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Practical Polyamory #5: Healthy Household Management

September 18 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

$15 – $80

The Practical Polyamory class series goes beyond the common ethical non-monogamy 101 topics like jealousy and vocabulary, offering ENM love and life skills in a warm, inclusive, irreverent atmosphere Taught by relationship educator and coach and lifelong polyamorist Rebecca Rose Vassy, it’s perfect for those new to ENM who want the tools to succeed. It’s also great for those more experienced in the polyamory/ENM worlds who want to dive deeper into skill-building or find solutions to thorny problems.

Nesting (living together) is a goal for many ENM folks– as is nesting with more than one partner. But even if you live alone or with one partner, ENM poses some unique challenges to maintaining a happy and harmonious home. How are labor and finances managed among everyone? How often does a partner have to stay over before they’re part of the household and not just a guest? What are your boundaries around your space? Let’s talk about setting up a household that sets you up for success.

Your guide on this journey is Rebecca Rose Vassy, The Pincus Center’s resident educator as well as a sex, relationship, and body image coach with almost three decades of experience in polyamory. Her compassionate, inclusive style is down-to-earth and sometimes downright earthy. She meets you where you are, because she’s been there herself.

During this session, we’ll talk about:

  • Establishing a brand-new household and the decisions you’ll need to make
  • Fairness, equality, equity– what does this mean in terms of chores, money, and space in your home among all your partners?
  • Deciding how the space in your home will be shared and used
  • Knowing when it’s right to move in together
  • Moving a partner into an established home and keeping everyone comfortable
  • Breaking up a household and managing that transition, whether your relationship has ended or not

There will be time at the end of the session for Q&A and discussion, with an anonymous form for submitting anything you’re too shy to say out loud. Join us for our next to last session and start figuring out how to establish or improve your ENM living situation.

This program meets the requirements of the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists (AASECT) and is approved for 2 CE credits. These CE credits may be applied toward AASECT certification and renewal of certification. Please select the CEU option at registration if you are eligible and wish to receive the certificate. You MUST attend the live session and confirm your attendance in the session to complete the requirements. Workshops offered by non-AASECT affiliated educators have been supervised and reviewed by an AASECT-certified supervisor. Completion of this program does not ensure or guarantee AASECT certification. For further information please contact [email protected].

This class is virtual and will be recorded, with the link to the recording provided to all registrants. Sliding scale tiers are available, and you may also inquire about sliding scale accommodations at [email protected]. Don’t forget to check out the [other sessions in this series], and make sure to join our [mailing list] for workshop announcements, Ask a Sexpert, and free sexual and mental wellness resources!

Rebecca Rose Vassy is a sex, relationship, and body image educator and coach with The Pincus Center, creating blog posts and web-based resources in addition to her other work. As her alter ego Diva Darling, she is the host and producer of the erotic storytelling open mic Smut Slam DC, a burlesque performer and teacher, and the editor of Anonymous Sex Vol. I. She created and wrote the Blooms Blog for education-based adult store Lotus Blooms, where she was a resident educator; she has also taught for Black Rose, DC After Dark, Joe’s Movement Emporium, and numerous sex-positive and sacred sexuality festivals.

The Pincus Center for Inclusive Treatment and Education specializes in working with queer, transgender/nonbinary, kinky, and ethically non-monogamous/polyamorous people. We value sex positivity (including asexuality), body positivity and fat liberation, and racial justice.

Details

Date:
September 18
Time:
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Cost:
$15 – $80
Event Category:
Website:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/908351422557?aff=oddtdtcreator

Venue

Online Event

Organizer

Rebecca Rose Vassy
Phone
571-748-7076
Email
rvassy@tamarapincus.com
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