The ENM DNM

In this episode, Adam and Leonie are joined by Ari to attempt something brave, foolish and probably impossible: making sense of some of the terms people use in ENM and non-monogamy.

From ENM, CNM and NM to relationship anarchy, monogamish, hierarchy and whatever relationship libertarianism is meant to be, they unpack the words, the assumptions behind them, and why definitions are rarely as simple as they sound.

The conversat...

In this episode, Adam and Leonie open up the Dear ENM DNM inbox after someone writes in about a very familiar ENM problem: the calendar. They talk through a situation involving nesting, shifting plans, rotating rosters, and what happens when “our time” keeps being moved in the name of flexibility.

The conversation gets into quality time, resentment, autonomy, agreements, and the difference between being flexible and ...

In this episode, Adam and Leonie move from canine chaos and accidental innuendo into a bigger conversation about dating, ghosting and what happens when connection does not quite land the way we hoped.

After Leonie shares the emotional comedown of two promising connections going quiet, the conversation opens up around ghosting, mixed signals, therapy-speak, emotional responsibility and the difference between someone meaning somet...

In this episode, Adam and Leonie turn the mic on themselves and unpack what it’s actually like to date them.

From communication styles and emotional needs to attraction, boundaries and the little quirks that show up in relationships, they reflect on how they each move through dating in ENM. Along the way, they talk about what they value, what can be hard, and what partners might notice when getting close to them.

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In this episode, Leonie turns the mic on Adam.

They talk about how he first found his way into ethical non-monogamy, what opening up a relationship actually looked like in practice, and how those early experiences shaped the way he understands connection, communication and intimacy now.

The conversation also goes deeper into masculinity, body image, self-worth and the long shadow of feeling like your body is being seen before...

In this episode, we try something a little different.

Adam brings in a social media clip of Ne-Yo talking about polyamory, and Leonie reacts to it in real time, with no prep, no pre-planning, and no idea where the conversation is about to go.

What starts as a playful raw reaction quickly turns into something much bigger: a conversation about ownership, exclusivity, control, gender, power, and the uneasy line between what gets...

In this episode, Ari returns to the podcast for a much deeper check-in.

What starts as a catch-up quickly opens into a conversation about what has changed since the first episodes, what dating has looked like since then, and what it actually means to keep growing inside ethical non-monogamy rather than just talking about it.

We explore the gap between theory and practice, the difference between knowing the language of ENM and...

In this episode, we take on one of the most loaded and misunderstood topics in ethical non-monogamy: hierarchy.

Rather than treating hierarchy as something simple or automatically bad, we sit with the messier reality of what it actually means in practice, who benefits from it, and why people so often struggle to name it honestly.

We explore the difference between equality and equity, the role of privilege and access in relati...

In this episode, we step into one of the more complicated spaces sitting alongside ethical non-monogamy.

We’re joined by Genevieve, founder of Skirt Club, to talk about what the community is, who it is for, and why so many women find themselves drawn to it while still not always seeing it as non-monogamy.

From there, the conversation opens out into something much bigger: bisexuality, curiosity, marriage, secrecy, permis...

In this episode, we do something a little different.

We listen to Lily Allen’s West End Girl track by track and react to it in real time, using our own experiences in ethical non-monogamy as the lens for the conversation.

As the album unfolds, so does a bigger discussion about heartbreak, agreements, jealousy, attachment, communication, and the messy space between what people say they want and what actually happens in p...

In Part 2 of Leonie’s story, the conversation moves from background into becoming.

We explore what happened after the rules started to loosen: the slow unfurling of sexuality, the complexity of identity, and the often messy gap between what non-monogamy is supposed to look like and what it actually feels like to live it.

Leonie speaks openly about moving from a conservative faith background into a much broader world of ...

From Conservative Faith to Non-Monogamy: Leonie’s Story Part 1

In Part 1 of Leonie’s story, we go right back to the beginning. Leonie reflects on her childhood, her deep sense of spirituality, and the role conservative faith played in shaping how she saw herself, community, belonging and the world around her.

Together, we unpack the difference between genuine spiritual connection and organised religion, the comfor...