58. Curious About Non-monogamy and the Non-Stop Loopty Loop (ft. Shawna Damiani, LPC)

This week Karen learned about how “therapy culture” might be impacting both society at large and individual people’s ability to tolerate and navigate through distress. What do y’all think? Article mentioned: https://www.thefp.com/p/therapy-culture-blame-victim-mentality

This week we are sharing our conversation with Shawna Damaiani who is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Texas. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in History from Abilene Christian University and a Master of Science in Mental Health Counseling from Capella University. Perhaps like a lot of us, Shawna has two jobs right now: she has a full-time job with a nonprofit and works part-time for a private group practice. In her work with the private practice - Love Let Out - the clients she works with are primarily LGBTQ+ and non-monogamous relationships.

With Shawna we have the funniest, most raw, fantastic conversation about her wild journey into her specialty working with consensually non-monogomas folks from a somatic and polyvagal lens.

Resources mentioned:

• The Ethical Slut: A Practical Guide to Polyamory, Open Relationships & Other Adventures by Janet W. Hardy
• Polysecure: Attachment, Trauma and Consensual Nonmonogamy by Jessica Fern
• The Polyvagal Theory in Therapy: Engaging the Rhythm of Regulation by Deb Dana
• The Polyvagal Theory and Our Polyvagal World by Stephen W. Porges
• Eat Dark Chocolate, Y’all!! (and go to HEB)
• Love Let Out Therapy Practice: https://loveletout.com/

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