I’ve been sharing more and more about toxic monogamy culture and it’s been a super polarizing subject. For many, they outright deny that it could even be a thing. For others, it’s been a massive lightbulb a-ha moment where everything starts to make sense about why they’ve felt so much resistance for so long. And other folks are like F*CK YESSSS THANK YOU FOR TALKING ABOUT THIS IT’S SUCH A THING AND NOBODY DOES!
It’s a lot to navigate through — the responses, the emotions and our own unique response when we’re met with the idea of toxic monogamy culture in the first place — and I get it! It was A LOT for me to wrap my head around too when I started unpacking it in my own life. So today, we’re deep diving into this incredibly important topic and getting into the juicy details once and for all.
Things I cover in todays episode:
how me just being who I am is in and of itself polarizing for so many folks
compulsory heteronormativity & monogamy
approaching life from a lens of curiosity
how toxic monogamy culture is possible in monogamy AND polyamory
my perspective on monogamy as a whole
WTF toxic monogamy actually is
The relationship escalator
Some prime examples of how toxic monogamy shows up in relationships
LINKS MENTIONED IN TODAYS EPISODE:
Episode 107: My Eating Disorder Recovery Story
My tik tok on coming out later in life
Episode 35: Polyamory and Ethical Non Monogamy with Dedeker Winston
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