Polywise: A Deeper Dive Into Navigating Open Relationships

Written by Jessica Fern, David Cooley and Carrie Jenkins, PhD

Narrated by Jessica Fern and David Cooley

As polyamory continues to make its way into the mainstream, more and more people are exploring consensual nonmonogamy in the hope of experiencing more love, connection, sex, freedom and support. While for many, the move expands personal horizons, for others, the transition can be challenging, leaving them blindsided and overwhelmed. Beyond the initial transition to nonmonogamy, many struggle with the root issues beneath the symptoms of broken agreements, communication challenges, increased fighting and persistent jealousy. Polyamorous psychotherapist Jessica Fern and restorative justice facilitator David Cooley share the insights they have gained through thousands of hours working with clients in consensually nonmonogamous relationships. Using a grounded theory approach, they explore the underlying challenges that nonmonogamous individuals and partners can experience after their first steps, offering practical strategies for transforming them into opportunities for new levels of clarity and intimacy. Polywise provides both the conceptual framework to better understand the shift from monogamy to nonmonogamy and the tools to navigate the next steps.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Thornapple Press
• Release date: Aug 25, 2023
• ISBN: 9781990869228

Jessica Fern

Jessica Fern is a psychotherapist, public speaker, and trauma and relationship expert. In her international private practice, Jessica works with individuals, couples, and people in multiple-partner relationships who no longer want to be limited by their reactive patterns, cultural conditioning, insecure attachment styles, and past traumas, helping them to embody new possibilities in life and love. Learn more at JessicaFern.com.

Reviews for Polywise

[Drea Kinard · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

This book was SO boring. I was so excited to read it but it just seemed like words. A lot of words that didn’t make you go “wow! How insightful! I’m going to write that down.”