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121. Martha Beck & Rowan Mangan: Polyamory & Throuple Life
About this episode
1. What is Polyamory – and how Martha, Rowan, and Karen make their relationship work.
2. How Martha felt – after years of marriage to Karen – when Karen told her she was in love with Rowan, too.
3. The hilarious moment Martha, Karen, and Rowan told their friends they were now a throuple.
4. A huge lesson for couples based on the revolutionary ways they deal with conflict, jealousy, and daily rituals to stay close.
About Martha:
Dr. Martha Beck is a New York Times bestselling author, life coach, and speaker. She holds three Harvard degrees in social science, and Oprah Winfrey has called her “one of the smartest women I know.” Her newest book, The Way of Integrity: Finding the Path to Your True Self, was an instant New York Times Best Seller.
TW: @TheMarthaBeck
IG: @themarthabeck
About Rowan:
Rowan Mangan is a writer, podcaster and mom to a vivacious toddler. Salty, klutzy and Aussie, Ro co-hosts the Bewildered podcast with her wife, Martha Beck. She also runs the Wild Inventures newsletter and community on Substack. Ro is currently pursuing publication for her first novel, a magical realist thriller set on the west coast of Ireland.
TW: @rowanmangan
IG: @rowan_mangan
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