Author Archives: Dr. Elisabeth "Eli" Sheff, PhD, CASA, CSE
Psychology Today blog on Families of Origin and Stigma
Psychology Today blog on Families of Origin and Stigma Check out my most recent blog on Psychology Today that looks at how poly families deal with telling mom, dad, or grandma about their multiple partners, and how it turns out. http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-polyamorists-next-door/201310/polyamorous-families-stigma-and-families-origin
European blogger reviews Polyamorists Next Door
The first review I am aware of in Europe! You can check it out at http://www.wilriekeuiterweerd.com/dr-elisabeth-sheff-the-polyamorists-next-door/#.Um1TByhJ-RI
Dr. Sheff interviewed in new CNN article online
You can find the whole article at http://www.cnn.com/2013/10/26/living/relationships-polyamory/index.html?hpt=hp_c3
How do kids in polyamorous families manage that information with their peers and teachers?
Find out by reading the new blog post at Psychology Today http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-polyamorists-next-door/201310/children-stigma-and-polyamorous-families
Two new blogposts on children in poly families on Psychology Today
These two posts on my new Psychology Today blog seem to have hit a nerve, some commenters are irate and others seem optimistically excited. When Partners Leave Poly Families with Children http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-polyamorists-next-door/201310/when-partners-leave-polyamorous-families-children The Status of Children in Polyamorous Families http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-polyamorists-next-door/201309/the-status-children-in-polyamorous-families-0 When Partners Leave Polyamorous Families with Children psychologytoday.com Parents’ and children’s strategies for dealing with shiftingContinue reading “Two new blogposts on children in poly families on Psychology Today”
Countdown to More than Two Crowdfunding Conclusion
There are still six more days to contribute to Eve Rickert and Franklin Veaux’s exciting project to crowdfund their new book. Well-practiced polyamorists and creative community leaders, Franklin and Eve have the skills, knowledge, background, and chutzpah to write a wonderful book on polyamory. Please consider supporting their venture at http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/more-than-two-practical-polyamory/
New Blogpost on Emotional Intimacy and Polyamory
You can find my newest blog on the Psychology Today website. http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-polyamorists-next-door/201309/emotional-intimacy-in-polyamorous-relationships-1
Woodhull Sexual Freedom Summit off to a Tremendous Start
The Woodhull Sexual Freedom Summit began yesterday and continues through Sunday. SisterSong, a group working for reproductive justice, opened the Summit with a day long institute on political power and leadership. Presenters covered a range of topics, from methods and tools for effective political organizing and the intersections of race, class, gender, ability, and sexualityContinue reading “Woodhull Sexual Freedom Summit off to a Tremendous Start”
Have your Jake and Edith Too
My newest post on Psychology Today addresses the intersections between polyamory and bisexuality. You can find it at http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-polyamorists-next-door/201309/have-your-jake-and-edith-too