Classes and Events
October 24| 5:30 reading | 6:30 social | Minneapolis, MN
I'll be doing a reading and signing at Smitten Kitten MN, and then attending their polyam community "Pumpkin Spice Social" up the street at the Lynlake Brewery fire pits. per their website:
Book reading, fire pits, community, oh my! This month we’re sticking to Lyndale Ave for our #PolyamSocial.
At 5:30 at the store, enjoy a book reading and conversation with Author Laura Boyle (@readyforpolyamory) from her recent book, “Monogamy? In this Economy?”. Grab your whole ‘cule and then come on out to @lynlakebrewery at 6:30 to read, connect, and enjoy each others company on the roof near the fire pits.
The book reading is FREE and open to the community. We ask for a donation of $5 - $15 for attendance to the social (OR a book purchase!) to make sure we can continue to offer this dedicated space for our Polyamorous community 💜
October 26| Parenting in Polyamory| 11:30 am| in-person class|Minneapolis MN
An in person class discussing the concerns - legal, emotional, and logistical, of being a polyamorous parent. Held in the intimate space of the Smitten Kitten storefront, and MC-ed by Andy Adams of the Growth Arc, it's a great opportunity to hear many of the things Laura has learned over the years working with polyam parents in many stages of life, and to ask questions in a small group setting.
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Very few tickets remain. Get them here while you can.
November 6 | Anarchy! In Your Relationships| Digital class| 6pm PT | 9pm Eastern.
Relationship Anarchy has gained public awareness in recent years - but not without the generation of myths and misunderstandings about this philosophy of engaging in relationships.
Join me for a workshop wherein we will:
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Bust some of those myths
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Define and give the history of relationship anarchy, including contextualizing it with political anarchist movements
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Briefly look at the RA Manifesto
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Discuss the practicalities of relating from the basis of this philosophical framework, using my own experiences as well as those of others who have permitted me to share their stories during this workshop. (what does it really mean to individually build your relationships from an RA lens? Do I get a smorgasbord worksheet out every time I make a new acquaintance? What about when I want commitment and stability with partners? Hasn't Laura been with one of her partners for nearly a decade?)
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Consider whether Relationship Anarchy is a kind of polyamory, or even rightly a kind of non-monogamy, and how we contextualize that question
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Look at the positives of an RA approach to relating
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And answer audience questions.
November 10 | Reading, Signing and Conversation with Ro Moed | The Common Press Bookstore | London England
For this event, I'll be in conversation with the brilliant Ro Moed, @unapolygetically, talking polyamorous homes, the book, and relationship transitions. It's a pay-as-you-can event, up to 16 pounds, which includes your copy of the book. Details and the online registration are available here.
December 3 | Parenting and Polyamory | Digital Class | 6pm Pacific |9pm Eastern
The digital version of my class on polyam parents' concerns:
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Many polyamorous people have to address the strawman reaction of “But what about the children?” When they come out as polyamorous - and still more have concerns about how their relationships will intersect with them or their partners having children. This class touches on some of the biggest “kid issues” polyamorous folks will face, including:
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Approaches to coming out to older children either as a theoretical idea or when you have additional relationships;
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Addressing non-traditional family structures with toddlers and young children;
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Explaining new partners and what their role is, or how it is evolving, to different age groups;
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Concerns of schoolmates and other children yours may interact with;
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Interactions with schools and doctors offices regarding children and additional partners or additional parents;
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Legal concerns of multi-parent families;
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Smoothing big relationship transitions for children, why and how one might want to do that.
October 7 | 6pm PT 9pm ET | ONLINE class: Non-escalator Relationships - Strategies and Challenges
In polyamorous relationships, but especially solo polyamorous or Relationship Anarchist relationships, we often step off the “relationship escalator” - that “first comes love, then comes marriage” pattern we all know from nursery rhymes that says our relationships are most valid if they end in the death of one half of the dyad after a lifetime together. Relationships that choose to operate otherwise pick their own milestones, celebrations, and end points, and this class offers up a workshop-style discussion of the various ways folks have chosen to do this as well as strategies to overcome common challenges to living life “off the escalator.”
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The Ready for Polyamory Podcast and Classes
It can be challenging to find clear information about non-monogamy in formats we internalize well. The Ready for Polyamory Podcast is available on all major podcast services and includes overviews of big current topics in non-monogamy as well as important basics. The guests who come join me on there are a wonderful cross section of non-monogamous life, education, and creativity.
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Some of my most popular classes are being made available as downloadables on my ko-fi shop. If you can't make the live classes, or the fact that many of the organizations I partner with don't allow for recording means you don't have time to process information fully, making a purchase of a recording might be for you. If something isn't available yet, send me an email - I'll let you know if it's one of the ones in preparation, or when I'm teaching it next.