Open Deeply: A Guide to Building Conscious, CompassionateOpenRelationships

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A full one-fifth of the United States has engaged in consensual non-monogamy (CNM) at some point in their lives, and 29 percent of adults under thirty today consider open relationships to be morally acceptableyet there are few resources to turn to when it comes to navigating this more non-traditional and explorative territory.

Picking up where CNM self-help books like Polysecure, The Ethical Slut, and More Than Two leave off, Open Deeply tackles the most difficult challenges posed by CNM. Therapist Kate Loreewho has practiced non-monogamy since 2003, and who specializes in treating clients who also practice non-monogamypulls no punches as she uses vignettes based on her own life, as well as her clients experiences, to illustrate the highs, lows, and in-betweens of life as a consensual non-monogamist. Interwoven with these stories are thorough explanations of how attachment theory impacts non-monogamy, how blending cutting-edge, neurobiology-informed grounding skills with effective communication skills will make even the most challenging conversations regarding non-monogamy manageable, and more. The result is a compassionate, attachment-focused template for non-monogamy that will allow readers to avoid pitfalls and find adventure while concurrently building healthy relationships.

Non-monogamy is a wild and woolly rideand Open Deeply is here to help make it a great one.

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An excellent, well-structured, and thorough guide for readers seeking nonmonogamous relationships.
Kirkus Reviews

Kate has written the perfect primer for anticipating and coping with the inevitable roadblocks that most of us experience along the road to the relationships we want. Clear, direct, and well informed, this is an excellent book for explorers and would-be explorers of the pathways that lie off the edges of our cultures tidy Ozzie-and-Harriet map.
Janet W. Hardy, coauthor of The Ethical Slut: A Practical Guide to Polyamory, Open Relationships, and Other Freedoms in Sex and Love

A deeply compassionate bookthat offers grounded, somatic, practical skills for navigatingnon-monogamy. Kate Lorees depth of knowledge and experience creates an accessible, thoughtful, jam-packed guide to attachment styles, communication practices, coping with triggers, and healing old wounds. I feel like I got two years worth of therapy with a seriouslygifted therapist by reading this book!
Tristan Taormino, author of Opening Up: A Guide to Creating and Sustaining Open Relationships

This is the book every consensually non-monogamous person has been waiting for! Going well beyond the basics,Open Deeplyis a practical guide for navigating the messy, tender, imperfect parts of open relationships.
Sunny Megatron,Certified Sex Educator and host of the Showtime Original SeriesSex with Sunny Megatron

HOLY SH*T! I wish this was around twenty years ago! In a world where the prevalence of alternative relationships is emerging at lightning speed, Open Deeplyis a long-awaited foundational tool for a lifetime of loving ourselves and others.
Jessica Drake, sex educator, creator/director/producer of The Guide to Wicked Sex educational series, and brand strategist for Wicked Sensual Care

Open Deeplyis BRILLIANT! As much as it is for anyone who wants to explore consensual non-monogamy, this book is also for any relationship that could use a tune-up or tune-in. Plus, Open Deeplyshould be on every mental health professionals must-read list. Full of insights and examples that will help you feel empowered to navigate any form of relationship model with compassion and understanding, Open Deeplyis the non-monogamy book we all need to read right now.
Jamye Waxman, LMFT, author and sex educator

Author Bio

Kate Loree, LMFT, is a sex-positive licensed marriage and family therapist with a specialty innon-monogamous, kink, LGBTQ, and sex worker communities. In addition to her masters in marriage and family therapy, she also has an MBA and is a registered art therapist (ATR). She is an EDSE certified sex educator and an EMDR certified therapist with additional training in the Trauma Resiliency Model (TRM) for the treatment of trauma. She has been practicing psychotherapy since 2003. She cohosts her own sex-positive podcast, Open Deeply, with Sunny Megatron, has been featured in Buzzfeed videos, and has been a guest on Playboy Radio and many podcasts, including American Sex, Sluts and Scholars, and Sex Nerd Sandra. She has written for Good Vibrations and Hollywood Magazine and is a frequent public speaker. Her private practice resides in Encino, CA. For more information, please visit her on the web at KateLoree.com. She lives inLos Angeles, CA.