Chicago – Dr. Lori Beth Bisbey, aka \u2018Dr. Lori Beth\u2019, the resident therapist and intimacy expert at the heart of smash hit reality series Open House: The Great Sex Experiment, says she is proud of the show\u2019s bold representation of poly-curious couples as they navigate threesomes, foursomes and more in front of a national audience.<\/p>\n
Love it or hate it, Channel 4\u2019s \u201cmost shocking show ever\u201d has Brits\u2019 tongues wagging over the sexed-up social activities that take place at Open House\u2019s scenic country retreat, where very willing participants get to know each other by mingling at social events, drinking poolside and playing sexy games, as Bisbey guides them on their erotic adventures.<\/p>\n
\u201cMore people are exploring non-monogamy and polyamory, and yet there is still a stigma that persists, as if it\u2019s some \u2018out there\u2019 lifestyle choice,\u201d says Bisbey, who cites a recent\u00a0BBC<\/a>\u00a0article about the rising trend of open and multi-partner relationships. \u201cFolks would be surprised to know what their friends, co-workers and neighbors are into, and the show presents a window into that world.\u201d<\/p>\n Critics have expressed a diverse range of opinions about the six-episode series, with\u00a0The Independent<\/a>\u00a0hailing\u00a0Open House\u00a0<\/em>as \u201ca win for everyone in an open relationship\u201d, while\u00a0The Guardian<\/a>\u00a0called it \u201ca horribly compelling peek at threesomes\u201d that\u2019s \u201chard to resist\u201d.\u00a0Daily Mail<\/a>\u00a0mused that the sexual\u00a0themes of the show \u201cmakes\u00a0Love Island\u00a0<\/em>look tame\u201d, and social media was more succinct in its appraisal: \u201cI\u2019m not watching that again! \u2026until next Friday,\u201d joked a Twitter user.<\/p>\n Bisbey, who identifies as queer, polyamorous and is engaged in a \u201cfull-time authority transfer- based relationship\u201d with her husband, emphasizes that inviting other people into a relationship isn\u2019t for everybody – and that\u2019s OK.<\/p>\n \u201cIt works for me and for some people, and it doesn’t for others,\u201d she wrote in a recent first-person article for\u00a0Newsweek<\/a>. \u201cIf you choose monogamy, that’s great. What I am is pro-choice. I want people to know enough about themselves and what is out there in order to make good choices.\u201d<\/p>\n DrLoriBethBisbey.com<\/a><\/div>\n ABOUT DR. LORI BETH BISBEY:<\/em><\/p>\n Dr. Lori Beth Bisbey is a clinical psychologist, sex\/intimacy coach, author, speaker and podcast host based in London. With more than 30 years helping people create and sustain meaningful and exciting relationships, Dr. Bisbey specialises in GSRD (gender, sexuality, relationship diversity), is consensual non-monogamy and kink BDSM knowledgable and helps traumatised people to move from victim to survivor and back into life.<\/p>\n On a mission to create an open dialogue about sex, sexual identity, and self-expression, Dr. Bisbey is the host of a weekly internet podcast, The A to Z of Sex\u00ae, She\u2019s also a passionate speaker, dynamic workshop facilitator and sought-after expert in the media on the topics of sex, sexuality, intimacy, relationships and sexual trauma.<\/p>\n Dr. Bisbey is the author of\u00a0Chopping Wood, Shaping Metal & Other Erotic Stories<\/em><\/a>,\u00a0<\/em>Dancing the Edge to Reclaiming Your Reality: Essential Life Skills for Gaslighting (and Trauma) Survivors<\/em><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Dancing the Edge to Surrender: An Erotic Memoir of Trauma and Survival<\/em><\/a>, and identifies as a queer consensually non-monogamous leather woman, and is in a full-time authority transfer-based relationship with her husband. To learn more, visit\u00a0DrLoriBethBisbey.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Chicago – Dr. Lori Beth Bisbey, aka \u2018Dr. Lori Beth\u2019, the resident therapist and intimacy expert at the heart of smash hit reality series Open House: The Great Sex Experiment, says she is proud of the show\u2019s bold representation of poly-curious couples as they navigate threesomes, foursomes and more in front of a national audience. 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