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Attachment theory has entered the mainstream, but most discussions focus on how we can cultivate secure monogamous relationships. What if, like many people, you’re striving for secure, happy attachments with more than one partner?
Polyamorous psychotherapist Jessica Fern breaks new ground by extending attachment theory into the realm of consensual nonmonogamy. Using her nested model of attachment and trauma, she expands our understanding of how emotional experiences can influence our relationships. Then, she sets out six specific strategies to help you move toward secure attachments in your multiple relationships.
Polysecure is both a trailblazing theoretical treatise and a practical guide. It provides nonmonogamous people with a new set of tools to navigate the complexities of multiple loving relationships, and offers radical new concepts that are sure to influence the conversation about attachment theory.
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- Author reputation. Polysecure has achieved huge market success, proving Jessica Fern's knowledge and relatable tone.
- Unique perspective. There are many titles on attachment theory, but no others specifically addressing people in multiple relationships.
- Timely. Attachment theory has entered the mainstream and nonmonogamy is more recognized than ever.
- Practical. This book offers practical advice and exercises from an experienced psychotherapist.
Endorsements
"Required reading for people in open relationships and should be used as a textbook for every therapist who works with people in polyamorous relationships."—Kathy Labriola, counselor, nurse, and author of The Polyamory Breakup Book
"Polysecure is likely to become for people interested in polyamory, what Love Languages is for understanding romance. It gives people a way to understand how they may be recreating those old patterns by bringing their own childhood attachment styles into their adult relationships. And even more importantly, it offers concrete skills for how to use this knowledge to create healthier, more satisfying and secure relationship dynamics.”—Max Rivers, author of Loving Conflict: How Conflict Is Really Your Relationship Trying to Go Deeper
“An extremely helpful addition to the literature on consensual non-monogamy, and the first self-help book to focus on applying attachment theory to non-monogamous relationships.”—Dr. Meg-John Barker, author of Rewriting the Rules: An Anti Self-Help Guide to Love, Sex and Relationships
“What a gift this intelligent, inspired piece of literature is to the broader non-monogamous community, as well as those about to embark on this brave frontier of multiple loves! I whole-heartedly recommend this book to anyone interested in self-acceptance and self-mastery, as well as their own emotional well-being as they build loving, sustainable, healthy multiple relationships.”—Kitty Chambliss, author of Jealousy Survival Guide: How to Feel Safe, Happy and Secure in an Open Relationship
"Anyone even considering nonmonogamy would benefit from reading Polysecure. Jessica Fern does an excellent job of not only explaining attachment theory and applying it to nonmonogamy but also offering real steps readers can take and skills they can hone to help create the secure, satisfying relationships they want."—JoEllen Notte, author of The Monster Under the Bed: Sex, Depression, and the Conversations We Aren’t Having
“Jessica Fern presents abundant material that will inform poly-friendly therapists everywhere, and she offers six particular strategies that will help polyfolks and their beloveds to become more ‘polysecure’ in their relationships.”—Lindsay Hayes, Polyamory in the News
“Polysecure is a must-read for polyamorous folks and for therapists with clients who are practicing consensual non-monogamy. However, I believe that its insights and messages could open doors for people who have, or are hoping to find, a single partner. We all carry unconscious beliefs about what love is and what it can be—and we can all benefit from asking ourselves if those beliefs really are leading us to the love we need.”—Jeremy Adam Smith, Greater Good Magazine
Author Biography
Jessica Fern is a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional and an integrative practitioner, drawing on 25 years of experience and training in somatic, narrative, psychotherapeutic and spiritual therapies. She is the internationally recognized author of Polysecure: Attachment, Trauma and Nonmonogamy and The Polysecure Workbook, and co-author of Polywise: A Deeper Dive Into Navigating Open Relationships and Transforming the Shame Triangle: From Shame to Love Using Parts Work.
Through her private practice, Jessica works with individuals, couples and people in multi-partner relationships to help them break free from reactive patterns, cultural conditioning, insecure attachment and past trauma—empowering them to embody new possibilities in life and love.
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Thornapple Press
Publisher of bestselling and award-winning books including Polysecure, More Than Two and Love’s Not Color Blind.
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- Publisher Thornapple Press
- Publication Date October 2020
- Orginal LanguageEnglish
- ISBN/Identifier 9781944934989
- Publication Country or regionCanada
- FormatPaperback
- Primary Price 26.95 CAD
- Pages288
- ReadershipGeneral
- Publish StatusPublished
- Copyright Year2020
- Page size5.25” x 8” (5.25 x 8) inches
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