This month, we're speaking to Roy Graff of Open Relating. Roy is both a peer support coach and a licensed therapist in the UK, where they reside and practice. In addition to providing clinical therapy services, Roy creates content on Instagram and Threads discussing the challenges non-monogamists face, and providing practical solutions and tips for nagvating those challenges. We ask Roy about a interesting type of workshop he offers on "play fighting", how he got into the field of therapy and coaching work, as well as what brought him to our community.

Roy references some non-white creators both on Insta and in the ENM space who he thinks everyone should be following, but wanted to provide a list for the notes - and here is that list!

@polyamorouswhileasian @polyphiliablog (See Episode 002 of The Convo for more with Leanne Yau!) @polyamorousblackgirl @bygabriellesmith @marjanilane @lifewflo @decolonizing.love @sexysoupdumplings @lavitaloca34 (See Episode 004 of The Convo for more with Evita Sawyers!) @gabalexa @jayda_kissed @sanuthepolyfairy @monogamishpod @poliactivismo @radicalrelating

Thanks for listening - we appreciate each and every one of you who tune in to our podcasts! If you're enjoying The Convo (or any of our other podcasts), please leave a review or comment on our episodes on Apple Podcasts and/or Spotify, and please tell your friends to give us a listen - and as always, be kind and stay open!

Originally Recorded: October 18, 2024

What is The Blender? Unlike The Panel, each episode of The Blender has no pre-determined topic, and no pre-submitted questions; the topics and questions discussed on each episode of The Blender come 100% from the audience attending that evening!

We discuss a lot of stuff this episode - why we're all non-monogamous, why we should maybe use ethical non-monogamous instead of non-monogamous when we talk about our community, how quickly you introduce new potential partners to established partners, and a few other things along the way from our audience-submitted question pool!

As always, we love people coming out to our tapings - if you'd like to attend a taping of either The Blender or The Panel, you can get more information about upcoming shows and tickets at our webste, mixnash.co! Thanks as always for listening - be kind and stay open!

This month's guest is Olivia Hill, a trans woman and activist who also became the first trans person to be elected to public office in the State of Tennessee, which she accomplished with her election as an At-Large Councilperson for Metro Nashville in 2023. Olivia and I had a really great and inspiring conversation about her experiences both as a trans woman and running for office in a very "red" state, as well as about how running for office as your authentic self can do good for the world, regardless of whether you win or lose.

Thanks for listening - we appreciate each and every one of you who tune in to our podcasts! If you're enjoying The Convo (or any of our other podcasts), please leave a review or comment on our episodes on Apple Podcasts and/or Spotify, and please tell your friends to give us a listen - and as always, be kind and stay open!

Originally taped Sepbember 18, 2024

This month we dive into the nuts and bolts of cohabitating with your non-monogamous partners with Laura Boyle! Laura is an author and the wonderful mind behind the blog, Instagram account, TikTok channel and other platforms of "Ready For Polyamory", and has published her newest book, "Monogamy? In This Economy?" (out now – order here! ) She just so happened to be in town when we were recording, so we took advantage of the kismet of her being in town to have her on as our special guest expert this month! Along with Diana, Gaines, Roxi and Harvey, we tackled all sorts of fun topics about the positives (and negatives) of living in a multi-partner household!

Just a reminder, if you have questions you'd like answered on a future show, you can ask them (as well as anything else on your mind) using our anonymous online form (www.mixnash.co/ask) - we live for your questions! :D And please - if you like the podcast, leave us a review and rating wherever you're listening - it really helps us reach others and grow! :D Be kind, and stay open!

This month's guest is Brett Chamberlin, the founder and current executive director of the Organization for Polyamory and Ethical Non Monogamy, or OPEN. (Open-Love.org) OPEN states in their mission as being dedicated "to normalizing and empowering non-monogamous individuals, relationships, and communities. More than that, we're a movement of people working toward a future where romantic and intimate relationships between consenting adults are accepted and protected regardless of relationship structure, gender identity, or sexual orientation."

This is a bonus-length episode! OPEN is doing some amazing work on behalf of our community at large, and our conversation touches topics like how OPEN is creating change in cities around the United States, increasing the visibility of all cultures and ethnicities in non-monogamy, non-monogamy's portrayal in popular culture, and how we in the community can work to secure rights and protections for all of us now and in the future.

Thanks for listening - we appreciate each and every one of you who tune in to our podcasts! If you're enjoying The Convo (or any of our other podcasts), please leave a review or comment on our episodes on Apple Podcasts and/or Spotify, and please tell your friends to give us a listen - and as always, be kind and stay open!

Originally taped August 20, 2024

This month is all about how people parent while being non-monogamous - instead of having a guest expert, all of the panelists (other than childless-by-choice Harvey) are parents who are actively in the middle of raising children while also being in our community. They answer some pretty great questions - from how you handle discipline with multiple partners, to comeing out to your kids and extended family, these panelists aren't holding back as they share their experiences and (hopefully) help you feel better about some of your own struggles and concerns. We have eight people on the mics this time, so lots of perspectives - hope you enjoy!

Our next recording is our next episode of The Blender - come out to The Mark on October 21st, 2024 and experience the show live! The Blender is a more "in the moment" type of community roundtable where every question we answer is asked by someone attending the recording that evening - so if you have something on your mind you need help with, come out and ask us! Tickets are $10 at the door - find more info here! And if you have questions you'd like answered on a future show, you can ask them (as well as anything else on your mind) using our anonymous online form (www.mixnash.co/ask) - we live for your questions! :D

This month's guest is Evita "LaVitaLoca" Sawyers, author of "A Polyamory Devotional: 365 Daily Reflections for the Consensually Nonmonogamous" (available here on Amazon) and a content creator active on Instagram (@lavitaloca34) and TikTok (@lavitalocasawyers). Evita and I had a great and wide ranging conversation about how not everyone has a great experience at the start of their journey to non-monogamy (and why that can be a good thing), why comparison doesn't always have to be the thief of joy, as well as how the non-monogamy community can make itself more welcoming to people of minority cultures and backgrounds.

Thanks for listening - we appreciate each and every one of you who tune in to our podcasts! If you're enjoying The Convo (or any of our other podcasts), please leave a review or comment on our episodes on Apple Podcasts and/or Spotify, and please tell your friends to give us a listen - and as always, be kind and stay open!

Originally Recorded: July 16, 2024

What is The Blender? Unlike The Panel, each episode of The Blender has no pre-determined topic, and no pre-submitted questions; the topics and questions discussed on each episode of The Blender come 100% from the audience attending that evening!

This was a great episode, even if we do say so ourselves. We discuss what its like to attend your first orgy, weird rules we've encountered in non-monogamous relationships, who controlls the playlist in the car, and a bunch of other great stuff you'll just need to listen to the podcast to hear. As always, we love people coming out to our tapings - if you'd like to attend a taping of either The Blender or The Panel, you can get more information about upcoming shows and tickets at our webste, mixnash.co! Thanks as always for listening - be kind and stay open!

This month's guest is Tom Brand, who creates content under the name Discovery Polyamory on Instagram (@discoveryingpolyamory) and their website (https://www.discoveringpolyamory.com). The content of Discoverying Polyamory, as the name might suggest, focuses on the crucial time period we all go through when we're just starting to explore whether non-mongamy is the right choice for someone. We discuss the concept of green flags, why lying to your date about being polyamorous (or, some would argue, just not being fully transparent about your non-monogamy) is a bad idea, and why having good information available and easy to find out there is good for our community as a whole.

As always, thanks for subscribing! Let us know who you'd like us to interview next by sending us suggestions to our email - [email protected]!

Originally taped June 18, 2024

It's time for another round of medical themed questions - and this month, we've taken a focus on women's health with a guest expert who's one of our own! Our expert, Chas, is a nurse practitioner who has loads of experience with women's sexual health - both personally (she's a momma, too!) and professionally. We get into topics like BV, non-monogamy while pregnant, HPV vaccines, and tons of other sexual health topics with the help of Jes, Diana, and Gaines.

Our next recording is our next episode of The Panel on Parenting While Non-Monogamous - come out to The Mark on August 20, 2024 and experience the show live! Tickets are $10 at the door - find more info here! And if you have questions that pertain to anything invovlving parenting and non-monogamy, you can ask them (as well as anything else on your mind) using our anonymous online form - we live for your questions! :D

Oh - and if you're looking for our list of recommended reading that Chas talks about in the show, here's some great links to look at!

• acog.org (American College of Obstetrics and Gynecologists)

• menopause.org (North American Menopause Society)

• aasect.org (American Association of Sexuality Education/Therapists)

• isswsh.org (International Society for Study of Women's Sexual Health)

• diversityproject.com ("Menopause: A husband's perspective")

• polyinfo.org (Center For a New Culture)

• https://www.cdc.gov/std/treatment-guidelines/default.htm (CDC STI Guidelines)

• Articles:

  • https://doi.org/10.1086/592974 (Systematic Review/Meta Analysis in a Journal of Clinical Infectious Diseases)

  • https://doi.org/10.1007/510508-021 (Polyamorous Childbearing and Birth Experiences Study)

• Cochrane Review: Resource for combined meta-analysis (lots of studies put together!) for any continued deeper research: https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/about-cdsr