Life as Polyamorous Elders

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Life as a Polyamorous Elders

with Kathy Labriola

(Season 3 | Episode 113)

[TESSA] So what happens as we get older? What happens to the libido? What about poly people? Do people become more open? Do they just maintain their relationships with multiple partners? Do they become more conservative sexually?

We consider these questions with our guest this week, Kathy Labriola.

We discuss the practical value of multiple partners later in life, finding your community, and our different views today vs. a generation before about poly lifestyles. Kathy is a wealth of information. Kathy also references a study completed by Jim Fleckenstein who was an early guest on our podcast. You can revisit that episode here: Jim Fleckenstein.

Here are a few links for us as we consider trends and behaviors on elder polyamory:

“Young People More Open to Polyamory”

Whereas 28% of people who responded to the annual “Sex Census” by LELO said a polyamorous relationship would tick all their intimacy boxes, this figure rose to 38% among people aged 18 to 24.

“It’s a Little Bit Tricky”: Results from the POLYamorous Childbearing and Birth Experiences Study (POLYBABES)

The number of polyamorous people in Canada is growing steadily, and many polyamorous people are of childbearing age and report living with children.

The Most Surprising Monogamy Vs Polyamory Statistics And Trends in 2023

Participants in non-monogamous relationships reported higher levels of trust and lower levels of jealousy compared to their monogamous counterparts.

Kathy Labriola is a counselor, nurse, and hypnotherapist in private practice in Berkeley, California. She has written two previous books on relationships and has years of professional experience working with polyamorous singles, couples, and groupings on relationship dynamics. Dossie Easton is the co-author of the bestselling The Ethical Slut. She is also a psychotherapist, relationship counselor, and educator. Since 1969, she has lived and worked in sexual minority cultures and is an authority on polyamory.

Life as a Polyamorous Elders

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Tessa holds an MA in Consciousness Studies and is a speaker, coach, program and journey facilitator & leader, author and, of course, Podcaster.

Her offerings are based in her mission to help people open to their most self-expressed, loving selves. Tessa’s specialties include embodiment from all the senses and elements of our inner and outer lives, ranging from mindfulness, dance, play, and sensory exploration in nature. If she had one superpower, it would be to help people, especially as they age, to live more open hearted lives.