Knot 4U
133 episodes - English - Latest episode: 12 months ago - ★★★★★ - 26 ratingsUnconventional,Untraditional, Unapologetically Us!! Navigating and understand the world of Polyamorous relationships and other love styles. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/knot4u/support
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Ep 411: Toxic AF
April 29, 2023 14:44 - 46 minutes - 42.4 MBWe all know relationships have ups and downs. And we have either seen or been in a relationship thats become toxic. It seem that nowadays, relationship toxicity has not only become a source of entertainment, but its totally normalized and not taken seriously...Until it's too late. Let's talk about it. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/knot4u/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/knot4u/support
Ep 410: F**k Them Kids & Hobosexuals
April 23, 2023 16:29 - 51 minutes - 47.2 MBSo Im sure we all can agree that these new kids ain't shit... from a lack of respect for adults, to their total disregard for life in general.. lets talk about it. Oh yeah, those trash ass hobosexuals too! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/knot4u/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/knot4u/support
Ep 409: A Game of Telephone
March 18, 2023 17:35 - 58 minutes - 53.2 MBRemember playing the game of telephone as a kid? When a group of friends gathered in a circle, to whisper a sentence to one another, and pass it along to laugh at how ridiculous the sentence gets by the time it's gone through several rounds of the group. In the end, the sentence/message is completely misunderstood. That's what happened to Kue recently and it wasn't nearly as fun as it was when we played telephone as kids. Join us this week to discuss how we dealt with it and how you can avoid...
Ep 408: (After) Happily Ever After
March 04, 2023 22:00 - 1 hour - 58.7 MBDo you think you would allow your ex to pick your next partner? Not on any malicious, get-back ish, really taking what they learned from being in a relationship you, and seeking that in a new partner for you. Interesting concept right?! We happened upon a show with this premise called After Happily Ever After. Their are many different relationship dynamics and an so much drama. Hell, they had Iyanla Vanzant come through to help the new and former couples unpack some issues. Overall, we really...
Ep 407: Get Your Money Right: No Romance Without Finance
February 25, 2023 16:00 - 59 minutes - 54.8 MBFifty percent of marriages in the US end in divorce, and finances has proven to be the number one reason for divorce. If money is the main issue for divorce in monogamous relationships, it can arguably be a bigger issue in polyamorous relationships. Join us this week to discuss some things we do to help us maintain financial stability while dating. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/knot4u/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/s...
Ep 406- Love Bomb
February 11, 2023 23:22 - 39 minutes - 36.2 MBLove Bomb? I never knew it was a thing.. So lets talk about it! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/knot4u/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/knot4u/support
Ep 405-Let’s Get Sticky: Fluid Bonding
February 04, 2023 17:12 - 47 minutes - 43.8 MBAll sexual activity comes with risks, pregnancy, STIs, or STDs, so most people use barriers (condoms) for protection. The only way to truly avoid risk is to abstain from sex. I’m sure they’re some people who do, but it ain’t us! Lbs! Fluid bonding is the decision parties make to stop using barrier protection during sexual encounters, and exchange bodily fluids. What are some reasons people become fluid bonded? How do you initiate that conversation with your primary partner? Join us the episod...
404-Judgement Free Zone: It’s Just Sex
January 28, 2023 16:30 - 52 minutes - 48.8 MBENM is supposed to be a safe place, with no judgement but I’m sure as most of us have learned, that’s not always the case. This week we’re talking the many ways that we judge one another in polyamory. How can we avoid doing this in the future. Join us as we discuss ways to be more open and honest with ourselves so we can be less judgmental in our relationships --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/knot4u/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/knot4u/support
Ep 404-Judgement Free Zone: It’s Just Sex
January 28, 2023 16:30 - 51 minutes - 47.4 MBENM is supposed to be a safe place, with no judgement but I’m sure as most of us have learned, that’s not always the case. This week we’re talking the many ways that we judge one another in polyamory. How can we avoid doing this in the future. Join us as we discuss ways to be more open and honest with ourselves so we can be less judgmental in our relationships --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/knot4u/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotif...
403-The Overlap
January 22, 2023 02:33 - 54 minutes - 50.4 MBAs we’ve discussed previously, the “umbrella” of ENM is quite large. Throughout our journey, we’ve noticed that some forms of ENM overlap. On our journey to polyamory, we found swinging first. Years later we learned that many people had a similar experience. Almost as if the two forms of ENM overlap. Join us this week with special guest, our friend, host of the podcast Coffee with Mrs. Crawford, Ebonie Crawford, to discuss the overlap between the swinging lifestyle and polyamory. --- Send...
The Overlap
January 22, 2023 02:33 - 54 minutes - 50.4 MBAs we’ve discussed previously, the “umbrella” of ENM is quite large. Throughout our journey, we’ve noticed that some forms of ENM overlap. On our journey to polyamory, we found swinging first. Years later we learned that many people had a similar experience. Almost as if the two forms of ENM overlap. Join us this week with special guest, our friend, host of the podcast Coffee with Mrs. Crawford, Ebonie Crawford, to discuss the overlap between the swinging lifestyle and polyamory. --- Send...
Ep 403-The Overlap
January 22, 2023 02:33 - 53 minutes - 48.9 MBAs we’ve discussed previously, the “umbrella” of ENM is quite large. Throughout our journey, we’ve noticed that some forms of ENM overlap. On our journey to polyamory, we found swinging first. Years later we learned that many people had a similar experience. Almost as if the two forms of ENM overlap. Join us this week with special guest, our friend, host of the podcast Coffee with Mrs. Crawford, Ebonie Crawford, to discuss the overlap between the swinging lifestyle and polyamory. --- Send...
Ep 402-Creatively Coping with Anxiety
January 14, 2023 17:15 - 1 hour - 57.7 MBAnxiety has become pretty common these days for many reasons, but what is anxiety? How does it affect one mentally and emotionally? How does it affect their partners? Join us this week to discuss our journey coping with Elle’s anxiety. Mental health awareness is important to us, and we want to continue to shine a light on it. Take a listen and learn how you may be able to help someone you love better cope with their anxiety. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/s...
Creatively Coping with Anxiety
January 14, 2023 17:15 - 1 hour - 59.2 MBAnxiety has become pretty common these days for many reasons, but what is anxiety? How does it affect one mentally and emotionally? How does it affect their partners? Join us this week to discuss our journey coping with Elle’s anxiety. Mental health awareness is important to us, and we want to continue to shine a light on it. Take a listen and learn how you may be able to help someone you love better cope with their anxiety. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/knot4u/message Sup...
402-Creatively Coping with Anxiety
January 14, 2023 17:15 - 1 hour - 59.2 MBAnxiety has become pretty common these days for many reasons, but what is anxiety? How does it affect one mentally and emotionally? How does it affect their partners? Join us this week to discuss our journey coping with Elle’s anxiety. Mental health awareness is important to us, and we want to continue to shine a light on it. Take a listen and learn how you may be able to help someone you love better cope with their anxiety. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/knot4u/message Sup...
The Gift and the Curse
January 07, 2023 15:20 - 56 minutes - 52.2 MBIn this FIRST EPISODE OF 2023 we are gonna dive deep into this viral TikTok that posed the question, Why men choose the "Plain Jane" over the "Pretty Girl" to settle down with? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/knot4u/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/knot4u/support
The Gift and The Curse
January 07, 2023 15:20 - 56 minutes - 52.2 MBIn this FIRST EPISODE OF 2023 we are gonna dive deep into this viral TikTok that posed the question, Why men choose the "Plain Jane" over the "Pretty Girl" to settle down with? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/knot4u/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/knot4u/support
Ep 401-The Gift and the Curse
January 07, 2023 15:20 - 55 minutes - 50.7 MBIn this FIRST EPISODE OF 2023 we are gonna dive deep into this viral TikTok that posed the question, Why men choose the "Plain Jane" over the "Pretty Girl" to settle down with? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/knot4u/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/knot4u/support
401-The Gift and the Curse
January 07, 2023 15:20 - 56 minutes - 52.2 MBIn this FIRST EPISODE OF 2023 we are gonna dive deep into this viral TikTok that posed the question, Why men choose the "Plain Jane" over the "Pretty Girl" to settle down with? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/knot4u/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/knot4u/support
306-Let’s Get Real…
October 08, 2022 14:13 - 47 minutes - 44.1 MBWe’ve never shied away from sharing things we’ve done wrong along our journey. Hell, that’s one of the reasons we created the show. Our thought process has always been, if we worked through it [poly struggles and growing pains] and grew stronger, maybe we can save some people heartache, so they don’t have go through it. With that being said, in this episode we’ll be letting you all in a little more. We’re going to share some specific mistakes we’ve made, the reasons we felt we made them, and ...
Let’s Get Real
October 08, 2022 14:13 - 47 minutes - 44.1 MBWe’ve never shied away from sharing things we’ve done wrong along our journey. Hell, that’s one of the reasons we created the show. Our thought process has always been, if we worked through it [poly struggles and growing pains] and grew stronger, maybe we can save some people heartache, so they don’t have go through it. With that being said, in this episode we’ll be letting you all in a little more. We’re going to share some specific mistakes we’ve made, the reasons we felt we made them, and...
Ep 306-Let’s Get Real…
October 08, 2022 14:13 - 46 minutes - 42.7 MBWe’ve never shied away from sharing things we’ve done wrong along our journey. Hell, that’s one of the reasons we created the show. Our thought process has always been, if we worked through it [poly struggles and growing pains] and grew stronger, maybe we can save some people heartache, so they don’t have go through it. With that being said, in this episode we’ll be letting you all in a little more. We’re going to share some specific mistakes we’ve made, the reasons we felt we made them, and ...
Let’s Get Real…
October 08, 2022 14:13 - 47 minutes - 44.1 MBWe’ve never shied away from sharing things we’ve done wrong along our journey. Hell, that’s one of the reasons we created the show. Our thought process has always been, if we worked through it [poly struggles and growing pains] and grew stronger, maybe we can save some people heartache, so they don’t have go through it. With that being said, in this episode we’ll be letting you all in a little more. We’re going to share some specific mistakes we’ve made, the reasons we felt we made them, and ...
305-Ghosting: Is This The New Normal?
September 10, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 59.2 MBHave you ever experienced building a connection with someone, thinking things are going well, then responses to text messages and phone calls become slower, then you start getting excuses for them not having time for you. Then boom, they just vanish. Well, that act is known as ghosting. Over the years, it’s become much more common. So much so that, one of the major music channels created a tv series about it titled, Ghosted: Love Gone Missing. Why do you think ghosting has become so common? W...
Ghosting: Is This The New Normal?
September 10, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 59.2 MBHave you ever experienced building a connection with someone, thinking things are going well, then responses to text messages and phone calls become slower, then you start getting excuses for them not having time for you. Then boom, they just vanish. Well, that act is known as ghosting. Over the years, it’s become much more common. So much so that, one of the major music channels created a tv series about it titled, Ghosted: Love Gone Missing. Why do you think ghosting has become so common? W...
Ep 305-Ghosting: Is This The New Normal?
September 10, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 57.7 MBHave you ever experienced building a connection with someone, thinking things are going well, then responses to text messages and phone calls become slower, then you start getting excuses for them not having time for you. Then boom, they just vanish. Well, that act is known as ghosting. Over the years, it’s become much more common. So much so that, one of the major music channels created a tv series about it titled, Ghosted: Love Gone Missing. Why do you think ghosting has become so common? W...
Let’s Play A Game…
August 27, 2022 14:00 - 54 minutes - 50.4 MBY’all know we try to keep things fresh, so this week, we wanted to play a game. Not just any game, as seen on VICE, BuzzFeed, and Glamour, {THE AND} is a card game for couples designed to create a space of openness, honesty, and vulnerability with no judgement. Join us as we dig deeper into our relationship and share a little more about ourselves. I hope you enjoy listening as much as we enjoyed playing! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/knot4u/message Support this podcast: h...
Ep 304-Let’s Play A Game…
August 27, 2022 14:00 - 53 minutes - 48.9 MBY’all know we try to keep things fresh, so this week, we wanted to play a game. Not just any game, as seen on VICE, BuzzFeed, and Glamour, {THE AND} is a card game for couples designed to create a space of openness, honesty, and vulnerability with no judgement. Join us as we dig deeper into our relationship and share a little more about ourselves. I hope you enjoy listening as much as we enjoyed playing! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/knot4u/message S...
304-Let’s Play A Game…
August 27, 2022 14:00 - 54 minutes - 50.4 MBY’all know we try to keep things fresh, so this week, we wanted to play a game. Not just any game, as seen on VICE, BuzzFeed, and Glamour, {THE AND} is a card game for couples designed to create a space of openness, honesty, and vulnerability with no judgement. Join us as we dig deeper into our relationship and share a little more about ourselves. I hope you enjoy listening as much as we enjoyed playing! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/knot4u/message Support this podcast: h...
Hierarchical Polyamory: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
August 23, 2022 20:33 - 43 minutes - 40.3 MBI feel in recent years, I’ve learned that our dynamic, hierarchical polyamory, is frowned upon. I damn near feel like most ppl would put hierarchical polyamory in the ghetto barrel with unicorn hunters. Lmao! Sad, but true. So what does hierarchical polyamory mean to you? We’re going to talk about what it means to us, as well as some of the negative connotations that come with it. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/knot4u/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/knot4u/s...
Ep 303-Hierarchical Polyamory: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
August 23, 2022 20:33 - 42 minutes - 38.9 MBI feel in recent years, I’ve learned that our dynamic, hierarchical polyamory, is frowned upon. I damn near feel like most ppl would put hierarchical polyamory in the ghetto barrel with unicorn hunters. Lmao! Sad, but true. So what does hierarchical polyamory mean to you? We’re going to talk about what it means to us, as well as some of the negative connotations that come with it. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/knot4u/message Support this podcast: http...
303-Hierarchical Polyamory: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
August 23, 2022 20:33 - 43 minutes - 40.3 MBI feel in recent years, I’ve learned that our dynamic, hierarchical polyamory, is frowned upon. I damn near feel like most ppl would put hierarchical polyamory in the ghetto barrel with unicorn hunters. Lmao! Sad, but true. So what does hierarchical polyamory mean to you? We’re going to talk about what it means to us, as well as some of the negative connotations that come with it. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/knot4u/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/knot4u/s...
Ep 302-Relationship Red Flags: Why Do We Ignore Them?
August 06, 2022 21:20 - 43 minutes - 39.4 MBJust like there are red flags in mono dating, there are red flags when dating poly. Let’s be honest, if you’re not a good person, it doesn’t matter if you’re in one relationship or multiple relationships simultaneously, your relationship(s) will likely be shitty because you are! This episode we talk about some common red flags in polyamory. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/knot4u/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/knot4...
Relationship Red Flags: Why Do We Ignore Them?
August 06, 2022 21:20 - 44 minutes - 40.8 MBJust like there are red flags in mono dating, there are red flags when dating poly. Let’s be honest, if you’re not a good person, it doesn’t matter if you’re in one relationship or multiple relationships simultaneously, your relationship(s) will likely be shitty because you are! This episode we talk about some common red flags in polyamory. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/knot4u/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/knot4u/support
302-Relationship Red Flags: Why Do We Ignore Them?
August 06, 2022 21:20 - 44 minutes - 40.8 MBJust like there are red flags in mono dating, there are red flags when dating poly. Let’s be honest, if you’re not a good person, it doesn’t matter if you’re in one relationship or multiple relationships simultaneously, your relationship(s) will likely be shitty because you are! This episode we talk about some common red flags in polyamory. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/knot4u/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/knot4u/support
Ep 301-The Miseducation of Ethical Non-Monogamy
July 31, 2022 19:24 - 1 hour - 69.6 MBWe created our podcast to educate POC on ENM, specifically polyamory. One of the main things that inspired us to do it was the MANY f*ck ups we made along the way. There was no user manual for ENM for us. We didn’t even know there was a community, so we wanted to bring awareness and education to it. My goal is to help some ppl avoid the mistakes we’ve made in our journey. With that being said, we came across a commercial for this season of TLC’s Seeking Sister-wives. Since I know very little ...
The Miseducation of Ethical Non-Monogamy
July 31, 2022 19:24 - 1 hour - 71.2 MBWe created our podcast to educate POC on ENM, specifically polyamory. One of the main things that inspired us to do it was the MANY f*ck ups we made along the way. There was no user manual for ENM for us. We didn’t even know there was a community, so we wanted to bring awareness and education to it. My goal is to help some ppl avoid the mistakes we’ve made in our journey. With that being said, we came across a commercial for this season of TLC’s Seeking Sister-wives. Since I know very little ...
301-The Miseducation of Ethical Non-Monogamy
July 31, 2022 19:24 - 1 hour - 71.2 MBWe created our podcast to educate POC on ENM, specifically polyamory. One of the main things that inspired us to do it was the MANY f*ck ups we made along the way. There was no user manual for ENM for us. We didn’t even know there was a community, so we wanted to bring awareness and education to it. My goal is to help some ppl avoid the mistakes we’ve made in our journey. With that being said, we came across a commercial for this season of TLC’s Seeking Sister-wives. Since I know very little ...
Ep 217-Is Your Sex Good?
May 07, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 62 MBWe all have had partners who feel they got that good good... but is it really? In this episode we talk about the MANY way one may know they got that WAP or that weak meat!! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/knot4u/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/knot4u/support
Is Your Sex Good?
May 07, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 63.6 MBWe all have had partners who feel they got that good good... but is it really? In this episode we talk about the MANY way one may know they got that WAP or that weak meat!! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/knot4u/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/knot4u/support
217-Is Your Sex Good?
May 07, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 63.6 MBWe all have had partners who feel they got that good good... but is it really? In this episode we talk about the MANY way one may know they got that WAP or that weak meat!! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/knot4u/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/knot4u/support
216-The 5 Love Languages
April 16, 2022 14:00 - 54 minutes - 50.5 MBKnowing and embracing someone’s love language(s) can be the ultimate cheat code for dating. Paying attention to the little things that make your partner happy can get you far! But what are the 5 love languages? Do you know your partner(s) love languages? How do you ensure you’re catering to your them? Join us this week when we dive into knowing and embracing your partner(s) love languages. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/knot4u/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm...
Ep 216-The 5 Love Languages
April 16, 2022 14:00 - 54 minutes - 50.5 MBKnowing and embracing someone’s love language(s) can be the ultimate cheat code for dating. Paying attention to the little things that make your partner happy can get you far! But what are the 5 love languages? Do you know your partner(s) love languages? How do you ensure you’re catering to your them? Join us this week when we dive into knowing and embracing your partner(s) love languages. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/knot4u/message Support this podc...
The 5 Love Languages
April 16, 2022 14:00 - 54 minutes - 50.5 MBKnowing and embracing someone’s love language(s) can be the ultimate cheat code for dating. Paying attention to the little things that make your partner happy can get you far! But what are the 5 love languages? Do you know your partner(s) love languages? How do you ensure you’re catering to your them? Join us this week when we dive into knowing and embracing your partner(s) love languages. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/knot4u/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm...
215-Consenting Adults: No Blurred Lines
April 02, 2022 14:28 - 1 hour - 56.8 MBLet’s talk consent. Everyone needs it, so why don’t we talk about it more in polyamory and ENM? We openly talk about the importance of communication, intimacy, and sex, so why not consent? This episode, we’re going to talk about it! What does consent mean? How can you ensure you don’t get or give mixed signals when discussing consent? Join us this week to learn how you can ensure you have no blurred lines with consent. Oh Yeah... And we WILL also weigh in on the slap that ROCKed the world!! l...
Consenting Adults: No Blurred Lines
April 02, 2022 14:28 - 1 hour - 56.8 MBLet’s talk consent. Everyone needs it, so why don’t we talk about it more in polyamory and ENM? We openly talk about the importance of communication, intimacy, and sex, so why not consent? This episode, we’re going to talk about it! What does consent mean? How can you ensure you don’t get or give mixed signals when discussing consent? Join us this week to learn how you can ensure you have no blurred lines with consent. Oh Yeah... And we WILL also weigh in on the slap that ROCKed the world!! ...
Ep 215-Consenting Adults: No Blurred Lines
April 02, 2022 14:28 - 1 hour - 55.3 MBLet’s talk consent. Everyone needs it, so why don’t we talk about it more in polyamory and ENM? We openly talk about the importance of communication, intimacy, and sex, so why not consent? This episode, we’re going to talk about it! What does consent mean? How can you ensure you don’t get or give mixed signals when discussing consent? Join us this week to learn how you can ensure you have no blurred lines with consent. Oh Yeah... And we WILL also weigh in on the slap that ROCKed the world!! l...
214-Love Me Outloud!📢
March 26, 2022 14:00 - 46 minutes - 43 MBWho wants to be loved only behind closed doors? Not us!!! Recognizing that not all people aren’t “out” in their ethically nonmonogamous love style, some may find it hard to share their relationships out in the open! If you have a partner who wants to keep your relationship private how would that make you feel? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/knot4u/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/knot4u/support
Love Me Outloud!📢
March 26, 2022 14:00 - 46 minutes - 43 MBWho wants to be loved only behind closed doors? Not us!!! Recognizing that not all people aren’t “out” in their ethically nonmonogamous love style, some may find it hard to share their relationships out in the open! If you have a partner who wants to keep your relationship private how would that make you feel? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/knot4u/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/knot4u/support
Ep 214-Love Me Outloud!📢
March 26, 2022 14:00 - 45 minutes - 41.6 MBWho wants to be loved only behind closed doors? Not us!!! Recognizing that not all people aren’t “out” in their ethically nonmonogamous love style, some may find it hard to share their relationships out in the open! If you have a partner who wants to keep your relationship private how would that make you feel? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/knot4u/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/knot4u/support