Resources to help navigate consensual non-monogamy and polyamory.
The following resources act as further reading to accompany the workshop Poly Saturated: Navigating Consensual Non-Monogamy run by Chris Cheers and Kathryn Delaney at Gaytimes Festival, (Feb 18th 2022 and Feb 17th 2023)
Books, podcasts and articles:
Polysecure – Jessica Fern
Opening Up: A Guide to Creating and Sustaining Open Relationships by Tristan Taormino
The Ethical Slut: A Practical Guide to Polyamory, Open Relationships & Other Adventures by Dossie Easton & Janet W Hardy.
Article summarising HEARTS strategies:
Creating secure attachment with partners
Building secure attachment with yourself
Podcast: Multiamory
Articles on Polyamory from Archer Magazine
Article by Chris Cheers: Enough with finding ‘the one’. Let’s become better at loving the people we already have (The Guardian)
Article from Melbourne based Sexual Health and Intimacy Psychological Services (SHIPS):
How to start talking to you partner about non-monogamy
How to Start and Ethically Non-Monogamous Relationship
Glossary of Relationship Structures
Love Without Emergency: I Want This But I Feel Like I’m going to Die - a collection of writing on trauma, attachment, and polyamory by writer and educator Clementine Morrigan
Workshops:
Jessica Fern has some fab free webinars on relationships and non-monogamy:
Clementine Morrigan also has a Trauma Informed Polyamory workshop which explores the ways in which our trauma histories can impact our ability to feel safe and secure in our polyamorous relationships:
Curious Creatures is an Australian collective focused on sexual empowerment, self-development, community, consent, and communication. They run workshops, producing a podcast ('Curious Conversations About Sex'), hosting events, and produce writing on the topic. You might like to check out:
Opening Up to Opening Up workshop. A pre-recorded online workshop on non-monogamy, designed for people with experience at non-monogamy, and anyone (such as newbies) wanting a thorough understanding of the concepts
If you need to talk to someone, know that support is available.
Rainbow Door. LGBTIQA+ Support. 1800 729 367.
Lifeline. Crisis Support. 13 11 14.
Support Act. Arts worker support. 1800 959 500.
