The Loving Without Boundaries show offers interviews, lessons and insights on the subjects of polyamory and ethical non-monogamy. Our mission is to create more awareness and acceptance of these lifestyle choices through education, communication and the respectful exchange of ideas. We seek to promote healthy relationships, tolerance and understanding – whether you are already living a life of ethical non-monogamy or are among those who are curious to know more. We love to create, share stories…
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EPISODE 291: Interview with "More Than Monogamy". The team behind the brand new ethical non-monogamy documentary "More Than Monogamy" Dillon Birdsall is an award-winning documentary filmmaker and content creator, and the founder of All The Birds Productions. Urvashi and Kama are award-winning creators of erotic films and the owners of the Spark Erotic Film Company. If you get value out of the…
EPISODE 290: Interview with Gary Brick. While having heard, and even read, about polyamory, it always seemed the stuff of fantasy or science fiction, since that's where Gary Brick mostly encountered it. Having been thoroughly indoctrinated into the norms of monogamy, it never occurred to Gary that any form of consensual non-monogamy was something he could be a part of. And then, life happened.…
EPISODE 289: Interview with Maria Palumbo. Maria is a coach and psychotherapist with 15 years of experience, she guides couples and individuals worldwide through love, sex, trauma, and connection—helping them build bold, lasting, and powerful relationships with heart and heat. If you get value out of the Loving Without Boundaries podcast, then consider becoming one of our patrons! Not only will…
EPISODE 288: Interview with Ryle Kestano. Ryel is the co-founder of Kora (a dating and relationship app), ART International (an Authentic Relating training company), The Realness Project (Authentic Relating programs for prison inmates), and Pink Mammoth (creative arts collective). He is the author of Authentic Relating: A Guide to Rich, Meaningful, Nourishing Relationships, and is at the forefront…
EPISODE 287: Interview with Mariko Sakai. Mariko coaches Sovereign Feminine women to become magnets for men who adore and move mountains for them—and guides men seeking true partnership with powerful, self-led women. If you get value out of the Loving Without Boundaries podcast, then consider becoming one of our patrons! Not only will you enjoy exclusive content made just for you, your support…
EPISODE 286: Interview with Bart Golub. Bart Golub is an interpersonal psychotherapist in San Francisco. After nearly 20 years in corporate America, he earned his MSW from Columbia School of Social Work and specializes in polyamory and ENM. If you get value out of the Loving Without Boundaries podcast, then consider becoming one of our patrons! Not only will you enjoy exclusive content made just…
EPISODE 285: Interview with Ben Shaw. Ben Shaw helps people radically recreate their bodies and lives by rewiring subconscious patterns around weight, identity, safety, and self-trust so conscious self-recreation replaces struggle and change finally lasts. If you get value out of the Loving Without Boundaries podcast, then consider becoming one of our patrons! Not only will you enjoy exclusive…
EPISODE 284: Interview with C.L. Aaron. C.L. Aaron is co-author of "The No-Bullshit Guide to Ethical Non-Monogamy" (2025), a practical toolkit for ENM from a married couple's lived experience. With backgrounds in law, psychology, and education, C.L. shares unflinching tools for jealousy, boundaries, and ethical traps. If you get value out of the Loving Without Boundaries podcast, then consider…
EPISODE 283: Interview with Natalie Davis. Natalie Davis is a writer, educator, and advocate for normalizing polyamory. She is the author of "Saying Yes: My Adventures in Polyamory," published on January 13, 2026 and available for all booksellers. She is the editor of the online publication "Polyamory Today", and her work has appeared in "Heart Affairs", "Discovering Polyamory", "Monogamish", and…
EPISODE 282: Interview with Tash Doherty. Tash Doherty is a British-Irish-American writer and author. She is the creator of Misseducated, a blog on a mission to help the world be shamelessly sexy. She is about to publish a sex journal. If you get value out of the Loving Without Boundaries podcast, then consider becoming one of our patrons! Not only will you enjoy exclusive content made just for…
EPISODE 281: Interview with Lindsay Hayes. Lindsay Hayes holds dual master's degrees in Communication and in Couple and Family Therapy. Her graduate research focused on the lived experience of being in a polycule, a project she has since expanded into a longitudinal study, interviewing the same participants since 2022. She is currently pursuing a PhD in Counseling Studies at the University of…
EPISODE 280: Interview with George Goulburn. George is a mature, straight male escort who left the corporate life behind years ago to enter this line of work. He swapped the boardroom for the bedroom after spending more than a decade in ENM relationships. If you get value out of the Loving Without Boundaries podcast, then consider becoming one of our patrons! Not only will you enjoy exclusive…
EPISODE 279 Interview with Wendy Newman. Wendy Newman has spent over 20 years in relationships, has taught 90k+ people, and has identified as ethically non-monogamous since 2013. She is the author of "121 First Dates: How to Succeed at Online Dating, Fall in Love, and Live Happily Ever After (Really!)." In this book that is based on years of research and 121 real-life first dates, relationship…
EPISODE 278 Interview with Jessica Fern & David Cooley. Jessica Fern holds a Master's degree in Conflict Resolution, is a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional, a trained Internal Family Systems (IFS) practitioner, and an integrative therapist drawing on 25 years of experience in somatic, narrative, psychotherapeutic, and spiritual healing modalities. She is the internationally recognized author…
EPISODE 277 Interview with Lola Phoenix. Lola Phoenix is an American born writer living in Sweden, working within digital marketing while trying to find an agent to represent their fiction work. Lola is the author of "The Anxious Person's Guide to Non-Monogamy", "The Non-Monogamy Journal" and "Supporting Someone Polyamorous" as well as a weekly advice column and podcast called Non-Monogamy Help.…
EPISODE 276: Interview with Bethany Snyder & Kris Maul. Bethany Snyder and Kris Maul are a queer couple living in Urbandale, Iowa with their amazing 14-year-old kiddo and adorable pets. Bethany grew up in Altoona and attended the University of Iowa, while Kris was born in Illinois and moved to the Madison, WI area in middle school. They have lived all over the country from Washington, DC, to…
EPISODE 275: Interview with Ellecia Paine. Ellecia Paine helps people break free from monogamous conditioning, guiding them through the exciting world of ethical non-monogamy, polyamory, and swinging. She turns challenges like jealousy and insecurity into trust and open communication. As the host of the "Nope! We're Not Monogamous" podcast, Ellecia champions authentic connections. With a decade of…
EPISODE 274 Interview with Shannon Hamaker. Shannon is on a mission to help people shed the layers of misunderstanding around sexuality and intimacy, unlocking the magic that comes with self-discovery and deeper connection. What began as a personal journey to enhance her 19-year marriage has transformed into a movement to support others in embracing their sexual wellness. A graduate of the…
EPISODE 273: Interview with Mike Barsamian. For 25 years Mike has coached, counseled, and pastored teens and families from conflict to connection helping them grow together for a lifetime. He developed the PACE method for parenting and lives in California with his wife and two boys. If you get value out of the Loving Without Boundaries podcast, then consider becoming one of our patrons! Not only…
EPISODE 272: Interview with Lauren Elise Rogers. Lauren Elise Rogers is a Certified Holistic Sexuality Educator and Embodied Intimacy & Relationship Coach, celebrated for her warm and approachable style. Her holistic and embodied approach to education and coaching is deeply rooted in her own pain-to-purpose journey. Lauren brings an empathetic and non-judgmental approach, offering practical tools…
EPISODE 271: Interview with Marla Schreiber. Marla MSW, RSW (they/them) is a white, Queer, gender-defiant, neuro-fabulous therapist, educator, and author who has been practicing polyamory since 2005. They have been offering nonmonogamy (NM) workshops and consultations in academic and professional settings as of 2009. Based in Tkaronto (AKA Toronto, Canada), their therapy practice centers the…
EPISODE 270: Interview with Cory Wagner. Cory Wagner is an artist and entrepreneur from the middle of nowhere in Wyoming and lives in Houston, TX. He convinced his wife to do the LWB program to save his marriage, and instead, ended up saving his sanity and gave himself a chance at happiness and a new life. If you get value out of the Loving Without Boundaries podcast, then consider becoming one of…
EPISODE 269: Interview with Susan Taylor. Susan Morgan Taylor, MA, is a leading somatic sex therapist who helps couples deepen their intimacy and create lasting, fulfilling connections. With over 25 years of experience in somatic healing, she developed The Pleasure Keys Process™, a powerful approach to reigniting sexual and emotional harmony in relationships. After a personal awakening from a…
EPISODE 268: Interview with Robert Dalbol. Rob Dalbol was married for 10 yrs in a typical relationship before they decided to open their marriage. Ultimately, the inability to communicate effectively and differences in their values led them to separate. The tools in Kitty's coaching Program have taught Rob that he is capable of providing more in his future relationships and show up as a more…
EPISODE 267: Interview with Zara Shah. Zara Shah is a Pakistani-Canadian queer sex worker. She uses her unique immigrant experience and perspective as a way to draw intersection between race, cultural background, and sexuality. Being a non-monogamous sex worker has allowed her greater control and freedom in both her social and professional life, and her book, "Nonmonogamy and Sex Work," explores…
EPISODE 266: Interview with Ariel Anderssen. Ariel Anderssen is a professional submissive BDSM performer and author of the memoir "Playing To Lose – How a Jehovah's Witness Became a Submissive BDSM Model. If you get value out of the Loving Without Boundaries podcast, then consider becoming one of our patrons! Not only will you enjoy exclusive content made just for you, your support will also help…
EPISODE 265: Interview with Jesse Dean. Jesse Dean is a Master clinical Hypnotherapist, Certified Mastery Coach, creator of Hypnothera, the "Emotion-Quotion Course" and, the "BOUNCE Methodology". He is the founder of the Open window Institute for Emotional Freedom which is dedicated to educating people about the power of their unconscious mind to develop healthy Emotional Freedom. Jesse Dean can…
EPISODE 264: Interview with Dr. Tammy Nelson. Tammy Nelson, PhD is a sex and relationship expert, an international speaker, an author and a licensed psychotherapist with almost thirty years of experience working with individuals and couples. In private practice she focuses on helping people of all ages, orientations and genders find love, healing and passion. Tammy Nelson, Ph.D. is the Director of…
EPISODE 263: Interview with Tessa and Amir. Tessa & Amir have been experimenting and finding growth in Open Relating as individuals and together as a married couple for 20 years of their 36 year partnership. They continue to hold their families in the highest of priorities. They nurture intentional family time and holiday celebrations, as well as precious one-on-one time with their adult children.…
EPISODE 262: Interview with Aasha T. Aasha T. is the Author of "The Empath is the Narcissist," and an emotional and energetic intelligence expert. She has gone through her own experience with push/pull dynamic as both the avoidant and the anxiously attached to realize this is all about one thing: SOUL Vibes. This is where you become magnetic fast, and align to your desires (whatever those may be).…
EPISODE 261: Interview with Emma Pleasure. Emma Pleasure is your pleasure coach, a yoga, meditation and tantra teacher and trainee sexologist. Emma's work combines spiritual ideology and practices with evidence-based knowledge and treatments into innovative, doable, pleasure-filled tools. Working with Emma in private sessions, events, and courses, you'll be held in a soft, sassy embrace that…
EPISODE 260: Interview with Dean Robertson. Dean Robertson is a retired evangelical minister. He has spent his entire adult life in Christian ministry in various capacities, including Senior Pastor, Church Planter, Mission Director, Evangelist, Denominational Superintendent and keynote Convention Speaker. He is also a studious Biblical scholar. He has a Master's Degree in Intercultural Studies,…
EPISODE 259: Interview with Kathy Labriola. Kathy Labriola is a nurse, counselor, and hypnotherapist in Berkeley, California. She has provided affordable mental health services to alternative communities for over 30 years. Kathy is author of four books on consensual nonmonogamy: "Love in Abundance: A Counselor's Advice on Open Relationships", "The Jealousy Workbook", "The Polyamory Break-up Book:…
EPISODE 258: Interview with Helena Goto Helena Goto founded Goto Solutions in 2013 and works with companies to support their people in navigating conflict in the workplace. With Master's degrees in both Business Administration and Conflict Resolution, Helena's background gives her the combined benefit of understanding how a successful business functions, as well as the human dynamics that motivate…
EPISODE 257: Interview with Chris Veasey. Chris Veasey is an adventurer, non-traditionalist, and a lifelong storyteller. His uncompromising New York core can be found beneath layers of mountain-calmed temperament and reverence for the English language. Always taught to be practical, he gave up trying to make a profession of entertainment soon after college and opted for safe desk jobs and…
EPISODE 256: Interview with Ali Press. Trapped in a repeating daily nightmare of their own making, Ali quit drinking for good in April 2017. Drinking away their needs, desires, and wants to be whatever people around them expected, had been their "go to" for far too long. Quitting meant embracing "not being like the others" and addressing a lifetime's boundary-less people-pleasing. 7 years on, and…
EPISODE 255: Interview with Nita Marie. Nita Marie is a women's empowerment coach who focuses on helping women release their inner goddesses by tapping into their sexuality and pleasure center. She also loves helping women become financially independent which translates into business coaching in various modalities including adult online modeling. Nita works with women to elevate their adult online…
EPISODE 254: Interview with Eve Rickert & Andrea Zanin. Eve Rickert is a Gen X, queer, solo polyamorous, relationship anarchist, neurodivergent cis woman living on unceded WSÁNEC and Lekwungen territory on the west coast of the place currently known as Canada. She is the curator of the More Than Two Essentials series and the nonmonogamy resource site morethantwo.ca, the founder and publisher of…
EPISODE 253: Interview with Holly. Holly is a children's performing artist and educator who is passionate about families of all shapes and sizes. Over the past ten years, she's become a mother through years of fertility treatments and is still coping with the loss of seven miscarriages along the way. Through it all, her husband, bonus hubby and support system has been there. She and her partners…
EPISODE 252: Interview with Bree Mills. Bree Mills is an award-winning adult film director, writer and producer. She is head of Gamma Films Group and Chief Creative Officer for Adult Time, a leading streaming platform for adult audiences. If you get value out of the Loving Without Boundaries podcast, then consider becoming one of our patrons! Not only will you enjoy exclusive content made just for…
EPISODE 251: Interview with Ally Iseman. Ally Iseman is the Founder of Passport2Pleasure.com and has been a speaker, community organizer, and non-monogamy educator and practitioner since 2016. As a certified consent and communication specialist, she uses her proprietary framework The Non-Monogamy Blueprint™ to help curious couples and individuals build the most mutually fulfilling, sustainable…
EPISODE 250: Interview with Marie Thouin. Marie Thouin, PhD is the author of "What is Compersion? Understanding Positive Empathy in Consensually Non-Monogamous Relationships," the first-ever comprehensive scholarly book on compersion. She has been featured in several magazines and podcasts, including ELLE, the Savage Lovecast, Multiamory and our very own Loving Without Boundaries (episodes 165 and…
EPISODE 249: Interview with Christa Lei. Christa Lei (they/she) was born and raised on Native Hawaiian land as the youngest child of Filipine immigrants. They studied Community Psychology and their professional experiences revolve around healthcare: patient advocacy, case work/care facilitation, and clinical research. Their intersectional identities as a fat, neurodivergent, disabled, queer,…
EPISODE 248: Podcast Discussion with Dr. Elisabeth Sheff, Dr. Heath Schechinger, and Dr. Joli Hamilton.Dr. Elisabeth "Eli" Sheff is a researcher, expert witness, coach, speaker, and educational consultant. She is the developer of The Bonding Project, a free quiz to help people understand if they want to bond one-to-one, one-to-many, many-to-many, or solo. With a PhD in Sociology (University of…
EPISODE 247: Interview with Mariko Sakai. Mariko is a business woman, coach, thought leader, TEDx speaker, light worker, and sex-positive community builder. Mariko is passionate about helping people that successfully conformed to the society's expectations by suppressing and dissociating their true selves, their needs, and desires; to live a whole life bringing all parts of themselves, light or…
EPISODE 246: Interview with Dr Stephen Furlich. Dr. Stephen Furlich is the author of Nonverbal epiphany: Steps to Improve Your nonverbal Communication. He is also the best- selling author of a breakthrough book, Sex Talk: How Biological Sex Influences Gender Communication Differences Throughout Life's Stages. He has taught and researched communication at the university level for over 20 years. He…
Steph Zapata is a well-seasoned, nationally recognized, award-winning, NuyoRican sexuality educator, & space creator. They have become a long-term catalyst for change within sexuality education through their radically intentional approaches that call out systems of oppression, and calls-in individuals and community to disrupt & reimagine what can be. Their work focuses on collective liberation…
Heather has lived an atypical life. — She's hitchhiked across the country. — She's traveled and worked in a carnival for a season. — She's roamed New York City with street people. — She's explored (and taught) alternative lifestyles. — She's nonmonogamous. — She's ADHD. She's also left an abusive marriage and chose to create the love she wanted. Now more than 15 years later, she's living her…
Molly Roden Winter is the author of the NYTimes instant bestseller, "MORE: A Memoir of Open Marriage". She lives in Park Slope, Brooklyn with her husband and two part-time roommates, also known as her sons. Follow her work and adventures on Instagram @mollyrwinter If you get value out of the Loving Without Boundaries podcast, then consider becoming one of our patrons! Not only will you enjoy…
Michelle Hy is from Portland, Oregon and runs the Instagram page Polyamorous While Asian, which seeks to normalize non-monogamy and amplify the voices of other POC, who are significantly underrepresented in non-monogamous communities. She works to educate from an intersectional lens, offers peer support sessions, and touches on topics related to body confidence, sex positivity, and more. Follow…