Curious Fox Podcast

Why do people cheat? Are the people who cheat always the villan of the story? Can you break your relationship patterns? Effy and Jacqueline continue their exploration into infidelity through their own stories. In the final episode of the infidelity trilogy Effy tells her story of cheating. She explains why she cheated, what impact it had on her relationships and what she's done to break her patterns. Support the showConnect with us on IG and more:Curious Fox @wearecuriousfoxesEffy Blue @coacheffyblueJacqueline Misla @jacquelinemisla Email us or send a voice memo: listening@wearecuriousfoxes.comJoin the conversation: fb.com/WeAreCuriousFoxes

Can jealousy be a revered teacher? Can you feel joy about your partner connecting with someone else? What does it take to cultivate sympathetic joy?  Effy and Jacqueline revisit a classic episode about jealousy and compersion from the days where we recorded live panel discussion from the Curious Fox Socials. They are joined by Clara, Eric and Ltee who share their stories, thoughts and wisdom from years of practicing non-monogamy.Support the showConnect with us on IG and more:Curious Fox @wearecuriousfoxesEffy Blue @coacheffyblueJacqueline Misla @jacquelinemisla Email us or send a voice memo: listening@wearecuriousfoxes.comJoin the conversation: fb.com/WeAreCuriousFoxes

What does your relationship look like after a betrayal? What happens when you explore the depths of your experience of infidelity? What does it take to the authentically bare your soul?  In part 2 of our, now 3-part episode on infidelity, Effy and Jacqueline take a deeper dive into Jacqueline's story of surviving what feels like an earthquake when she discovered her wife was having an affair despite being in an open relationship.Support the showConnect with us on IG and more:Curious Fox @wearecuriousfoxesEffy Blue @coacheffyblueJacqueline Misla @jacquelinemisla Email us or send a voice memo: listening@wearecuriousfoxes.comJoin the conversation: fb.com/WeAreCuriousFoxes

Support the showConnect with us on IG and more:Curious Fox @wearecuriousfoxesEffy Blue @coacheffyblueJacqueline Misla @jacquelinemisla Email us or send a voice memo: listening@wearecuriousfoxes.comJoin the conversation: fb.com/WeAreCuriousFoxes

Is an affair the end of the road? Can a monogamous relationship transition into an open structure after a transgression is uncovered? What kind of a relationship can you expect if "the other" person is now your metamour? In this two-part episode, Effy and Jackie tell two stories of infidelity. One from the point of view of the cheater and the other cheated on. Both as painful as insightful, these stories attempt to unpack the multifaceted dynamics of affairs and explore what's available in the aftermath.Support the showConnect with us on IG and more:Curious Fox @wearecuriousfoxesEffy Blue @coacheffyblueJacqueline Misla @jacquelinemisla Email us or send a voice memo: listening@wearecuriousfoxes.comJoin the conversation: fb.com/WeAreCuriousFoxes

What about the children??? Can children thrive in a polyamorous family? What are the downsides to raising children with an open construct? In this episode, Effy and Jacqueline speak to Dr. Eli Sheff, doctor of Sociology, the author of “The Polyamorists Next Door” and “When Someone You Love is Polyamorous”, and more. They discuss Dr. Sheff's book “Children in Polyamorous Families: Research Findings in Brief", which highlights her findings from her decade’s long research on polyamorous families. To find out more about Dr. Eli Sheff on her website and on Facebook and Twitter. Support the showConnect with us on IG and more:Curious Fox @wearecuriousfoxesEffy Blue @coacheffyblueJacqueline Misla @jacquelinemisla Email us or send a voice memo: listening@wearecuriousfoxes.comJoin the conversation: fb.com/WeAreCuriousFoxes

Valentines' Day sweeps the nation this weekend. Are you smothering your loved one in love hearts and chocolates or are you denouncing it all together?   In this episode, Effy and Jacqueline dig into the history of Valentines' Day, discuss alternative ways to celebrate and get on their Soap Box about Instagram. Support the showConnect with us on IG and more:Curious Fox @wearecuriousfoxesEffy Blue @coacheffyblueJacqueline Misla @jacquelinemisla Email us or send a voice memo: listening@wearecuriousfoxes.comJoin the conversation: fb.com/WeAreCuriousFoxes

How do know where your boundaries are -- especially faced with new experiences?  Can our body give us clearer direction than our mind when it comes to knowing what feels good and what doesn't? Often considered to be an intellectual exercise, boundary setting is a key skill for life -- yet one most of us struggle with. In this episode, Effy and Jacqueline are joined by Seza Aslanbas, a yoga and meditation teacher and a conscious living coach to discuss a somatic approach to figuring out what our boundaries are. Seza has developed a guided meditation to hone in on the body-mind connection that you can practice to remain attuned to your boundaries. You can find a special recording of this meditation on our Patreon. To find out more about Seza Aslabas, you can go to her website sezaaslanbas.com  and follow on Instagram @seza.aslanbas. Support the showConnect with us on IG and more:Curious Fox @wearecuriousfoxesEffy Blue @coacheffyblueJacqueline Misla @jacquelinemisla Email us or send a voice memo: listening@

HAPPY SELF-LOVE MONTH! Riddled with shame, secrecy, and stigma, can masturbation be reclaimed as a self-care and self-love experience? Too often a utilitarian act for relaxation or release, masturbation wields the power to connect us with ourselves physically, emotionally, and spiritually.In celebration of Self-love Month, we are reposting this interview with Stella Harris where Effy, Jackie and Stella talk about all of the ways in which we can indulge ourselves through self-touch and exploration – from laying in the sun, to massaging oil on our body, to sexual touch. We also included some updates on Jackie's sex next and Effy's controversial thoughts on self-love as a concept. To learn more about Stella Harris visit www.stellaharris.net or follow @stellaerotica on Twitter or @stellaharriserotica on Instagram. She is offering coaching and classes online, use promo code STAYHOME for 20% coaching!Support the showConnect with us on IG and more:Curious Fox @wearecuriousfoxesEffy Blue @coacheffyblueJacqu

What are YOU curious about? In this episode, Effy and Jacqueline answer listener questions.How should you prepare yourself and your children when families begin to blend? Is polyamory different for demi and asexuals? How do you manage the jealousy and hurt when opening up? Should you wait to find your career or get financially stable before starting a relationship? What if you want poly and they won't open? Effy and Jacqueline dive into these questions while sharing some personal stories and reflections of their own. Support the showConnect with us on IG and more:Curious Fox @wearecuriousfoxesEffy Blue @coacheffyblueJacqueline Misla @jacquelinemisla Email us or send a voice memo: listening@wearecuriousfoxes.comJoin the conversation: fb.com/WeAreCuriousFoxes

You know your love language, do you know your bonding style? In this episode, Effy and Jacqueline speak to Dr. Eli Sheff, doctor of Sociology, the author of “The Polyamorists Next Door” and “When Someone You Love is Polyamorous”, and more. They discuss Dr. Sheff's most recent collaboration, The Bonding Project. This quiz "helps people identify their bonding preferences and connect with partners with compatible bonding styles." Effy, Jacqueline, and Dr. Sheff take a deep-dive into the way humans connect to one another challenging the notion of human pair bonding.To find out more about Dr. Eli Sheff on her website and more about the quiz at bondingproject.comSupport the showConnect with us on IG and more:Curious Fox @wearecuriousfoxesEffy Blue @coacheffyblueJacqueline Misla @jacquelinemisla Email us or send a voice memo: listening@wearecuriousfoxes.comJoin the conversation: fb.com/WeAreCuriousFoxes

How can we approach newness in love, sex, and relationships in the new year? How can we reflect on the year gone and embrace change? In this episode, Effy and Jacqueline look back to the year gone and reflect on what they'd like to avoid, preserve, and create going forward. They also discuss how they will personally challenge the status quo in the way they love, approach sex, and relate to others in 2021.Support the showConnect with us on IG and more:Curious Fox @wearecuriousfoxesEffy Blue @coacheffyblueJacqueline Misla @jacquelinemisla Email us or send a voice memo: listening@wearecuriousfoxes.comJoin the conversation: fb.com/WeAreCuriousFoxes

As the new year rolls in, can we renew and expand our ideas of love, parenthood, and family? Can we rethink how we approach pregnant people and the assumptions we carry around about motherhood? On this New Year episode, Effy and Jacqueline continue to talk to Ryan DiMartino who kindly shares the story of their family. In this second part of a two-part story for the family like no other, we hear the final twist of this riveting and inspiring story.Support the showConnect with us on IG and more:Curious Fox @wearecuriousfoxesEffy Blue @coacheffyblueJacqueline Misla @jacquelinemisla Email us or send a voice memo: listening@wearecuriousfoxes.comJoin the conversation: fb.com/WeAreCuriousFoxes

On a day where we often think about family the most, can we think about family differently? Can we untangle pregnancy from motherhood; motherhood from womanhood and blood from family? On this Holiday episode, Effy and Jacqueline are joined by Ryan DiMartino who kindly shares the story of their family. In this two-part story for the family like no other, we hope to warm your heart and challenge your ideas of love, parenthood, family, and more all at the same time.Support the showConnect with us on IG and more:Curious Fox @wearecuriousfoxesEffy Blue @coacheffyblueJacqueline Misla @jacquelinemisla Email us or send a voice memo: listening@wearecuriousfoxes.comJoin the conversation: fb.com/WeAreCuriousFoxes

What happens when you break up with one partner to focus on the other and remain in each others' social circles? How do you know you are ready to date? Can you ignore hypocrisy in a partner? In this episode, Effy and Jacqueline answer questions submitted by our Foxy listeners.Support the showConnect with us on IG and more:Curious Fox @wearecuriousfoxesEffy Blue @coacheffyblueJacqueline Misla @jacquelinemisla Email us or send a voice memo: listening@wearecuriousfoxes.comJoin the conversation: fb.com/WeAreCuriousFoxes

If new relationship energy (NRE) can be intoxicating, how do we avoid falling in love with the potential of a person or the possibilty of a relationship? How do we separate the noble intention to grow together from the incidious wish that our partner will change? In this episode, Effy and Jackie celebrate the 50th episode, discuss why love distorts our view of the other person, and seemingly diminishes otherwise important factors into just-this-one-thing. Support the showConnect with us on IG and more:Curious Fox @wearecuriousfoxesEffy Blue @coacheffyblueJacqueline Misla @jacquelinemisla Email us or send a voice memo: listening@wearecuriousfoxes.comJoin the conversation: fb.com/WeAreCuriousFoxes

Could there be a miracle hobby that can help us stay connected to others, be creative, be physically active, and put us in a better mood? Effy and Jacqueline consider turning sex into a hobby, and explore ways to build sexual experience, become more sexually creative, and practice new sexual skills alone or with a partner(s). Looking for something to do in the comfort of your air conditioning? Sex may be the hobby you've been looking for.Support the showConnect with us on IG and more:Curious Fox @wearecuriousfoxesEffy Blue @coacheffyblueJacqueline Misla @jacquelinemisla Email us or send a voice memo: listening@wearecuriousfoxes.comJoin the conversation: fb.com/WeAreCuriousFoxes

When society and cultures pack so much meaning to certain times of the year, what does it look like for those who have multiple relationships? When a simple premise of "spending the holidays with loved ones" seems not so simple, how do avoid putting your relationship(s) on trial?In this episode, Effy and Jackie talk about ways to navigate holidays when you are managing multiple relationships in your life. They share tips on how to schedule, have conversations, and make sure everyone feels loved and cared for. And how to make amends if it all ends up in a cluster f**k.Support the showConnect with us on IG and more:Curious Fox @wearecuriousfoxesEffy Blue @coacheffyblueJacqueline Misla @jacquelinemisla Email us or send a voice memo: listening@wearecuriousfoxes.comJoin the conversation: fb.com/WeAreCuriousFoxes

Amidst culture wars, identity politics, and the evolution of relationships as we know it, what does it take to bring up children who understand differences while remaining true to themselves?  In this very special episode, Effy and Jacqueline chat with Jackie's 9-year-old daughter about what it's like to be a part of an open family as well as discuss sex-positive parenting, tips for anyone who's around children, and the joys of slime. For the best slime around go to www.slimessquareslime.comUse promo code CURIOUSFOX for 20% off AND Curious Fox special slime in your mystery box. Follow Slimes Square Slime on TikTok: @officialslimesquareslimeIG: @slimessquareslimeSupport the showConnect with us on IG and more:Curious Fox @wearecuriousfoxesEffy Blue @coacheffyblueJacqueline Misla @jacquelinemisla Email us or send a voice memo: listening@wearecuriousfoxes.comJoin the conversation: fb.com/WeAreCuriousFoxes

Can friends with benefits arrangement really work? What does it take to maintain a friendship with people you have sex with?  In this episode, Effy and Jacqueline explore if friends with benefits are a good option given the struggles around meeting new people during COVID and discuss best practices when approaching such topics with existing friends. Support the showConnect with us on IG and more:Curious Fox @wearecuriousfoxesEffy Blue @coacheffyblueJacqueline Misla @jacquelinemisla Email us or send a voice memo: listening@wearecuriousfoxes.comJoin the conversation: fb.com/WeAreCuriousFoxes