Nonmonogamy Academy
Nonmonogamy education by therapists with lived experience! Helping you navigate your nonmonogamy journey, avoid tripping hazards, and have more authentic relationships.
Welcome to Nonmonogamy Academy, a place to learn about all forms of nonmonogamous relationships. Our mission is to provide you with the knowledge, skills, and insights to build strong and healthy relationships outside of traditional monogamous frameworks. We believe that everyone deserves to love and be loved in the way that feels right for them. Explore our class options to see what may be right for you in your nonmonogamy journey!
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Who can benefit from the classes we offer?
Nonmonogamy is becoming more common, both with people opening up their relationships, and also people choosing to be nonmonogamous as they date. It's a challenging change! Especially if you've only known monogamy in your life. Here are a few common reasons people take our classes, though there are many other reasons as well.
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You are thinking about getting into nonmonogamy, but aren't sure where to begin.
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Your partner is asking you to open up the relationship, but you aren't sure if this is right for you and you have a whole lot of questions.
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You definitely want to be nonmonogamous, but know you have some things you need to work on.
Our Process
We have developed a four part process that we use in all of our classes to help you understand the purpose of each section, and facilitate learning.
Gain
Knowledge
We combine our lived experience of nonmonogamy on personal and professional levels, our knowledge of how relationships work, and our understanding of humans on biological, psychological, and social levels to help you understand how people relate to each other, how you relate to yourself, and science that applies to all of these things.
Gain
Insight
Insight is about looking at patterns in yourself and others. All of our classes come with worksheets that have journal prompts to help you better understand yourself, and the patterns in your life. Many of the questions will also help you identify needs and desires, and to differentiate emotions and organize thoughts.
Gain
Skills
One of the biggest values we provide is the toolkit of skills to have at your disposal when you need them most. You will find that many of these skills aren't just for nonmonogamy, but will be useful in many areas of your life. A key skill we help you develop is emotional regulation, We'll also help you identify when the skills will be useful, and when they might not.
Practice
Skills
Often, people think they want to change their behavior when they are having strong emotions. BUT! These are the times when it is hardest to change those behaviors! We will give you guidance on how to practice key skills when you aren't activated so that when you are, it's easier to put the skills you have gained into action.
