New Idea

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Turia Pitt is a beacon of positivity. But as someone who has already experienced more ups and downs than most, she admits this year has brought fresh challenges. In January, her Ulladulla home was nearly destroyed by bushfires, bringing back hauntin

Chicago magazine

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MY DATE WITH DAVID BEGAN THE WAY MOST FIRST DATES DO, EXCEPT FOR THE FACT THAT I BROUGHT FLOWERS FOR HIS WIFE. I knew Kate wouldn’t be there. She was gone for the weekend, attending an out-of-state polyamory conference with her boyfriend. David and K

Women's Fitness

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We’ve all been badly hit by the pandemic – those of us who haven’t caught the virus have been mentally affected by the stresses and restrictions it has brought – but fortunately, there are some things you can do to boost your mindset and be more posi

Popular Science

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A new study in the Canadian Medical Association Journal breaks down how polyamorous families dealt with stigma and challenges associated with giving birth to a child with more than two parents.

Harper's Bazaar India

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HOW AND WHEN DID WE PUT THE IDEA OF ROMANTIC LOVE over everything else? In a predominantly vanilla monogamous world, it has been a challenge for me to be kinky, be polyamorous. On one hand are my desires, on the other, the constant pressure of societ

TIME

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WHEN FRIENDS ASK HOW WE’RE DOING, I ANSWER LIKE everyone else who has both a job and their health: I say I’m lucky and so grateful. Then I joke about how at the start of the stay-at-home orders, my kids and I divided up our 1,100-sq.-ft. apartment in

NPR

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Polyamory is sometimes called consensual non-monogamy, but anthropologist Barbara J. King found out it's more complicated than that.

Literary Hub

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“[I]t is always a question of how complicated we can allow people to be without feeling the need to punish them for it.” –Adam Phillips, “How Much Does Monogamy Tell Us?” The New York Times, October 2nd, 1998   “But what if you decline the moral o

Psychologies

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Q I’m in my mid-30s, have been with my husband for 20 years and we have two young children. After being a mother and wife for all this time, I feel I’ve lost myself. The other day, I heard a story on the radio and thought ‘I want to kiss a woman’. I’

NPR

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Unconventional relationships are all over TV. Open marriages and three-ways have driven stories on scripted shows like House of Cards, Transparent and Orphan Black — and reality TV isn't far behind.

ELLE Australia

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IF YOU’RE LOOKING at Esther Perel to offer a quick fix for your relationship woes, you won’t get it. In a world where the answer to any question entering our minds (Which moment from childhood sparked my intimacy issues? Does crying to The National m

The Atlantic

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“When I was a child,” Diana Adams began, “I had a doll house and a rich fantasy life. I imagined that I was a cancer-curing surgeon, a world-class ballerina, and a TV show host all at the same time. I was also an amazing mom to all my dolls, but it w

Best Self Magazine

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_______ A Q&A with Best Self Co-Founder Bill Miles and Dr. Dain Heer. Raised in the ghettos of Los Angeles, Dr. Heer is an international author, speaker and business consultant on themes of higher consciousness, self-empowerment and personal creation

ELLE Australia

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“WHEN A MAN PUTS HIS FINGER IN YOUR MOUTH, WHAT DO YOU DO?” my friend Sophie, 30, asked as we sat having drinks in a bar. “Bite down?” I suggested. She explained that the context was dinner, date three, and he had, so far, been a nice man. Charming a

Weekend Argus Saturday

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THE country’s marriage laws could in the near future allow women to marry more than one husband, just as polygamous men can have many wives. Legalisation of polyandry is one of the wide-ranging proposals in the Green Paper on Marriages, published thi

Lunch Lady Magazine

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On a shelf in a freezer somewhere back in Perth, Western Australia, sits a small canister of me. More specifically, me in the year 2007, at age twenty-two, full of youth, arrogance, and both literal and metaphorical spunk. This canister represents t

Planet Mindful

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CHANGE IS ALL AROUND US right now, not just in terms of world events but also in nature. Although I never welcome the end of summer, once autumn is in full swing I love the feeling of crisp, cold air on my face and the sound of burntred leaves crunch

UNCUT

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Twelve Nudes was made in reaction to social and political events of 2018 – do those emotions endure today? None of the emotions have faded for me at all. The things I’m angry and scared about on these songs persist and probably will for a while: th

You South Africa

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Robynne Friedman, a Johannesburg-based fertility lawyer, says in terms of the law, a couple may choose an anonymous donor or a known donor. The best option is to choose an anonymous donor “where there’s absolutely no information that might identify h

India Today

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In Joanne Ramos' The Farm, wealthy patrons outsource pregnancies to "hosts" for a price at a luxury surrogacy facility in Massachusetts. The narrative- reminiscent of The Handmaid's Tale (though less sinister)-follows Filipina-American immigrant Jane

TIME

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Sequestered in rural Sweden, Merry and Sam Hurley seem to be intent on carving out an idyllic life for their baby son Conor. At the start of Michelle Sacks’ haunting novel You Were Made for This, the couple has recently left the hustle and bustle of

Woman

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You’ve found new ways to please and tease. So take time to tell each other what you love – and make plans so sex is even better next year. Perhaps there’s not much motivation, arousal, orgasms. It’s time to spice things up. Browse the web for sex ma

Chicago Tribune

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Q: One of your friends posted on social media that a loved one passed away. Is it OK to ask if the person died of COVID-19? A: This is an interesting point to consider as we are all wrestling with the effects of COVID-19. As it’s a social media “frie

Ceramics: Art and Perception

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From the start – birth, society, with its culturally stereotypical views, will assign a gender, in this case male. We can tell he’s male because he’s dressed in blue and straight, right? So he must be. We cannot see or feel the inner presence, so his

Woman

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So miraculous are 3D pregnancy scans that my husband and I almost forgot why we were there. As we watched our unborn son in such incredible detail, we fell in love with his perfect little face, button nose and the way he waved and danced about. There

Mountain Bike Rider

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It’s always easier to turn away from difficult situations and decisions than get involved. Out of sight, out of mind, right? Especially when the subjects are issues as emotive as diversity and climate change. We all ride bikes for many reasons: fun;

Fête

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FÊTE / LIFE / It can be a mixed bag, this time of year – the unfettered joy and pure elation of children opening their presents or playing for hours in the pool with their friends, time spent pottering around the house or garden, a chance to stop for

Your Family

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Q I’m having some issues with boundaries in the workplace. I have always been friends with my co-workers, but I recently got promoted into a management position, where I’m now managing my co-workers. Is there a way I can remain friends with them, whi

The Australian Women's Weekly

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1. Focus on the relationships and activities that you enjoy the most, such as a team sport or interest groups. 2. Ask others for help in removing barriers to social interaction. For example, the fact you don’t drive. 3. Maintain social connections wi

New Idea

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When you take a step back and allow your daughter to do things for herself, she will fail. She is going to screw up, make messes and mismanage situations because she is still learning and figuring out how the world works. You can count on it! So the