Non-Monogamy Help

Non-Monogamy Help is a relationship advice podcast for people in non-monogamous or polyamorous relationships. With the help of a therapist with over a decade of experience, your host Lola Phoenix, answers the questions your questions about rules, hierarchies, unicorns and more.

Episode 117 - Metamour Management

Sometimes knowing way too much about your partner’s relationship with their metamour can seriously impact your relationship. That's what's on this week of Non-Monogamy Help. Find the full audio transcription of this episode on my website. Music for this podcast has been provided by Chris Albery-Jones at albery-jones.com and the art was made by Dom Duong at domduong.com! Email ask@nonmonogamyhelp.com with your question. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/non-monogamy-help/message

10-06
25:42

Episode 123 - Keeping Things Equal

How do you keep things equal between your partners especially when it comes to introducing them to family? That's what's on this week of Non-Monogamy Help. Find the full audio transcription of this episode ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠on my website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Music for this podcast has been provided by Chris Albery-Jones at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠albery-jones.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and the art was made by Dom Duong at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠domduong.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! Email ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ask@nonmonogamyhelp.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ with your question or record your question on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠nonmonogamyhelp.com/contact --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/non-monogamy-help/message

01-13
19:00

Episode 122 - Jealousy vs. Envy

Sometimes long distance is difficult and the emotions it makes you feel aren’t always jealousy. That's what's on this week of Non-Monogamy Help. Find the full audio transcription of this episode ⁠⁠⁠⁠on my website⁠⁠⁠⁠. Music for this podcast has been provided by Chris Albery-Jones at ⁠⁠⁠⁠albery-jones.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ and the art was made by Dom Duong at ⁠⁠⁠⁠domduong.com⁠⁠⁠⁠! Email ⁠⁠⁠⁠ask@nonmonogamyhelp.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ with your question or record your question on ⁠⁠⁠⁠nonmonogamyhelp.com/contact --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/non-monogamy-help/message

12-22
17:15

Episode 130 - Deprioritised

If you know you’re being deprioritised and you just feel you can’t leave, can you actually make it work. That's what's on this week of Non-Monogamy Help. Find the full audio transcription of this episode ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠on my website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Check my affiliate link at ⁠⁠https://betterhelp.com/nonmonogamyhelp⁠⁠ for 10% off your first month. Music for this podcast has been provided by Chris Albery-Jones at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠albery-jones.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Email ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ask@nonmonogamyhelp.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ with your question or record your question on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠nonmonogamyhelp.com/contact --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/non-monogamy-help/message

04-12
26:26

Episode 129 - Struggling to Be Together

You can’t live your life only making decisions based on what will or won’t disappoint other adults. That's what's on this week of Non-Monogamy Help. Find the full audio transcription of this episode ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠on my website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Check my affiliate link at ⁠https://betterhelp.com/nonmonogamyhelp⁠ for 10% off your first month. Music for this podcast has been provided by Chris Albery-Jones at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠albery-jones.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Email ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ask@nonmonogamyhelp.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ with your question or record your question on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠nonmonogamyhelp.com/contact --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/non-monogamy-help/message

03-29
18:51

Episode 128 - Stopping Emotions

Is there really a way to stop your emotions in their tracks or fully control them especially if you’re in a difficult housing situation? That's what's on this week of Non-Monogamy Help. Find the full audio transcription of this episode ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠on my website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Check my affiliate link at https://betterhelp.com/nonmonogamyhelp for 10% off your first month. Music for this podcast has been provided by Chris Albery-Jones at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠albery-jones.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Email ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ask@nonmonogamyhelp.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ with your question or record your question on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠nonmonogamyhelp.com/contact --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/non-monogamy-help/message

03-08
18:09

Episode 127 - Polyamory for Straight Dudes

Giving my best recap of what straight men might face when it comes to the lifestyle of polyamory. That's what's on this week of Non-Monogamy Help. Find the full audio transcription of this episode ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠on my website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Check my affiliate link at ⁠https://betterhelp.com/nonmonogamyhelp⁠ for 10% off your first month. Music for this podcast has been provided by Chris Albery-Jones at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠albery-jones.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Email ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ask@nonmonogamyhelp.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ with your question or record your question on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠nonmonogamyhelp.com/contact --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/non-monogamy-help/message

03-01
13:41

Episode 126 - Living With Partners

Living with people is already hard but living with a new partner and a metamour you don’t have a connection with can add to the challenge. That's what's on this week of Non-Monogamy Help. Find the full audio transcription of this episode ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠on my website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Check my affiliate link at ⁠https://betterhelp.com/nonmonogamyhelp⁠ for 10% off your first month. Music for this podcast has been provided by Chris Albery-Jones at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠albery-jones.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Email ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ask@nonmonogamyhelp.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ with your question or record your question on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠nonmonogamyhelp.com/contact --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/non-monogamy-help/message

02-16
20:18

Episode 125 - De-escalating from Polyamory

Is there a way to do polyamory without doing polyamory or de-escalate when you figure out that polyamory is not for you? That's what's on this week of Non-Monogamy Help. Find the full audio transcription of this episode ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠on my website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Check my affiliate link at ⁠https://betterhelp.com/nonmonogamyhelp⁠ for 10% off your first month. Music for this podcast has been provided by Chris Albery-Jones at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠albery-jones.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Email ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ask@nonmonogamyhelp.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ with your question or record your question on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠nonmonogamyhelp.com/contact --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/non-monogamy-help/message

02-02
24:07

Episode 124 - Reasonable Boundaries

Knowing what boundaries are “reasonable” and which aren’t can be complicated in polyamory, especially when difficult feelings are involved. That's what's on this week of Non-Monogamy Help. Find the full audio transcription of this episode ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠on my website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Music for this podcast has been provided by Chris Albery-Jones at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠albery-jones.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and the art was made by Dom Duong at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠domduong.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! Email ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ask@nonmonogamyhelp.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ with your question or record your question on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠nonmonogamyhelp.com/contact --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/non-monogamy-help/message

01-21
24:22

Episode 121 - Q&A

I asked on my Instagram @NonMonogamyHelp for people to submit questions they had. Here's the result! That's what's on this week of Non-Monogamy Help. Find the full audio transcription of this episode ⁠⁠⁠on my website⁠⁠⁠. Music for this podcast has been provided by Chris Albery-Jones at ⁠⁠⁠albery-jones.com⁠⁠⁠ and the art was made by Dom Duong at ⁠⁠⁠domduong.com⁠⁠⁠! Email ⁠⁠⁠ask@nonmonogamyhelp.com⁠⁠⁠ with your question or record your question on ⁠⁠⁠nonmonogamyhelp.com/contact --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/non-monogamy-help/message

12-08
31:05

Episode 120 - Forced Primary

You’ve been happy as a secondary but slowly your partner is requesting more and more time after a recent breakup. That's what's on this week of Non-Monogamy Help. Find the full audio transcription of this episode ⁠⁠on my website⁠⁠. Music for this podcast has been provided by Chris Albery-Jones at ⁠⁠albery-jones.com⁠⁠ and the art was made by Dom Duong at ⁠⁠domduong.com⁠⁠! Email ⁠⁠ask@nonmonogamyhelp.com⁠⁠ with your question or record your question on ⁠⁠nonmonogamyhelp.com/contact --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/non-monogamy-help/message

11-17
21:12

Episode 119 - Brutal Honesty

Your partner outright tells you that they plan on prioritising someone over you. It’s harsh but is it what should happen? That's what's on this week of Non-Monogamy Help. Find the full audio transcription of this episode ⁠on my website⁠. Music for this podcast has been provided by Chris Albery-Jones at ⁠albery-jones.com⁠ and the art was made by Dom Duong at ⁠domduong.com⁠! Email ⁠ask@nonmonogamyhelp.com⁠ with your question or record your question on ⁠nonmonogamyhelp.com/contact --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/non-monogamy-help/message

11-03
24:21

Episode 118 - Don't Ask, Don't Tell

When you agree to a DADT relationship with a closeted partner but it’s not moving fast enough into a more polyamorous relationship. That's what's on this week of Non-Monogamy Help. Find the full audio transcription of this episode on my website. Music for this podcast has been provided by Chris Albery-Jones at albery-jones.com and the art was made by Dom Duong at domduong.com! Email ask@nonmonogamyhelp.com with your question or record your question on nonmonogamyhelp.com/contact --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/non-monogamy-help/message

10-20
29:42

Episode 116 - Authentically Polyamorous

Telling the difference between a couple of bad dates and polyamory just not being for you can sometimes be difficult. That's what's on this week of Non-Monogamy Help. Find the full audio transcription of this episode on my website. Music for this podcast has been provided by Chris Albery-Jones at albery-jones.com and the art was made by Dom Duong at domduong.com! Email ask@nonmonogamyhelp.com with your question. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/non-monogamy-help/message

09-22
28:14

Episode 115 - Compersion Required

Is it unethical or wrong to not want to date someone who doesn’t feel compersion? That's what's on this week of Non-Monogamy Help. Find the full audio transcription of this episode on my website. Music for this podcast has been provided by Chris Albery-Jones at albery-jones.com and the art was made by Dom Duong at domduong.com! Email ask@nonmonogamyhelp.com with your question. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/non-monogamy-help/message

09-08
22:07

Episode 114 - Creeping Paranoia

A partner who reacts to a little bit of paranoia by accusing you of calling them a liar isn’t the best sign of moving forward in conflict in a relationship. That's what's on this week of Non-Monogamy Help. Find the full audio transcription of this episode on my website. Music for this podcast has been provided by Chris Albery-Jones at albery-jones.com and the art was made by Dom Duong at domduong.com! Email ask@nonmonogamyhelp.com with your question. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/non-monogamy-help/message

08-25
31:59

Episode 113 - Slowly Losing Time

You’re slowly and slowly losing the time you have with a metamour and you’re not quite sure how to navigate their boundaries around their time. That's what's on this week of Non-Monogamy Help. Find the full audio transcription of this episode on my website. Music for this podcast has been provided by Chris Albery-Jones at albery-jones.com and the art was made by Dom Duong at domduong.com! Email ask@nonmonogamyhelp.com with your question. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/non-monogamy-help/message

08-11
27:07

Episode 112 - Happiness Is An Inside Job

Staying with someone to make them happy may not be what you think it should be. That's what's on this week of Non-Monogamy Help. Find the full audio transcription of this episode on my website. Music for this podcast has been provided by Chris Albery-Jones at albery-jones.com and the art was made by Dom Duong at domduong.com! Email ask@nonmonogamyhelp.com with your question. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/non-monogamy-help/message

07-28
25:59

Episode 111 - Friend Without Benefits

A friends with benefits situation that seems like it might go into something more because your FWB complains about their partner may seem ideal but it’s actually not. That's what's on this week of Non-Monogamy Help. Find the full audio transcription of this episode on my website. Music for this podcast has been provided by Chris Albery-Jones at albery-jones.com and the art was made by Dom Duong at domduong.com! Email ask@nonmonogamyhelp.com with your question. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/non-monogamy-help/message

07-14
21:00

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Lost me with the repeated harping that “nonmonogamy” doesn’t need the “ethical” qualifier on it, as if nonmonogamy is inherently ethical. It’s not. Nonmonogamy by definition literally just means “not being monogamous”, and cheating is absolutely one way of not being monogamous. Cheating IS a form of nonmonogamy, one that isn’t isn’t ethical, and that’s why the qualifier is needed - to clarify when someone IS being ethical and isn’t cheating. It’s an important distinction, considering that the only form of nonmonogamy most people are aware of is cheating, and the idea of being *ethical* with it is the form that is rather revolutionary and unheard of for most people. I think it’s important to consider how people understand the words we use, and their actual definitions, not what we wish they meant in an ideal world.

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