The PolyPhoria Blog

Welcome to my blog about my polyamorous journey over three and a half decades! PolyPhoria means "many states" and, as someone who's experienced MANY different dynamics, orientations and structures in my relationships, that really resonated. Here I share what I've learned, and am learning, about how to have healthier relationships with others and with myself!

This Polyamory Sh*t is Hard!

by Leanne Million | Mar 3, 2022 | Relationships

This comment was made in a support group in which I offer advice. It's not the first time someone has said it and it won't be the last! I've said it MANY times myself. This polyamory sh*t IS hard! Consensual non-monogamy REALLY isn't for the faint of heart. It asks us...

Oops, I Think I Wet the Bed!

by Leanne Million | Feb 12, 2022 | Mind/Body Connection, Relationships, Self-help Tools

by Leanne Million as written for NoMoreWetSpot Blankets Click on OUR AFFILIATE link and check out their AMAZING absorbent blanket HERE -> https://www.nomorewetspot.info/NMWSaffiliate/NMWS_Affiliate.php?id=172!) “Oops , I think I wet the bed,” I said and made a mental...

Why I’m Polyamorous & Married

by Leanne Million | Dec 21, 2021 | Relationships

When I married my husband, Greg, we were monogamous, but we hadn't always been. I found him on OKCupid following the end of a seven year relationship with my third husband. Greg was in a polyamorous marriage, that ended shortly after we started dating. I had been...

Managing Chronic Medical Conditions in a Relationship

by Leanne Million | Aug 29, 2021 | Mental Health, Mind/Body Connection, Relationships, Self-help Tools

NOTE: Personally, I prefer the term "chronic medical condition" to "illness" as it helps me feel less "ill". For the purpose of this piece, I'll use both as for many people they feel more in alignment with "illness". For the purpose of awareness, please note, these...

Don’t Move In When You’re in NRE

by Leanne Million | Aug 1, 2021 | Mind/Body Connection, Relationships

When we are in the throes of NEW RELATIONSHIP ENERGY, we are actually, and quite literally, high; as if we're on drugs. Our brain chemistry is affected, with more "happiness-inducing" chemicals being released regularly. And it can last 6 months to TWO YEARS. That is a...

Boundaries in Consensual Non-Monogamy

by Leanne Million | Jul 28, 2021 | Relationships, Self-help Tools

I do a lot of support work online for the Polyamorous and Consensually Non-monogamous communities. This body of this was written in response to a post (see graphic below) that received a lot of enthusiastic support, and while the concept may be true to an extent, it...