Podcast Interview: Sarah Neal – Pagan Priestess, As-Within Coaching, Polyamorous Parent

Cheers Sexy People!

I am delighted to share my latest podcast interview that I released with coach Sarah Neal, whom I met at last year’s Atlanta Poly Weekend in June of 2018. Last year was my first time presenting at APW, and it was a wonderful experience. Part of the magic of that weekend was all of the fantastic folks that I got to meet, including Sarah Neal. Sarah lives outside of Atlanta, Georgia in a smallish town with her blended family of her spouse, several children, various pets, and lots of love. Sarah, thanks for your patience in setting up the interview, and for all of the wonderful items you shared – especially about being a parent in a modern family and how you “came out” as polyam to your kids. Nice! And so helpful to our listeners. 

Here is Sarah Neal’s bio:

As a life, spiritual, and relationship coach, Sarah serves as a guide to her clients, assisting them with unpacking and navigating through the messiness of their lives and embracing what is authentic for them. Sarah received her coaching certifications through World Coach Institute. She has been walking on the Pagan path for almost 30 years and serves as a Priestess to her community. Sarah and her husband have been consensually non-monogamous for over 9 years.

Some topics we discuss in this educational, fun, and fascinating interview:

— Sarah shares about her blended modern family, including several dogs and children, and what a beautiful world she lives in!
— Sarah talks about her lightbulb moment with non-monogamy, and how much TRUST played a big role in that discovery.
— The children in Sarah’s family are very aware of the consensually non-monogamous nature of their family, and are completely on board today. Sarah shares how her youngest did have some challenges with wrapping her head around the concept at first and why that was the case.
— Sarah believes any relationship structure can be advantageous (polyamorous, monogamous or other) as long as that relationship is healthy in its nature.
— “Coming Out” to children as polyamorous or consensually non-monogamous is a topic that we dive deeper into on this show. Fascinating and informative! May it help guide you if this is something that you are struggling with.
— We discuss one of my favorite kink-friendly videos and songs by The Wet Spots called “Kinky Neighbors”. Check it out! So fun and silly (yet accurate for some of us)!
— Tune in to listen to this awesome podcast episode!

Thank you Sarah, for being so awesomely generous with your time, for the coaching work you do in the consensually non-monogamous community, and for sharing your wisdom and insights with us via the podcast interview! It was enlightening, deeply informative, and so fascinating! Follow her work and adventures at aswithin-coaching.com, on Twitter @aswithincoach, and on Facebook and Instagram @aswithincoaching.

If you would like to be interviewed either in written form or via audio on the podcast, please feel free to contact me and we will set something up. Thank you!

ANNOUNCEMENTS

1. SEXY SUMMER GIVEAWAY —> LWB PODCAST CONTEST for NEW or UPGRADED PATRONS

We have some exciting goings on here at Loving Without Boundaries (LWB). We offer exclusive content for you via the LWB podcast and my Patreon page for those who choose to become a patron. I have updated our awesome offerings to give you even more value. I invite you to check out how you can come join the party over at Patreon! Want to hear more from our amazing interviewees? You got it! Want to dig deeper into the community and your fellow poly folk? Right on, let’s do it! Want free coaching sessions? It’s all there! Read on to find out more…

OUR BIG AUDACIOUS GOAL: To get to $250 a month to help cover the cost of broadcasting fees and our amazing sound engineer. Once we reach this milestone, I will be doing the happy dance! I’ll even video it for our new patrons! Yes that’s right! I’ll video me jumping up and down celebrating YOU and helping us get to this important milestone for the podcast. Go to this post to learn find out how you can win prizes by becoming a patron and supporting the continuation of this work.

2. GUEST PODCAST APPEARANCES

I recently have had the honor of being featured on three other podcasts:

Curios Fox Podcast – Episode 4 on Metamours (Your Lover’s Lover) – which was recorded live in Brooklyn, NY
Seek, Discover, Create with Lexi Sylver
Core Confidence Life with Dennis Sumlin
With PolyAnna, Episode 7 – which was recorded live at Southwest Love Fest 2019

Check them out! We talk about all things jealousy, consensual non-monogamy, and living an alternative lifestyle while maintaining healthy relationships. On “With PolyAnna”, I vulnerably share a story about why pole dancing changed my life! Tune in to find out more!

EXCLUSIVE CONTENT OFFER – We continue to have some exciting goings on here at Loving Without Boundaries (LWB). We now have exclusive content for you via the LWB podcast and my Patreon page for those who choose to become a patron. Please visit the link to check out how you can come join the party over at Patreon! Want to hear more from our amazing interviewees? You got it! Want to dig deeper into the community and your fellow poly folk? Right on, let’s do it! Want monthly “Hangouts” with yours truly and other patrons? Cool! Let’s do it! It’s all there! Come join us, and enjoy exclusive content made just for you, our patrons of this work!

NOTE: Monthly group “hangout” and coaching calls for all of our podcast patrons at any level are under way. If you are supporting the podcast, I am supporting you on your journey. Come join us and meet like-minded folks on the same journey you are!

UPCOMING POLYAMOROUS-FRIENDLY EVENTS

1) Free LWB Facebook Group for Healthy, Sex Positive, Open Relationships — Ready to explore healthy, deeply connected (and virtually jealousy-free) open relationships? It’s all possible – especially when surrounded by a community of people already doing it. Many in newly open relationships experience roller coaster emotions of jealousy, insecurity, and feel alone on their journey. That’s why I created this free Facebook group where people are coming together to share actionable tips for succeeding in multiple loving relationships, explore deeper love, and find mutual understanding and support. There’s an abundance of rock star information posted in the group daily by our amazing members. We create a safe place to engage that’s fun and thrilling! Click here and request to join our free group!

2) Woodhull Sexual Freedom Summit (SFS), Alexandria, Virginia, August 15–18, 2019 — The Sexual Freedom Summit features human rights activists, sexuality educators and researchers, professionals from the legal and medical fields, authors, sexual freedom movement leaders and organizational partners all working toward the time when sexual freedom is fully recognized as a fundamental human right. This Summit is for EVERYONE interested in learning about the issues in the realm of sexual freedom, advancing their current knowledge and in gaining the tools to actually create the change we need to accomplish. I hope to see you there! ANNOUNCEMENT: I will be doing a live LWB podcast recording Thursday evening, August 15th around 7pm in Alexandria, VA with special guests Ruby Johnson, Gloria Jackson-Nefertiti. There may even be a surprise special guest! CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS ON SALE NOW! Limited seating!

3) Endless Poly Summer, West Virginia, August 16–21, 2019 — New to polyamory? A polyam pro, but open to new connections? Poly-saturated, but looking for community? It’s all here in WV at Endless Poly Summer (https://cfnc.us/endlesspoly/) every August. Family friendly with a focus on self-discovery, intimacy building, boundaries, with a healthy dose of nature, cuddle piles, and deep conversations. This is a chance to meet other poly people at a deeper level, learn the skills needed to improve your relationships, and become a part of a supportive network of people with common values.

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Wishing you peace, love and happiness
(and thrilling, fun sex too!)

Kitty

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