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By: Robert Odell, LISCW

A little over 18 months

18 Months Away It’s been a little over 18 months since my last post to this blog. I used the time to begin a long-term nonprofit development project (more on the project in a future post!). Serving relationships Over the 18 months, my practice has continued to serve diverse relationships,

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Polyamory-Friendly Professionals Directory

I’m glad to be listed in this directory, which includes a number of colleagues here in Seattle and in the State of Washington. Having a Polyamory-Friendly Professionals Directory is both a reflection of need, as well as how widely practiced poly is becoming. The same good folks publish the Bisexuality-Aware

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Polyamory Is Going Mainstream (Update #2)

This 2nd update of “Polyamory Is Going Mainstream” is brought to you on a break from my project, letting you know I am alive (other than my Twitter feed.) It looks like I am doing two year updates of my blog post of 7/1/13. With an update of 5/27/15, and now

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The Sexual Relationship With Self

The Sexual Relationship With Self The sexual relationship with self is a widely experienced part of adolescent and adult development. It’s a simple enough phrase, and people tend to make some instant sense of what it means. It quickly differentiates eroticism/sex between its internal and external contexts. An Erotic/ Sexual

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Part III: Relationship Conflict, Fighting, Arguing

It seems like lots of these excerpts from dialogues and constructed meanings are needed to give you a more detailed picture about me. Here’s a quick one on relationship conflict, fighting and arguing. Relationship Conflict So a client says that arguing/fighting with their partner(s) is one of their main complaints,

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