by Melina | Jan 18, 2024 | Conflict Intimacy, Intimacy, Love, Non Monogamy, Polyamory, Relationship Anarchy, Trauma Informed
This article is an abbreviated version of a chapter from my upcoming book, shared with gratitude to all the individuals who offered feedback to the draft and asked to be able to share it with their friends and loved ones. We can work out logistics, share google...
by Melina | Aug 29, 2018 | Intimacy, Love
“Enough with the martyrdom, Mel, you need to step out of that.” My friend Chris and I were finishing up a session of peer coaching (because even coaches need coaching from time to time) and he added this as a little aside at the end. We’d been talking about a...
by Melina | Feb 13, 2017 | Intimacy, Love, Relationship Anarchy
Do you ever find yourself in relationships where you want something more, but don’t know how to get there? You are not alone. We all crave more authentic and honest connection. One of the reasons social media became so quickly a staple of daily lives is because...
by Melina | Mar 31, 2016 | Conflict Intimacy, Love
In a world where we loose ourselves to the transient, illusionary constructs of connection, where social media and now, virtual reality, offer us manufactures forms of connection, taking the place of in-person real, nourishing presence, there is such a need for the...
by Melina | Nov 13, 2015 | Love, Monogamy, Non Monogamy
“To love without knowing how to love wounds the person we love. To know how to love someone, we have to understand them. To understand, we need to listen.” ~Thich Nhat Hanh What is Love? What is that feeling of connection, compulsion, that draws us to...
