Metamours are the first new concept many who are new to poly encounter and your relationship with them, or desired lack of one, will play a huge role in the deciding the course your journey will take. Do you want to know everything you can about your partner’s partner? Do you not want to hear about them at all? Are they coming to dinner on Wednesday?

What was it like meeting your first metamour for the first time? Write to us at [email protected].

From first crush to navigating the non-monogamous dating world, we’ll share Nova’s journey of discovering what being Aro/Ace means to her and discuss the path she took to get there.

Do you have a story of self discovery you’d like to share? Write to us at [email protected].

Is it possible to feel compersion and jealousy at the same time? In this episode we explore one of Nova’s favorite topics, philosophy, and imagine a world where we accept and understand that our partners can have simultaneous, seemingly contradictory feelings.

Have you ever incorporated simultaneous truths or found yourself approaching a situation in a dialectic way? Share your experience with us at [email protected].

In this episode we explore the concept of the relationship escalator, the unspoken assumptions guiding the future of our relationships. Why do we follow it? What happens when we choose a different path? How can we cope with escalator insecurity in a compassionate way? Why is Fox such a dad?

If you have a story to share about the relationship escalator’s role in your relationships, write to us at [email protected]

Fox and Nova each have a story to share about their own coming out at work experiences, playing mono on TV, and doing the hard math to answer the question: "Is this worth it?". RSVP for three! What’s the worst that could happen?

Do you have a story about coming out at work? Write to us at [email protected]

In our season one premiere episode, Fox and Nova explore their theory on insecurity and the ways society sometimes reinforces it, share stories about the strange ways insecurity twists things that are not about you into being about you, and reflect on past experiences where insecurity played a major role. Don’t miss the special guest appearance by and announcement of our third co-host!

We would love to hear feedback about episodes, comments, criticisms, or anything else you would like to share! Write to us at [email protected]

Welcome to Mindful Poly! In this special preview episode we’ll introduce our hosts Fox and Nova, give a preview of future topics we plan to cover, explain our policy on nicknames and privacy, and share the origin story of our podcast’s motto.

We would love to hear feedback about episodes, comments, criticisms, or anything else you would like to share! Write to us at [email protected].