Fighting for control
Your partner's solo date triggered old trauma. Learn how to rebuild trust and overcome your fears without letting them take control.
Topic
Managing difficult emotions
Polyamory isn’t always pretty and it can sometimes bring a lot of emotional turmoil. People struggling with mental health issues may be especially struggling. Here are all the entries around managing your emotions.
Episode 96: Needing Distance After Dates
Your partner comes home from a date and needs reassurance, but you can’t give it in that moment. Is this something to overcome?
When to open or close a relationship
Opened your relationship impulsively? Learn when to close it back up without disappointing your partner or sacrificing healthy boundaries.
Episode 94: Clashing Triggers
When one partner wants to open the relationship but the other wants to close it, how do you find middle ground? Find out on this week's episode.
Episode 92: Unclear Boundaries
Episode 92 explores unclear boundaries in relationships. Learn when to stand firm, recognize toxic behavior, and know when it's time to walk away.
Anxious to see interaction
Anxious about seeing your casual connection with someone else at a festival? Learn how to handle the jealousy without ruining things.
Unclear communication
You're struggling to communicate what you're actually feeling, so your partner has no idea why you've pulled away—and now you're the bad guy.
Realistic emotional expectations
Feeling jealous after opening your relationship? Learn what realistic emotional expectations actually look like and ease your worries.
Emotional sharing in polyamory
Your partner won't open up about his feelings in your open relationship, and you're tired of being the only one doing emotional work.
Emotions are not demands
Struggling with jealousy in polyamory? Learn how to handle feelings that aren't rational when your partner spends time with others.