Hello, Loving Without Boundaries (LWB) community!
I am happy and inspired to share my latest podcast interview with Maria Palumbo, a sex, love, trauma coach, and psychotherapist. I came upon Maria’s work via a Facebook post that she shared entitled: “The Most Attentive Man in the Room is the One Who Is Lying To You”. This post stopped me “dead in my tracks” one morning as I was drinking my morning java. I think my jaw dropped as it resonated so deeply as I thought about past relationships that I had left when they began to feel toxic, and that little voice inside my head said, “it’s time to leave this, and find something more powerfully aligned”. I self-reflected: I gotta talk to this woman, and have her share her message of hope and validation for our lived experiences here on our Loving Without Boundaries podcast, a platform I’m so honored to have created to elevate such voices and stories from our wider ENM / polyamorous / LGBTQ+ community. Maria, I appreciate your resilience and persistence in creating this show alongside me, a fellow polyamorous oriented woman who deeply cares about the well-being of others, inspiring hope, connection, healthy relating, and up-leveling boundaries, standards, and emotional intelligence. You go, girl!
Here is her Bio:
Coach and psychotherapist with 15 years of experience, she guides couples and individuals worldwide through love, sex, trauma, and connection—helping them build bold, lasting, and powerful relationships with heart and heat.
Some topics we discuss in this highly interesting, informative, and thought-provoking interview:
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Discovering her polyamorous orientation after confronting relationship challenges.
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Facing issues like grief, affairs, and establishing boundaries without self-blame.
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Educating and validating experiences of toxic relationships, promoting accountability and self-worth.
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Her focus on helping clients overcome past trauma to build fulfilling relationships.
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Having a polyamorous orientation despite religious upbringing and fear of family rejection.
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How having an affair in marriage ultimately strengthened her relationship.
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Not confusing sex-focused connections with deep bonds.
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Tune in to listen to this fantastic podcast episode!
Thank you, Maria, for being so wonderfully generous with your time, and for sharing your work and life with us via the podcast interview! It was enlightening, interesting, and so fun! You can learn more about Maria Palumbo on her Facebook, Instagram, and Threads.
To hear the podcast, go to the Podcast link here and subscribe to the Loving Without Boundaries podcast, then check out Episode 289 with Maria Palumbo. Also, please help spread awareness of alternative lifestyles and create more tolerance for consensual non-monogamy in the world at large by Rating and Reviewing the LWB podcast in iTunes. It only takes a few minutes.
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!
ANNOUNCEMENT — GUEST PODCAST APPEARANCES
I recently have had the honor of being featured on these awesome podcasts:
Open Window Institute Podcast with Jesse Dean, released February 10, 2025, where we discuss struggling with debilitating stress and anxiety on my journey to emotional freedom fulfilling my mission.
The Sensitivity Doctor Podcast by Dr. Amelia Kelley, Episode 109 where we discuss healing codependency.
Indie Author Weekly Podcast, Episode 112 in which I talk about writing my book, “Jealousy Survival Guide.”
Normalizing Non-Monogamy Podcast, Episode 179 as I share my story with them.
Poly Weekly Podcast, Episode 540 in which I talk about my insights on jealousy and my book, “Jealousy Survival Guide.”
Multiamory Podcast by Dedeker Winston, Episode 140 where I talk about the lessons I’ve learned as a polyamorous person who struggles with jealousy.
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LWB Local Washington DC Metro Area Meetup
– If you’re local or happen to be visiting the DC metro area, come join us for a fun and engaging social gathering at 6:45 pm ET on Wednesday, May 13, 2026, at Bus Boys & Poets Arlington (4251 Campbell Avenue, Arlington, VA 22206). NOTE LOCATION CHANGE! (and with that: Location subject to change.)
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>> Looking for more events around the globe? Check out Alan’s Polyamory List of Events to stay informed and connected.
See you on the flip side, lovely community! Keep being brave, compassionately vulnerable, and uniquely and authentically you!
Wishing you peace, love and happiness
(and thrilling, fun sex too!)
Kitty Chambliss, Master Certified Coach (MCC), CPC, TIC
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