Ep 435 - Candace

Ep 435 - Candace

From Normalizing Non-Monogamy - Personal Stories of Polyamory, Swinging, and Beyond by Emma and Fin

March 11, 2026 · 1h 11m · Episode 435

About this episode

Candace shares her journey of exploring non-monogamy and reshaping her relationships over the past 15 years.

Candace is a queer, polyamorous mom in her mid-forties who’s been exploring non-monogamy consensually for about 15 years and has been together with her husband for about 11 years. While it’s been 15 years since Candace started exploring non-monogamy consensually she vulnerably shares with us that during her twenties she was a habitual cheater and that it took hitting rock bottom at around age 30 for her to entirely reshape how she was doing relationships to be more aligned with her heart and values. Of course, redesigning your entire approach to relationships is no small task! She explored swinging on her own for a few years before meeting her now-husband. Then, over the course of about 7 years they slowly expanded their relationship to where it is today… Candace is polyamorous, her husband is monogamish, they have what they call a “poly sphere” with about 50 people in it that spans the US, and they’re a bicoastal family living part of the year together on each coast and living part of the year separately on opposite coasts. We cover a ton in this powerful conversation with Candace and we’re excited to share it with all of you! Candace Klein is a lawyer, entrepreneur, and…

People in this episode

Guest: Candace Klein

Topics covered

  • polyamory
  • non-monogamy
  • relationships
  • queer parenting

Keywords

  • cheating
  • swinging
  • poly sphere
  • bicoastal family

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Lynx

Books & works: Typhoon Honey: The Only Way Out Is Through, Polyagony: The Art of Repair in Open Relationships

Places: US, Cape Cod, Massachusetts

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