The compassion that Sander encourages as they teach about human rights, boundaries, relationship agreements, personal responsibility, mutual respect, and ethics, shines through on every page. Cultivating Connection is a must have conflict resolution and relationship skills book. - Dr. Elisabeth Sheff, author of The Polyamorists Next Door, and Children in Polyamorous Families.
A must-read, and one of the most comprehensive resources for non-monogamy! This book gives readers the tools they need to communicate collaboratively and effectively, navigate and resolve conflicts, and nurture relationships built on respect, responsibility, and autonomy.- Dr. Liz Powell, PsyD, author of: Building Open Relationships: Your hands-on guide to swinging, polyamory, and beyond!
Cultivating Connection teaches practical skills on how to balance loving relationships with healthy individual boundaries. It's a must read for every person doing consensual non-monogamy. This book is a very readable, accessible guide for people with attachment injuries and other mental health struggles to get through their obstacles and create healthy, happy relationships. It's written specifically for the ethical non-monogamy communities, and is also affirming for LGBTQ+, kink, and BDSM readers. Love it! - Kitty Chambliss, MCC, CPC, relationship coach, and author of Jealousy Survival Guide: How to Feel Safe, Happy and Secure in an Open Relationship.
Readers practicing ethical non-monogamy with authority transfer elements will find Cultivating Connection a great place to start building their fulfilling dynamic. This book doesn't judge or discriminate. Personal and relationship growth for all! - Master Devyn Stone, author of Why I Don't Own Them Yet... A practical guide to building an authority transfer dynamic.
Sander writes clearly and compassionately, understanding how our pasts, our neurophysiology, our wants and needs, how we communicate, and the systems in which we live, all combine to influence the places we feel stuck in relationships of all kinds. Sander gives real world examples of how this complexity impacts people, and then follows with practical exercises to work through. We all exist in relationship to other humans, and we have all felt stuck. I recommend this book to anyone! - Dr. Rachel Anne Kieran, Owner, StorieBrook Therapy & Consulting; Contributor, Critical and Experiential: Dimensions in Gender and Sexual Diversity; TEDx Presenter, How Fairy Tales Failed Me.
