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• Archive: More couples today than ever before are negotiating their monogamy in new and creative ways, including open marriage, polyamory, group marriages, transgender relationships, and a variety of intentional partnerships.
• As therapists, we need to understand these new developments, the challenges they bring, and the skills required of us to remain open and aware of our own triggers when addressing them.
• In this workshop, you’ll explore:How to help clients develop a code of integrity that will define their monogamy and develop their own unique shared definition of honesty, even if it involves a departure from traditional sexual fidelityHow to coach clients on negotiating flexible monogamy arrangements as well as how to renegotiate a new one after infidelityWhy open marriages work for some and fail for others—and how to identify the early problem signs and help couples recover when the arrangement isn’t workingExplore how to help clients develop a code of integrity that will define their monogamy and develop their own unique shared definition of honesty, even if it involves a departure from traditional sexual fidelityExplore how to coach clients on negotiating flexible monogamy arrangements as well as how to renegotiate a new one after infidelityExplore why open marriages work for some and fail for others—and how to identify the early problem signs and help couples recover when the arrangement isn’t workingCreating the New Monogamy AgreementThe Explict and Implicit AgreementRenegotiating Rules of Monogamy Through Developmental StagesThe Momogamy ContinuumThoughtsFantasyDesiresArousalFlirtationEmotionsActionConnectionSexLoveDetachmentThe New NormalEroticism and CompanionshipWhat Couples Want May Be ChangingComponents of an AffairThe Outside Emotional RelationshipThe DishonestyThe Sexual RelationshipSteps in RecoveryCreating UnderstandingRenegotiate AgreementsInitiate Erotic RecoveryEmpathy in RecoveryTwo Elements in Couple RelationshipsBusiness of RelationshipSexual AspectsCreate A New Vision of The RelationshipThrough Exploration and Discussion with CouplesOutline for Both the New Vision of the FutureCreating Agreement over Accepted Behaviors