# 1539 - How to Navigate Opening Up Your Marriage w/Dr. Stacy Friedman

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Podcast: [Strictly Anonymous Confessions](https://stenobird.com/podcast/strictly-anonymous-confessions-390774)
Published: 2026-08-01T10:30:00+00:00
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## Resource

Dr. Stacy Friedman called in to discuss how to navigate opening up your relationship or marraige. Tune in to hear all the details including the three different types of couples she helps when it comes to ethical non-monogamy, how to bring up your fantasies without making your partner feel threatened, creative ways to start the conversation, how and why going to a swingers club as voyeurs can be the perfect first step, why she was in an open marriage for 15 years but isn't in one now, how her current husband reacted to her swinger past and why they still enjoy swingers clubs together, what couples need to discuss before opening up their relationship, why boundaries are so important and how they naturally change over time, why couples should think through different scenarios before they happen, why checking in with your partner and having safe words is crucial, how to handle jealousy when it comes up, why communication is the key to making non-monogamy work, how men experience jealousy differently and why vulnerability can actually bring couples closer together, what kinds of couples should avoid opening their relationship, how and why figuring out why you want to open your marriage is the most important step of all, how Dr. Stacy coaches couples through every stage of the process and where you can sign up for her free discovery call plus a whole lot more. You na find her here: https://drstacyfriedman.com GET A COPY OF THE STRICTLY ANONYMOUS BOOK! Strictly Anonymous Confessions: Secret Sex Lives of Total Strangers. A bunch of short, super sexy, TRUE stories. GET YOUR COPY HERE: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://amzn.to/4i7hBCd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  or Pre-or…

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