Episode #35: Polyamory and ethical non monogamy with Dedeker Winston

Dedeker Winston was raised to be a wholesome Christian conservative, but later opted to be a sex-positive polyamory activist, relationship coach, and nude model. She currently provides one-on-one coaching services for people transitioning into non-monogamy and is one of the hosts of the Multiamory podcast. She has been sought out as an expert for Cosmopolitan, Glamour, Newsweek, Vice, Bustle, AskMen, and recently presented a Talk at Google on non-monogamy. She is the author of The Smart Girl's Guide to Polyamory.

Here are a few things we discuss in todays episode:

Polyamory 101: what does it even mean to be polyamorous?

Dedeker’s journey from conservative Christian to sex positive and ethical non monogamy activist

Removing the stigma from ethical non monogamy

Infidelity, affairs and being attracted to someone else when you’re already in a relationship

Cultural norms and the expectations placed on us without being aware of it

The relationship escalator and how more of us are on it without even realizing it

Jealousy

The multiple ways you can dive into the world of ethical non monogamy