Rachel Anne Kieran, Psy.D.

Squeee! Amy and Heather are Kimchi'd superheros (True!), and the Division officially granted our Task Force the status of a standing Committee. Woo-hoo! So proud to be part of this incredible team!

Interesting new resource from a colleague and co-author of mine - https://www.bondingproject.com/ I like their fresh take that ditches old paradigms, and challenges people to think not dichtomously, but about what is comfortable and what are our areas of challenge, which could also mean areas we may someday grow to enjoy. Ditching the idea of being static forever is always useful.

Some really useful ideas here - original image from christinekoh.com

Really excited - just got notification from bookshop.org that my copy of this is prepping to ship. I have been anticipating this for months and love Lindo Bacon's work.

Really excited - just got notification from bookshop.org that my copy of this is prepping to ship. I have been anticipating this for months and love Lindo Bacon's work.

WE DID IT!!! I am so proud of my professional association right now! And breathing a big sigh of relief as this has been a hugely important project to me, and all I have been able to think about for weeks! https://www.gapsychology.org//GPA-Adopts-Diversity-Stateme

It is amazing the things you can learn to do when the need is there! I am in no way a video production person, but this was something that my community needed, so here it is. Just a little guide to an application process, but I'm glad it's done! PSYPACT is helping people connect across state lines and maintain legal and ethical requirements while doing so. It has let me keep seeing several people who have had to move due to the pandemic. More states need to adopt it!

Hi friends - a colleague is looking for research participants - see below: Participants Needed for Study on Consensual Nonmonogamy and Parenthood! You may be eligible to participate if you:... Have children (biological, adoptive, stepparents, and foster parents welcome!) Have at least one current partner Have ever agreed that it was okay to have sex with or hook up with other people in your current relationship. This might include open relationships or threesomes, even if you identify as monogamous. Are age 18 or older Can read and write in English If you are interested in participating, take the screening survey at https://tinyurl.com/surveyscreener to determine whether you are eligible! Full participation involves completing one online questionnaire about relationship and sexuality experiences for people who are parents, which takes about 60-90 minutes. If you complete the full online questionnaire, you will be given a $20 Amazon gift card. All information received in the study is kept completely confidential. This study is being conducted by Melissa Manley under the supervision of Abbie Goldberg, Ph.D in the Department of Psychology at Clark University. This study has been approved by the Clark Committee for the Rights of Human Participants in Research and Training Programs (IRB). Contact [email protected] with any questions.

Contemplating purchasing these in bulk and starting to hand them out to clients!