Welcome to episode 285 of the Sexology Podcast! Today I am delighted to welcome Kate Loree, LMFT to the podcast. In this episode, we discuss how Kate became involved in the non-monogamous community, looking at why more people are opting for non-monogamy, and how you can manage jealousy in non-monogamous relationships.    Kate Loree, LMFT, is a sex-positive licensed marriage and family therapist with a specialty in non-monogamous, kink, LGBTQ, and sex worker communities and the author of Open Deeply: A Guide to Building Conscious, Compassionate Open Relationships.     In addition to her master’s 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 Out Loud. She has written for Good Vibrations and Hollywood Magazine and is a frequent public speaker.       In this episode, you will hear:     How Kate became involved in the non-monogamous community  Understanding that non-monogamy is more popular than people realize  Looking at the different categories of people identify as non-monogamous How people can be sexually non-monogamous and emotionally monogamous The way in which the non-monogamous community has become diverse Looking at why more people are opting for non-monogamy Understanding the maturity needed to make non-monogamy work How you can manage jealously in non-monogamous relationships  Learning to communicate effectively with your partners around jealousy    Thank you to our Sponsor: Cozy Earth! Use code ‘Sexology’ for 40% off.  https://cozyearth.com/discount/SEXOLOGY   Find Kate Loree Online  https://kateloree.com     Sex Quiz for Women  https://oasis2care.com/sexquiz     Instagram  https://www.instagram.com/sexologypodcast     Podcast Produced by Pete Bailey - http://petebailey.net/audio  Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy