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Alex and Sarah's kids grab the mic to discuss how being the children of poly parents impacts them -- from having to explain to babysitter what poly is, to their experience of rolling breakups. And their parents explore...
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Mistakes Were Made
Hosted by Sarah & Alex · health · EN
About this Podcast:
Non monogamy for imperfect people. Hosted by a queer therapist and her husband of 15 years. Sarah & Alex share their experiences opening their marriage, and interview guests about the struggles & rewards of doing relationships your own way. Mistakes Were Made is part advice, part confession, part culture critique. But it's all about learning from our missteps and stumbling toward liberation. Follow us on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mistakescast/. Logo design by roy franklin of the Whatever Factory - https://www.whateverfactory.org/.
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What is Mistakes Were Made about?
Non monogamy for imperfect people. Hosted by a queer therapist and her husband of 15 years. Sarah & Alex share their experiences opening their marriage, and interview guests about the struggles & rewards of doing relationships your own way. Mistakes Were Made is part advice, part confession, part culture critique.
Who hosts Mistakes Were Made?
Mistakes Were Made is hosted by Sarah & Alex. The show has published 83 episodes to date.
What has Mistakes Were Made covered recently?
Recent episodes include "Won't Someone Think of The Children!? | Ep 82" (30 October 2026, 63 minutes), "Inside The Pleasure Suite with Cassandra Schwartz | Ep 81" (16 October 2026, 85 minutes), and "Ep 79: The 3 Phases of Opening a Marriage | Season 5 Finale" (3 July 2026, 82 minutes).
How often does Mistakes Were Made publish?
Mistakes Were Made publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 69 minutes across 83 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on Mistakes Were Made?
Booking probability for Mistakes Were Made is 34%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Mistakes Were Made requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Mistakes Were Made's contact route on record: verified email.
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Sarah & Alex hosts Mistakes Were Made, a health podcast with 83 episodes published.
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Recent episodes
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- Oct 16, 20261h 25mS6
The founder of Seattle's fastest-growing non-monogamous community The Pleasure Suite joins to talk about fostering safe, consent-forward spaces that are fun and sexy af. Mentioned in the episode : The Pleasure Suite |...
- Jul 3, 20261h 22mS5
Sarah and Alex outline how opening a het relationship is experienced differently by men and women... based on meticulously collected and analyzed scientific data, of course :) Mentioned in the episode : When women...
- Jun 19, 20261h 10mS5
It's Pride, and we're talking about coming out, parenting, and the nature of happiness, with poly psychology researcher Tabitha Kirkland. Mentioned in the episode : Geography of Bliss | Tabi's latest Substack: What do...
- Jun 5, 20261h 34mS5
Therapist and 'Crush Coach" Calvin Burnap returns to talk about the dangers of abandoning yourself, the importance of internal boundaries, and why being ice cold in breakups is actually generous. Mentioned in the...
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- May 22, 202614 minS5
In this mini episode Sarah and Alex try to figure out who has a tougher time in polyamory. Mentioned in the episode: Melt Music & Mutual Aid Fair | When women choose non-monogamy: 'It's an opportunity for more...
Episode #15
Ep 75: Lindy West was right
May 8, 202656 minS5Now that we've actually read the book…there's even more to say about Lindy West's Adult Braces . Spoiler alert: it is extremely fucking good. Follow us : mistakescast@gmail.com | https://www.instagram.com/mistakescast/...
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Ep 74: Sarah's First Sex Party
Apr 24, 20261h 11mS5Sarah and Alex explore the seven stages of playparties, from abject horror to skepticism to curiosity. And then Sarah recouts her first time getting in the mix. Mentioned in the episode : Sense8 | Eyes Wide Shut | They...
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Ep 73: Relationship Care Plans with Karryn
Apr 10, 20261h 14mS5It's like a prenup... for when your partner goes out of town. Poly therapist Karryn Satchell joins the podcast to explain how you can plan ahead for hard moments in a relationship, from fights, to life changes, to...
- Mar 27, 202638 minS5
Lindy West is "setting the internet on fire" again with a new memoir tracing her rocky path to accepting a poly relationship with her partner. Sarah & Alex pick apart the flamey reactions, and start to wonder if...
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Ep 71: Love or Limerence?
Mar 20, 20261h 18mS5Sleepless nights. Intrusive thoughts. Gushing adoration. Is that obsessive feeling true love? Sarah and Alex unpack experiences as givers and recievers of limerant feelings, and try to differentiate between limerance...
- Mar 6, 20261h 22mS5
Ramsey rejoins the podcast to talk about that thing everyone seems to be seeking more of these days: Community. What even is it? Why are so many of us lacking it? And is polyamorous dating the solution? TW: The...
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Ep 69: New Models of Masculinity
Feb 20, 20261h 8mS5Guess who's been missing from this new wave of political organizing: CIS dudes. Alex grapples with how critique of toxic masculinity has left a gap in men's identity. And Sarah asks why so many progressive men are down...
- Feb 6, 20261h 7mS5
Bi men are having a moment, and we're jumping on the bandwagon! Sarah talks to Quinn and Alex about discovering their bisexuality while practicing polyamory. Warning: Heated Rivalry spoiler alert at 35 minutes...
- Jan 23, 20261h 26mS5
What does Ai and folding laundry have to do with supporting your partner through a break up? Not very much, but both things sure did come up a lot in this episode! Sarah and Alex reflect on how it felt to care for each...
Mistakes Were Made
Ep 66: Kin, Family and Community Love with Sophie Lucido Johnson
Jan 9, 20261h 27mAuthor and Cartoonist Sophie Lucido Johnnson talks about the future of family structures, her new book "Kin," and, of course, global extinction. Mentioned in the episode : Intentional Nonmonogamy Workshop | Timothy Egan...
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Ep 65: Alone in a Crowded Polycule
Dec 26, 202559 minS5Register for the Intentional Nonmonogamy Workshop on March 21st in Seattle with Sarah and Alex of Mistakes Were Made. Is polyamory a salve for loneliness? Or just a way to escape our fear of being alone with ourselves...
- Dec 12, 20251h 9mS5
Evangelical-turned-athiest Tyson returns to the show, this time to help us unpack why so many people from religious backgrounds like his find their way to polyamory, and how religious trauma impacts our relationships...
- Nov 28, 20251h 13mS5
Sarah & Alex talk with Dr. Nicole, host of the Modern Anarchy podcast about jealousy, religious trauma and the first EVER study on relationship anarchy. Oh, and the parallels between psychedelics and New Relationship...
- Nov 14, 20251 hourS5
It's an extra special live episode of Mistakes Were Made! Sarah and Alex are joined by Jessa Davis, Elizabeth Cunningham, and return guest Ramsey for a conversation all about relationship equality, representation, and...
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