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Consenting Adults
Reimagining Commitment for People and Relationships That Defy Convention
Author: Beth Gadomski, PsyD
Narrator: Nicole Cash
Unabridged: TBD
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: North Atlantic Books
Published: 02/23/2027
Categories: Nonfiction, Psychology, Psychotherapy, Family & Relationships, Lgbtq+ Nonfiction
Synopsis
A practical, real-life field guide to building better, fulfilling, and true-to-you relationships beyond monogamy, compulsory heterosexuality, and vanilla sex
Unlike conventional relationship self-help that measures “success” by longevity and outdated assumptions, this book helps us embody radical honesty with ourselves (and our partners) to build the kinds of relationships that feel authentic to us.
Drawing on her expertise as a licensed clinical psychologist—and her own experiences of divorce, relationships, and identity evolution—Dr. Beth Gadomski invites readers to develop relational integrity: the internal compass that reminds us to act from our authentic values as we build the relationships we want.
Partnerships built on relational integrity acknowledge a fundamental truth: each of us is evolving, all the time. And for our relationships to be fulfilling, sustainable, and aligned with our truest selves, they need to evolve with us. Dr. Gadomski shares practical tools for:
Understanding how our "attachment style” may not be the actual issueRecognizing unhealthy relational patternsNavigating jealousy, insecurity, and other tension pointsBuilding capacity and aligning toward relational integrityHonoring the fluidity of our identities and desiresEnding (and adapting) relationships with honesty and mutual respectDoing repair rightNavigating non-monogamy and other relationship models outside the mainstream
Through interwoven narratives, Gadomski shows us the real-life consequences of disrupted relational integrity; explores the process of “identity molting”; and teaches us how to cultivate resilient, conscious connections. This book is particularly useful to readers in unconventional relationships: poly, platonic, CNM, kinky, child-free, long distance, or fluid-identity partnerships, as well as any conscious couple guided by intentional, values-aligned choices in their relationships.
Unlike conventional relationship self-help that measures “success” by longevity and outdated assumptions, this book helps us embody radical honesty with ourselves (and our partners) to build the kinds of relationships that feel authentic to us.
Drawing on her expertise as a licensed clinical psychologist—and her own experiences of divorce, relationships, and identity evolution—Dr. Beth Gadomski invites readers to develop relational integrity: the internal compass that reminds us to act from our authentic values as we build the relationships we want.
Partnerships built on relational integrity acknowledge a fundamental truth: each of us is evolving, all the time. And for our relationships to be fulfilling, sustainable, and aligned with our truest selves, they need to evolve with us. Dr. Gadomski shares practical tools for:
Understanding how our "attachment style” may not be the actual issueRecognizing unhealthy relational patternsNavigating jealousy, insecurity, and other tension pointsBuilding capacity and aligning toward relational integrityHonoring the fluidity of our identities and desiresEnding (and adapting) relationships with honesty and mutual respectDoing repair rightNavigating non-monogamy and other relationship models outside the mainstream
Through interwoven narratives, Gadomski shows us the real-life consequences of disrupted relational integrity; explores the process of “identity molting”; and teaches us how to cultivate resilient, conscious connections. This book is particularly useful to readers in unconventional relationships: poly, platonic, CNM, kinky, child-free, long distance, or fluid-identity partnerships, as well as any conscious couple guided by intentional, values-aligned choices in their relationships.