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Playing With Fire - Podcast

Playing With Fire

Welcome to Playing With Fire, the podcast for people who are ready to custom-build their love.

We’re talking about non-monogamy–however you design it–as an individuation opportunity.

Want to leave the default and make your life spectacularly you? You’re in the right place.

Relationships Society & Culture
Update frequency
every 7 days
Average duration
43 minutes
Episodes
220
Years Active
2020 - 2025
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121 Am I cut out for non-monogamy? Finding safety during your exploration

121 Am I cut out for non-monogamy? Finding safety during your exploration

Non-monogamy is a big adventure. It's also a huge source of fear and dysregulation for a lot of us.

Individuating also involves quite a bit of discomfort.

When that all gets too much, you can fall …

00:28:57  |   Sat 12 Aug 2023
120 How do I break through relationship stagnation?

120 How do I break through relationship stagnation?

If you've got a relationship that's feeling like it's hit a plateau, what can you do? It doesn't matter if it's with a romantic partner or a friend or a family member, the moves are pretty similar. W…

00:48:05  |   Sat 05 Aug 2023
119 Soft Cock Week with guest expert Michelle Renee

119 Soft Cock Week with guest expert Michelle Renee

Wiggly, firm, soft, rigid - peens are shape shifters. Why does that matter? Well, somebody you know might have one, and they might have feelings about that, what with the cultural pressures brought t…

00:45:57  |   Sat 22 Jul 2023
118 Are there quick and easy ways to manage stress? A: Yes. With guest experts Elisabeth Kristof, Melanie Weller, and Matt Bush

118 Are there quick and easy ways to manage stress? A: Yes. With guest experts Elisabeth Kristof, Melanie Weller, and Matt Bush

You're alive in a human body, so you have a nervous system, and sometimes it freaks out. What do you do then? We learned Neuro-Somatic Intelligence from the incomparable Elisabeth Kristof, Melanie We…

00:56:00  |   Sat 15 Jul 2023
117 Business and pleasure with Beth Hankes

117 Business and pleasure with Beth Hankes

How much more satisfying would work be if you brought more of yourself into your work relationships? Joli talks with Beth Hankes (she/her) about the benefits of bringing your relational skills into t…

00:37:36  |   Sun 09 Jul 2023
116 Mindful Dating with guest expert Marie Thouin

116 Mindful Dating with guest expert Marie Thouin

Guess what they didn't teach us in school?

HOW TO DATE.

Much less how to date MINDFULLY.

Even less-less when we are ready to date non-monogamously.


My lovely colleague and fellow Ph.D. Researcher,…

00:54:07  |   Sat 01 Jul 2023
115 The Nature of Relating with guest expert Megan Bhatia

115 The Nature of Relating with guest expert Megan Bhatia

Have you been *working* on your relationships so hard you've lost the sense of joy and pleasure of it all?

Time for something new!

Megan is an expert in coming home to our innate capacity to relate t…

01:01:55  |   Sat 17 Jun 2023
114 Non-monogamy is a psychological growth lab: Are you ready?

114 Non-monogamy is a psychological growth lab: Are you ready?

Non-monogamy comes in as many forms as there are people imagining outside the norm. Imagination is the tool we use to dream the dream forward to what's next. When you follow your imagination that way…

00:32:04  |   Sat 10 Jun 2023
113 How to do hard things & build exceptional love with Neuro-Somatic Intelligence expert Elisabeth Kristof

113 How to do hard things & build exceptional love with Neuro-Somatic Intelligence expert Elisabeth Kristof

How do you handle wigging out, feeling like a mess, or in technical terms getting dysregulated? Well, we rely on tools we learned from applied neurologist Elisabeth Kristof, and now you can hear abou…

01:00:12  |   Sat 03 Jun 2023
112 Sex clubs and more with Ashley Weller from What's Your Position podcast

112 Sex clubs and more with Ashley Weller from What's Your Position podcast

Swinging, sex clubs, bdsm, lifestyle - if you're into stories about these things, this episode is for you. Ashley Weller from the What's Your Position podcast joins us to share her experiences with a…

01:17:57  |   Sat 27 May 2023
111 Build Your Relationship Toolkit with guest experts Dedeker, Emily & Jase of the Multiamory podcast

111 Build Your Relationship Toolkit with guest experts Dedeker, Emily & Jase of the Multiamory podcast

Relationships require so many different skills. Do you ever struggle to process an argument, or to identify what you really want and need?

Dedeker, Emily, and Jase, the hosts of the Multiamory podca…

00:54:54  |   Sat 20 May 2023
110 How surrogate partner therapy works with guest expert Brian Gibney

110 How surrogate partner therapy works with guest expert Brian Gibney

Struggling with intimacy but you've already tried *everything*? Not sure what could possibly help? Surrogate partner therapy is amazing and we want you to know more about it! Brian Gibney, a Surrogat…

01:06:03  |   Sat 13 May 2023
109 We Opened Up & EEK! What to do when exciting beginnings turn scary

109 We Opened Up & EEK! What to do when exciting beginnings turn scary

Did you jump into the open waters and find the water kinda choppy? Totally normal, we're sharing:

-How the scientific method can help you do this all with less pain (really!)

-Why you are struggling …

00:40:16  |   Sat 06 May 2023
108 What would you do with your full power? A conversation about kink, power exchange, and everyday life with Mollena Williams-Haas

108 What would you do with your full power? A conversation about kink, power exchange, and everyday life with Mollena Williams-Haas

What if you could get to know your power intimately, and so get to know your whole self? What if you could use your story to have the life, pleasure, and relationships you want? Check out our chat wi…

00:51:16  |   Sat 29 Apr 2023
107 Power dynamics for non-kinksters (part 2) How to share power when you were raised to be an entitled jerk & a martyr

107 Power dynamics for non-kinksters (part 2) How to share power when you were raised to be an entitled jerk & a martyr

Jung has this great quote “Where love rules, there is no will to power, and where power predominates, love is lacking. The one is the shadow of the other.” The shadow of love is power in Jung's estim…

00:50:40  |   Mon 17 Apr 2023
106 The conversation that  will change your life: Power dynamics  for non-kinksters

106 The conversation that will change your life: Power dynamics for non-kinksters

It's no secret that we started our relationship in a bad place.

Together, we worked and learned our way from a painful, confused state to a conscious, growth-oriented, and gentle love.

We transformed…

00:47:11  |   Sat 08 Apr 2023
105 Shadow work: What if your monsters were trying to help you live the life you always wanted?

105 Shadow work: What if your monsters were trying to help you live the life you always wanted?

If your monsters could help you live more of the life you want to live, would you get to know them, and invite them in? What about sharing them with a trusted partner in a thoughtful, conscious proce…

00:44:26  |   Sat 01 Apr 2023
104 Help! What can I do with all my feelings when my partner is on a date?

104 Help! What can I do with all my feelings when my partner is on a date?

Having a plan for when your partner goes on a date makes it way more likely that you will both have a positive relationship experience, no matter how the date itself goes.

What goes into our plans? …

00:48:12  |   Sat 25 Mar 2023
103 How to successfully ask your partner to explore non-monogamy

103 How to successfully ask your partner to explore non-monogamy

Bringing up non-monogamy can be a shock to your partner's system. But if you never bring it up, you'll never even know what's possible for you.

Here's how you can plan for success and make this poten…

00:36:44  |   Sat 11 Mar 2023
102 How to find, create, and enjoy non-monogamous community with guest expert Libby Sinback

102 How to find, create, and enjoy non-monogamous community with guest expert Libby Sinback

Libby Sinback, from Making Polyamory Work joins Joli for a conversation about one of the BEST parts of shifting from monogamy to non-monogamy: community that supports your authentic self.

More connec…

01:15:00  |   Sat 04 Mar 2023
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