EP170: How to Master Communication in an Open Relationship with Martha Kauppi, LMFT Sexology

Welcome to episode 170 of the Sexology Podcast! Today it’s my pleasure to welcome back Martha Kauppi, LMFT to the podcast. In this episode Martha speaks to us again about polyamory, why opening a relationship doesn’t have to mean separation, how there are different types of polyamory and the importance of self-regulation throughout this process. 

  

Martha Kauppi, LMFT, is an educator, AASECT-certified sex therapist and supervisor, and AAMFT-approved supervisor. She specializes in relational sex therapy, including alternative family structures, and trains therapists to work effectively at the intersection of sex issues and relationship challenges.  

 

Martha’s mission is to make sex a safe topic in therapy rooms everywhere by developing unique educational experiences and immediately-applicable learning materials for therapists. She has a book coming out in August 2020 about working effectively with clinical challenges related to polyamory. 

 

In This Episode You Will Hear:  

 

How can someone know if polyamory is right for them?   Why opening a relationship doesn’t have to mean separation   Looking at the different structures and dynamics of polyamory   How there is different types of polyamory  Is there a customary way of going polyamorous?   Developing meaningful relationships within polyamory  Using apps such as Ok Cupid to meet other polyamorous people   Approaching the other partner around going polyamorous   The importance of self-regulation throughout this process  

 
 


Find Martha here:  

https://instituteforrelationalintimacy.com  

http://www.sexologypodcast.com/2019/02/26/does-polyamory-work  

 

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http://www.sexologypodcast.com 

 

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https://oasis2care.com/how-to-increase-your-libido/ 

  

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 https://oasis2care.com/contact-nazanin-moali-psychologist  

 

Podcast Produced by Pete Bailey - http://petebailey.net/audio 



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