Ep 447 - Glory

About this episode

Glory shares her powerful journey through non-monogamy and personal trauma, highlighting her experiences with bipolar disorder and resilience.

Glory had a bit of experience with non-monogamy before getting married to her best friend back in 2005. After getting together they were monogamous until 2017 when they slowly began opening their relationship after starting to explore a bit of kink and Shibari. Since then, they’ve been figuring out what works best for them as individuals and as partners. This interview with Glory is one of the most powerful conversations we’ve had on the podcast. Glory spent her twenties trying to navigate life, love, sex, and relationships with undiagnosed bipolar disorder and as a result she was the victim of some horrific and traumatic experiences. Her resiliency, compassion, and way of loving unconditionally shine throughout the interview and are an inspiration. Please be aware that our conversation today may be triggering for some. Glory talks about her experiences with bipolar, PTSD, being raped, being sexually assaulted, and losing a close friend to suicide. She shares with us that telling her story publicly was part of her healing journey and we’re honored and grateful to be part of it. We also feel that sharing these stories is healing, empowering, and de-stigmatizing for anyone who…

People in this episode

Hosts: Emma, Fin

Guest: Glory

Topics covered

• non-monogamy
• bipolar disorder
• trauma
• kink
• relationships
• healing

Keywords

• polyamory
• PTSD
• sexual assault
• Shibari
• mental health
• healing journey

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