Ep. 69 A Conversation About Long-Term Polyamorous Relationships and Conscious Uncoupling with Carrie Jeroslow

Carrie Jeroslow is an international best-selling author, relationship diversity advocate, intuitive and conscious relationship coach, speaker, host of the Relationship Diversity Podcast, and author of Why Do They Always Break Up With Me? Her podcast explores and celebrates relationship structure diversity, including soloamory, monogamy, and polyamory. She has featured on PBS, NBC, TheListTV, The CW, and Go All In TV, and her work has featured in Forbes, Winston Salem Journal, Thrive Global, Newsweek, and Prevention. Hey everyone! Welcome to today’s episode of the Wright Conversations Podcast! For today’s episode, I’m joined by Carrie Jeroslow to talk about navigating conscious uncoupling, how to cultivate compassion, and learning from long-term polyamorous relationships. We also talk about Carrie’s coming out experience to her family and kids, why she chose to introduce the relationships to her kids, and making anything work through healing. Let’s delve in!   In this Episode You’ll Learn: [07:10] A bit about Carrie. [09:40] Carrie’s conscious uncoupling. [15:00] Should we break up? [16:54] How to approach the conversation. [22:42] Navigating the process of conscious uncoupling. [24:33] How to cultivate compassion. [27:33] Why is self-compassion so difficult? [29:48] Carrie’s experience with long-term polyamorous relationships. [35:42] Challenges of long-term polyamorous relationships. [36:56] The coming out experience. [43:10] Why involve the kids? [45:42] Why tell kids about the nature of the relationship? [50:08] Carrie’s words of wisdom.   Quotes: “Conscious uncoupling is not exclusive to nonmonogamy.” [08:30] “Be compassionate with yourself and with your other person.” [24:26] “Compassion is allowing yourself to be where you’re at.” [25:43] “You can’t have gratitude until you have self-acceptance.” [29:06] “There’s a significance in that relationship that I want my kids to be a part of.” [46:25]   Connect with Carrie Jeroslow Website:            www.carriejeroslow.com. Instagram:          @carrie_jeroslow_author_coach. TikTok:              @carriejeroslow. Twitter:              @CarrieJeroslow. LinkedIn:            Carrie Jeroslow. YouTube:           Carrie Jeroslow. Podcast:            Relationship Diversity Podcast.   Connect with Rachel Wright Website:            https://rachelwrightnyc.com Instagram:          @thewright_rachel Twitter:              @thewrightrachel   Resources Why Do They Always Break Up With Me? By Carrie Jeroslow.   Get a 1-day FREE Trial and 40% OFF A Yearly Subscription at Beducated! Use Promo Code: WRIGHTCONVERSATION.   Get 20% OFF Your First Order at The Honey Pot! Use Promo Code: Rachel20   WIN A FREE INTIMACY AFTER DARK DECK!   Get 30% OFF the NEW After Dark Deck! Use Promo Code: Rachel   Get your Zumio Discount!   Call to Action Please, if you love this episode, share it with your friends and others. To help this podcast grow, please leave a review, and don’t forget to subscribe.