All relationships are susceptible to hurdles & conflict--resentment, attachment injuries, navigating mental health, unhealthy coping strategies, overcoming societal conditioning, trauma, and more. It’s hard enough between 2 people; in polyamory, we have multiple partners to factor in plus unique issues like jealousy and couple’s privilege. On episode 187 of American Sex Podcast, Kate Loree draws from her years as a polyamorous relationship therapist to talk about strategies for compassionate communication, cultivating self-awareness, breaking unhealthy patterns, and reconciling conflict in consensually non-monogamous relationships. Guest Bio – Kate Loree Kate Loree, LMFT, is a sex-positive licensed marriage and family therapist with a specialty in non-monogamous, kink, LGBTQ, and sex worker communities and the author of Open Deeply: A Guide to Building Conscious, Compassionate Open Relationships. In addition to her master’s in marriage and family therapy, she also has an MBA and is a registered art therapist (ATR). She is an EDSE certified sex educator and an EMDR certified therapist with additional training in the Trauma Resiliency Model (TRM) for the treatment of trauma. She has been practicing psychotherapy since 2003. She co-hosts her own sex-positive podcast, Open Deeply, with Sunny Megatron, has been featured in Buzzfeed videos, and has been a guest on Playboy Radio and many podcasts, including American Sex, Sluts and Scholars, and Sex Nerd Sandra. She has written for Good Vibrations and Hollywood Magazine and is a frequent public speaker. Her private practice resides in Encino, CA. For more information, please visit her on the web at KateLoree.com. Episode 187 Links Open Deeply: A Guide to Building Conscious, Compassionate Open Relationships https://www.amazon.com/dp/164742335X/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_CBCD2NJQ93Q58Q0C46XZ Kate Loree Website:http://kateloree.com Kate Loree TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@opendeeplywithkateloree Facebookhttp://facebook.com/kateloreelmft Kate Loree Twitterhttp://twitter.com/kateloreelmft Kate Loree Instagramhttp://instagram.com/opendeeplywithkateloree Kate Loree YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/kateloree Open Deeply Podcasthttp://opendeeplypodcast.com Sunny Megatron TikTokhttps://www.tiktok.com/@sunnymegatron Ken’s charity DnD game Mondays 4pm-7pm PThttps://www.twitch.tv/thunderpantsacademy American Sex Podcast Discord Communityhttp://bit.ly/discordasp American Sex Podcast Patreonhttp://patreon.com/americansex Kink Academy Online BDSM Learning Libraryhttp://bit.ly/kinkacademy Sunny’s Free Kink Negotiation & Scene Planning Mini-Workbookhttps://sunnymegatron.gumroad.com/l/negotiationwb Episode 187 Sponsor & Affiliate Discount Codes/Links *by using our links & codes you can help support our work while saving a few bucks too—win/win! 30-day free trial of Dipsea Stories when you use code SUNNYhttp://dipseastories.com/sunny 15% off AND free shipping when you go tohttp://LikeAKitten.com/sunnyOR enter code SUNNY at checkout Get up to 2 free months of podcasting service with Libsyn using this linkhttps://signup.libsyn.com/?promo_code=SUNNYor use code SUNNY Hot & Healthy Erotic Humiliation recorded classhttps://gum.co/humiliationclass Prostate Play for Beginners (recorded class) from Sugar Baltimorehttps://www.sugartheshop.com/prostate-milking-for-beginners.html Sunny & Ken’s classes on Kink Academyhttp://bit.ly/kinkacademyelectric&http://bit.ly/kinkacademyhumiliation 10% off American Sex Podcast & Sunny Megatron merch with code SUNNY (t-shirts, mugs, phone cases & more)http://bit.ly/sunnyshirts 15% off your order at Lovehoney when you use this linkhttp://bit.ly/lovehoney15This link can be a little wonky and does not keep tracking cookies. If the discount does not show up in your cart (or disappears after you shop around on the site), access the site with that link again. Your items will still be in...