325: The 82 Percent #2: What if you grew up in a polyamorous family?

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🗓️ 25 June 2024

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

As a child growing up in a polyamorous family and community, Koe Creation learns to navigate the beauty and complications of their upbringing, but once they begin to find and express their own voice, they face society’s larger shadows.

Today’s episode featured Koe Creation. You can find out more about Koe at their website, koecreation.com and on Instagram @koecreation. You can also learn more about their journey growing up in a polyamorous family in their book, “This Heart Holds Many” available on Amazon or wherever books are sold.

This episode is the first of a six-part miniseries called the 82 Percent: Modern stories of love and family, produced in collaboration with the Modern Family Institute @modernfamilyinstitute. If you’d like to find out more about the Modern Family Institute, donate to help advance their work, or get engaged, please visit their website, modernfamilyinstitute.org.

Producers: Whit Missildine, Andrew Waits, Jason Blalock

Content/Trigger Warnings: sexual themes, explicit language

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0:00.0	This is actually happening features real experiences that often include traumatic events.
0:04.1	Please consult the show notes for specific content warnings on each episode and for more information about support services. Hi listeners. Today we continue our six-part mini series called The 82% modern Stories of Love and Family.
0:24.7	The series was created in collaboration with Dr. Heath Shechinger and Lily Lamboy from the Modern
0:29.8	Family Institute and will run through the end of the season in late July.
0:34.4	This week will also be releasing a bonus content conversation between me and Jessica Fern,
0:39.3	author of Polysecure and Polywise, two books that explore Polyamory attachment and opening up.
0:46.0	That conversation will be available this week on Wondry Plus,
0:49.0	and will be released next week to all listeners.
0:52.0	But today we bring you the second episode of our 82% series. What if you grew up in a
0:57.5	polyamorous family? Can we break open this idea that one kind of body, one kind of person is above anybody else and acknowledge the harm that has been done with that
1:15.2	philosophy and also that when we do that we can connect as people and build power
1:21.4	with which to build a better society.
1:25.0	From Wundry, I'm Witt Misledyne. You are listening to this is actually happening. Episode 325, the 82%, what if you grew up in a polyamorous family?
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