MY HAPPY LIFE IN AN OPEN MARRIAGE

Part Self-help and Part Memoir, Everything You Wanted to Know About Polyamory from Sex Therapist, Susan Wenzel, for readers of Esther Perel.

Have you ever been curious about sex with someone other than your significant other? Do you fantasize about sex with a Hollywood star, a neighbour, your dentist, or some stranger you just met? Human beings are the only species with the capacity to imagine such things. Susan is a relationship and certified sex therapist who lives in a consensual nonmonogamous relationship with her husband. Both were featured in the 2017 New York Times Magazine article, "Is an Open Marriage a Happier Marriage?" the second-most read article in the magazine in 2017. Susan is therefore able to combine her personal and clinical experience to tell readers all about consensual non-monogamy. With chapters covering myths about open relationships, the costs and benefits of open relationships, and issues such as communication, jealousy, managing expectations, and how to come out to family and friends, this book will support readers who feel that they
need help to survive the transition into an open relationship. MY HAPPY LIFE IN AN OPEN MARRIAGE will lead readers to embrace and thrive in the new possibilities and configurations of their choices in partnership.

SUSAN WENZEL is a certified sex therapist, relationship expert, clinical sexologist, and psychotherapist with years of experience working with individuals and couples, and leading seminars and workshops. She holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree, and a Master of Arts Degree in Counselling from Providence University College in Manitoba. She is a member of The American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists (AASECT), and holds certification as a counsellor from the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association. Her goal is to help others struggling with jealousy and insecurities in monogamous and open relationships, alike. Susan was born and raised in Kenya, moved to Canada in 1999, and currently lives in Winnipeg, Manitoba.