EPISODE 278: Interview with Jessica Fern & David Cooley

About this episode

Kitty Chambliss interviews Jessica Fern and David Cooley about their expertise in trauma, nonmonogamy, and conflict resolution.

EPISODE 278 Interview with Jessica Fern & David Cooley. Jessica Fern holds a Master's degree in Conflict Resolution, is a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional, a trained Internal Family Systems (IFS) practitioner, and an integrative therapist drawing on 25 years of experience in somatic, narrative, psychotherapeutic, and spiritual healing modalities. She is the internationally recognized author of Polysecure: Attachment, Trauma, and Nonmonogamy, The Polysecure Workbook, and Polywise: A Deeper Dive Into Navigating Open Relationships. Through her international private practice, Jessica works with individuals, couples, and multi-partner relationships to break free from reactive patterns, cultural conditioning, insecure attachment, and past trauma—empowering them to embody new possibilities in life and love. David Cooley is a professional Restorative Justice facilitator, diversity and privilege awareness trainer, and bilingual cultural broker. He is the creator of the Restorative Relationship Conversations model, a process that transforms interpersonal conflict into deeper connection, intimacy and repair. In his private practice, David specializes in working with non-monogamous and…

People in this episode

Guests: Jessica Fern, David Cooley

Topics covered

• conflict resolution
• trauma
• nonmonogamy
• attachment theory
• LGBTQ partnerships

Keywords

• integrative therapy
• somatic practices
• narrative theory
• mindfulness

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Polysecure, The Polysecure Workbook, Polywise

Books & works: a Master's degree, Polysecure: Attachment, Trauma, and Nonmonogamy, The Polysecure Workbook, Polywise: A Deeper Dive Into Navigating Open Relationships, Loving Without Boundaries

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