Do you need an ugly holiday sweater to wear to that poly-friendly party? Then you have got to check out the ugly sweater fundraiser these creative folks have put together to support their book on polyamorous fairytales. They have two adorably “ugly” long sleeve shirts, one that reads “All I want for Christmas is you and you andContinue reading “Holiday shirt fundraiser for book on polyamorous fairytales”
Author Archives: Dr. Elisabeth "Eli" Sheff, PhD, CASA, CSE
New Interview with Elisabeth Sheff on MultiAmory
The wonderful hosts of MultiAmory interviewed me a few weeks ago on their podcast, you can check it out here or on You Tube here
Client Testimonial for Relationship Consultation
I recently received this testimonial from some clients who had booked a relationship consultation, and was thrilled to hear what they said. It is posted here with their permission. ***************************** We were in various forms of a polyamorous relationship for over a decade before we decided to formally divorce. “Divorce” felt like a misnomer for our intentions andContinue reading “Client Testimonial for Relationship Consultation”
Book Talk in Austin, Texas at BookWoman Nov. 23
If you are going to be in the Austin, Texas area, please consider joining me for a book talk. I will be reading from my new book, Stories from the Polycule, at BookWoman, Austin’s premier feminist bookstore, at 7pm on Monday November 23. I hope to see you there! BookWoman 5501 North LamarContinue reading “Book Talk in Austin, Texas at BookWoman Nov. 23”
New Psychology Today Blog on Polyamorous Family Resilience
My newest blog on Psychology Today looks at resilience among poly family members and explains how polyaffectivity helps poly families stay in contact over long periods of time. You can find it at https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-polyamorists-next-door/201511/resilient-family-outcomes-through-polyaffectivity
Elisabeth Sheff to Speak at Bookwoman in Austin, Texas on November 23
If you will be in Austin, Texas, on Monday November 23, please join me at 7pm at BookWoman, Austin’s premier feminist book store. I will talk a bit about how my most recent book, Stories from the Polycule, came together and read a few selections. Audience members will be able to ask questions, and IContinue reading “Elisabeth Sheff to Speak at Bookwoman in Austin, Texas on November 23”
Polyamory and Death
Simon Davis wrote a very interesting piece on polyamory and death for Vice. You can check it out at http://www.vice.com/read/death-is-way-more-complicated-when-youre-polyamorous-511
Review of Polyqueer: Gender, Race, and Polyamory
In Polyqueer: Gender, Race, and Polyamory, Dr. Mimi Schippers examines the racialized and gendered backdrop against which heterosexuality and monogamy play out in contemporary US culture. Focusing on multiplistic configurations of one woman with two men, Schippers provides a polyqueer reading of E.Lynn Harris’s Invisible Life and the film The Other Man. Going beyond theContinue reading “Review of Polyqueer: Gender, Race, and Polyamory”
Stories from the Polycule now on Bookshare
My newest book, Stories from the Polycule, is now on Bookshare. Bookshare is a website that makes books more readily accessible for people with print disabilities. If you have visual impairment, physical difficulties that make reading problematic, or learning disabilities then consider checking out Bookshare. You can find Stories from the Polycule at https://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/1125790
Open relationships post on How Do I Date
I am blogging for How Do I Date and I love the comic they chose for this new blog on how to be open about being in an open relationship. Check it out at http://howdoidate.com/relationships/how-to-open-up-about-being-in-an-open-relationship/