Jealousy Destigmatized with Dr. Joli Hamilton

Episode Notes for “Jealousy Destigmatized with Dr. Joli Hamilton”

Learn how to conquer the Green Eyed Monster, Jealousy. Dr. Joli Hamilton talks about the history of marriage, defangs the complex emotion of jealousy, tells us what we can gain from talking about this taboo topic, offers a fundamental understanding of the alternative family structure of polyamory, turns us on to the magical word “numinous”, offers a lesson on the archetypal framework of jealousy, recounts some dramatic moments in Greek mythology that educate us about the power of this emotion, discusses how we can end the tragedy of extramarital affairs, and help facilitate a positive direction as the world experiences a shift in consciousness.

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Here is a link to the Intercepted Podcast episode that ties in perfectly with this episode.

Find out more about Dr. Joli Hamilton here. Here is a link to her informative and readable dissertation.

If you want to dive deeper into this topic, here is a list of publications she recommends:

Jealousy in the context of polyamory:

· Cathy Labriola’s Jealousy Workbook

· Kitty Chambliss’s The Jealousy Survival Guide

For Polyamory:

· Sophie Lucado Johnson’s Many Loves (memoir and more)

· Carrie Jenkin’s What Love Is and What it Could Be (philosophy but so readable!)

For non polyamorous jealousy, Dr. Hamilton recommends:

· Ayala Malach Pines, “Romantic Jealousy: causes, symptoms, and Cures” (though Dr. Hamilton says, “I would NEVER use the word cure in relation to jealousy, however many people do and Pines handles the topic extremely well.”