. Mango and Kitty – supporters of consensual non-monogamy – offer to let Bryce ask them anything from his monogamous point of view and ...…

EPISODE 82: Interview with Ben Schenker (Part Two). Attorney focused on LGBT family law and estates and trusts, with a special interest in polyamorous families. Follow Ben’s work at his website at polyamory.law and on Twitter @polyamorylawyer. If you get value out of the Loving Without Boundaries podcasts, then consider becoming one of our patr ...…

EPISODE 81: Interview with Ben Schenker (Part One). Attorney focused on LGBT family law and estates and trusts, with a special interest in polyamorous families. Follow Ben’s work at his website at polyamory.law and on Twitter @polyamorylawyer. If you get value out of the Loving Without Boundaries podcasts, then consider becoming one of our patr ...…

EPISODE 80: Interview with Timaree Schmit. Philly-based sexuality educator, writer, performer, and community organizer for queer performance artists; host of the Sex with Timaree podcast and LGBT issues contributor to Philadelphia Weekly. Follow Timaree’s work online at www.sexwithtimaree.com, on Facebook @sexwithtimaree, and on Twitter @timare ...…

EPISODE 79: Interview with Nolan Lawless. Nolan is a Licensed Professional Counselor and sex educator who has presented in the United States and Canada on polyamory, kink, and mental health. Follow Nolan’s work at www.infiniteheartcounseling.com or email him at infiniteheartcounseling@gmail.com, plus you can find him on Facebook @infiniteheartc ...…

EPISODE 78: Interview with Emily Dahlquist. Emily Dahlquist is an artist and creative producer based in Chicago and has recently launched a new project called COUP/3 GOALS, which focuses on non-traditional relationships, and the importance of the relationship with yourself. Follow Emily’s work at www.couplegoals.club and on Instagram @coupl3goa ...…

EPISODE 77: Interview with Tikva Wolf on Gender Fluidity. Kimchi Cuddles is a webcomic spreading awareness about poly, queer, and genderqueer issues in the most hilarious way possible, drawing from real life stories and experiences. Tikva Wolf has been drawing ever since she could hold a crayon, and comes from a long line of love-activists. Wha ...…

EPISODE 76: Interview with Lola Houston. Lola Houston is a trans* female teacher, healer, guide and facilitator, who is skilled in many topics including consent, gender, touch, body image, relationships and pleasure. An anthropologist by training, she is active in multiple communities, locally and nationally, and she’s a strong advocate for vis ...…

EPISODE 75: Interview with Frank Macri. Frank Macri is a highly-acclaimed business coach and leadership development trainer who has invested in the professional development of over 1,000 high-performing leaders and purpose-driven entrepreneurs seeking to create thriving businesses or become influential leaders in their organizations. Frank is m ...…

EPISODE 74: Interview with JoEllen Notte (Part Two). JoEllen is a writer, speaker, researcher and mental health advocate whose work explores the impact of depression on sex and relationships. Since 2012 she has written about sex, mental health, and how none of us are broken on her award-winning site The Redhead Bedhead. Follow JoEllen’s work at ...…

EPISODE 73: Interview with JoEllen Notte (Part One). JoEllen is a writer, speaker, researcher and mental health advocate whose work explores the impact of depression on sex and relationships. Since 2012 she has written about sex, mental health, and how none of us are broken on her award-winning site The Redhead Bedhead. Follow JoEllen’s work at ...…

EPISODE 72: Active Listening Educational Burst by Kitty Chambliss. Part of a new series, Kitty reviews various techniques that help ANY healthy relationship in short educational bursts. In Kitty’s book “Jealousy Survival Guide: How to feel safe, happy, and secure in an open relationship,” she discusses this technique in Chapter 6 that is at the ...…

EPISODE 71: Nonviolent Communication (NVC) Educational Burst by Kitty Chambliss. Part of a new series, Kitty reviews various techniques that help ANY healthy relationship in short educational bursts. In Kitty’s book “Jealousy Survival Guide: How to feel safe, happy, and secure in an open relationship,” she discusses this technique that she lear ...…

EPISODE 70: Interview with Kevin Patterson. Kevin's an active member of the Philadelphia polyamory community and has been practicing ethical non-monogamy since August of 2002. In April of 2015, Kevin was inspired to start the blog Poly Role Models, an interview series for polyamorous folks that primarily centers on honest representation and mar ...…

EPISODE 69: Interview with Shadeen Francis (Part Two). Shadeen Francis, MFT is a marriage and family therapist, educator and author specializing in sex therapy and social justice. Her areas of expertise include couple’s communication, self-esteem development, sexual intimacy, and community building. Shadeen helps people of all backgrounds impro ...…

EPISODE 68: Interview with Shadeen Francis (Part One). Shadeen Francis, MFT is a marriage and family therapist, educator and author specializing in sex therapy and social justice. Her areas of expertise include couple’s communication, self-esteem development, sexual intimacy, and community building. Shadeen helps people of all backgrounds impro ...…

EPISODE 67: “Consider This: A Day of Challenging the Status Quo in Sex & Relationships” Event Review. Partially recorded the day of the event on September 16th, 2017 at House of Yes in Brooklyn, New York. The description of the event (created by Effy Blue and Sara Dahan) is: “Are you ready for some #brainforeplay? Consider this: a whole day of ...…

EPISODE 66: Interview with Jules Purnell (Part Two). Jules has done non-monogamy in some context for the past 15 years and is embarking on a journey of solo-poly for the first time ever! They love teaching on topics of sexuality and the intersections of race, class, ability, gender, and other sites of identity. Follow Jules’ adventures and thei ...…

EPISODE 65: Interview with Jules Purnell (Part One). Jules has done non-monogamy in some context for the past 15 years and is embarking on a journey of solo-poly for the first time ever! They love teaching on topics of sexuality and the intersections of race, class, ability, gender, and other sites of identity. Follow Jules’ adventures and thei ...…

EPISODE 64: Interview with Michelle Vaughan. Dr. Michelle Vaughan is Licensed Clinical Psychologist and Associate Professor in the School of Professional Psychology at Wright State University. As a researcher, clinician, and supervisor, her expertise centers on LGBTQ+ and consensually non-monogamous people as well as psychological strengths of ...…

EPISODE 63: Interview with Effy Blue. Effy Blue is a relationship expert specializing in non-monogamy and other alternative structures. Effy's coaching philosophy, Relationship by Design, abandons the one-size-fits-all relationship paradigm that is heavily prescribed by our society and instead, advocates conscious and active design of relations ...…

EPISODE 62: Interview with Brenda Wiebe. Social worker by day, writer by night. Brenda has an MA in sociology from University of Oklahoma and another MA in anthropology from Texas Tech University. Utah is home now where Brenda spends time enjoying a local brew, the people, and scenery. Follow her work and adventures on her blog at blwiebe.com, ...…

EPISODE 61: Interview with Mango Garofalo. Mango believes life is like milk. They both have an expiration date. Mango makes sure he lives each day so that when his time comes, his carton is empty not wasting a single drop. Follow his adventures on Instagram @mgarofalo23.

EPISODE 60: Interview with Mandee Conant (Part Two). Mandee Conant is the Director of Atlanta Poly Weekend, the South’s largest polyamory focused conference. She has been actively poly in various forms and served in numerous poly-roles throughout most of her adult life. Mandee juggles a full-time corporate job as well as the needs of her 3 chil ...…

EPISODE 59: Interview with Mandee Conant (Part One). Mandee Conant is the Director of Atlanta Poly Weekend, the South’s largest polyamory focused conference. She has been actively poly in various forms and served in numerous poly-roles throughout most of her adult life. Mandee juggles a full-time corporate job as well as the needs of her 3 chil ...…

EPISODE 58: Interview with Wry from A Wry Perspective. Wry advocates awareness and dialogue regarding the options and alternatives to the hetero-normative marriage-minded, and traditional way of life. In this episode, we dive deep into the topic of the intersection of kink and polyamory. Fascinating as well as raunchy and hilarious at times! Fi ...…

EPISODE 57: Interview with Dedeker Winston (Part Two). Relationship coach, podcast host for Multiamory, author of The Smart Girl's Guide to Polyamory, and chapstick addict. Follow her adventures and her work at dedekerwinston.com, listen to her podcast Multiamory on iTunes and Stitcher, and look for her book “Smart Girl’s Guide to Polyamory” on ...…

EPISODE 56: Interview with Dedeker Winston (Part One). Relationship coach, podcast host for Multiamory, author of The Smart Girl's Guide to Polyamory, and chapstick addict. Follow her adventures and her work at dedekerwinston.com, listen to her podcast Multiamory on iTunes and Stitcher, and look for her book “Smart Girl’s Guide to Polyamory” on ...…

EPISODE 55: Interview with Angel Kalafatis. Angel is a queer, kinky, sex-positive educator, academic, and activist. She is currently a graduate student, educator, research psychologist and sexologist at the University of North Florida. She is passionate about social justice issues and creating a community that celebrates individuality while fos ...…

EPISODE 54: Interview with Vanessa Van Edwards. Vanessa Van Edwards is the lead investigator at Science of People, a human behavior research lab. Her latest book, Captivate, was chosen as one of Apple’s Most Anticipated Books of 2017. She is fascinated by body language, leadership and charisma and writes about these topics for CNN, Fast Company ...…

EPISODE 53: Interview with Tim @PolyChicago. Tim at polychicago.com is a poly community organizer in Chicago. He has hosted events with the Chicago Polyamory Meetup Group since 2012, and helped co-found the Chicago Polyamory Connection in 2013. He is also co-host of the podcast, "Poly Story Repository". Follow his and others’ adventures at poly ...…

EPISODE 52: Interview with Lightfoot. Senior member of the CopperMoon family and Co-honcho of CopperMoon Advanced Retreat Center. He realized that he is non-monogamous about the year 2000 and has slowly learned what that means to him and is growing into that ever since. Along with his partners he is creating an intentional family on 20 acres in ...…

EPISODE 51: Interview with Wendy B. Wendy is a writer, techie, organizer, Sister of Perpetual Indulgence, and activist living in Wisconsin. She is currently shopping for an agent for a poly paranormal romance Young Adult (YA) novel. In this episode we discuss insights, challenges and emotions surrounding identifying as asexual. Follow her adven ...…

EPISODE 50: Interview with Tikva Wolf (Part Two). Kimchi Cuddles is a webcomic spreading awareness about poly, queer, and genderqueer issues in the most hilarious way possible, drawing from real life stories and experiences. Tikva Wolf has been drawing ever since she could hold a crayon, and comes from a long line of love-activists. What she pr ...…

EPISODE 49: Interview with Tikva Wolf (Part One). Kimchi Cuddles is a webcomic spreading awareness about poly, queer, and genderqueer issues in the most hilarious way possible, drawing from real life stories and experiences. Tikva Wolf has been drawing ever since she could hold a crayon, and comes from a long line of love-activists. What she pr ...…

EPISODE 48: Interview with Chelsea Dinsmore (Part Two). Chelsea Dinsmore is the owner and Chief Inspiration Officer of Live Your Legend, a community whose mission is to change the world by helping people find their passion and build a career around the work that only they are capable of doing. Live Your Legend hosts monthly in person meet-ups i ...…

EPISODE 47: Interview with Chelsea Dinsmore (Part One). Chelsea Dinsmore is the owner and Chief Inspiration Officer of Live Your Legend, a community whose mission is to change the world by helping people find their passion and build a career around the work that only they are capable of doing. Live Your Legend hosts monthly in person meet-ups i ...…

EPISODE 46: Interview with Susan Porter (Part Two). Susan Porter is currently Dep. Exec. Director of PolyColumbus in Columbus, Ohio. Prior to that she co-lead the PolyColumbus monthly gathering. She is known for her blogging on PolyTopics as PolyAnna, on the blog Looking Through Us. She is the mother to two lovely kids – now a teen and a tween. ...…

EPISODE 45: Interview with Susan Porter (Part One). Susan Porter is currently Dep. Exec. Director of PolyColumbus in Columbus, Ohio. Prior to that she co-lead the PolyColumbus monthly gathering. She is known for her blogging on PolyTopics as PolyAnna, on the blog Looking Through Us. She is the mother to two lovely kids – now a teen and a tween. ...…

EPISODE 44: Interview with Beyond The Love Producers. Karen, Dawn and Dan are the co-producers of Beyond The Love, a yearly polyamory event held in Columbus, OH since 2013 typically in November. For more information about this spectacular and well-planned event, go to beyondthelove.org or email them at producers@beyondthelove.org.…