Many Loves: Yes, Polyamory is for Everyone

it only takes a few hours, or sometimes, a few days, if we are really connecting. no matter how great things are going, at some point, the moment does come:

“oh, I’m not poly.”

maybe they finally read my profile, or we start talking about relationships and I’ve mentioned that I am invested in loving many people, in many ways.

no matter how it comes up, in that moment, I can feel that the relationship changes immediately – where things felt open and light before, they now feel closed and defensive. it becomes a trial, as if I have done something criminal. laughter disappears and is replaced by a tangible expectation that I have some explaining (apologising?) to do, if the relationship’s going to move forward from this point ..

Listening: Learning to Love Others Where They Are

I’ve always thought of myself as someone who listens – a “good listener”.

That when someone comes to me, I am able to really hold space to receive what they’re hoping to share with me in that moment.I set aside my own needs and just listen.Not just waiting for my turn to share, not hoping for them to finish quickly, but really being with them in a moment of vulnerability and trying to hear “what is this person trying to share with me right now?” ..

Relating 101Amanì MichaelSeptember 17, 2018relationships, healing, trauma, accountability, practice, intentional, whole, care, gentleness, love, romance, listening, listen, acceptanceComment

Self-Care Kit: 4 Tools to Practice Care when Feeling Overwhelmed

It seems like everyone talks about self-care, but what does that actually look like, especially when we are already feeling overwhelmed? How do we actually know when we’re doing self-care and when we’re not? In moments when we are feeling especially down or panicked or challenged, it can be even more difficult to know how to put the pieces together.

So, here I am, making this list just for you. A collection of tools you can use to get from that difficult place to wherever you want to go- a gift to your higher, deeper, and more whole self. I’m writing this because I want that for you, too, and I’m determined to help you get there. <3

Let’s get started, then? ..

Practicing Accountability: How We Love Vulnerably + Keep Growing Together

With all of the experiences I have witnessed in the world lately – both in my personal life and in our greater societies and communities as a whole – it seems to me that accountability is what we are needing most and simultaneously, the thing we are most afraid of. One of the things I see most in the work I do is how very much people are wanting to let their truths free, and what a painful process it is for them to try to hold it in.

Someone moving from laughter into uncontrollable tears during our first tarot reading together, when they were first convinced ..

Multiplicities: Why You Actually Have More than One Zodiac Sign (ASTROLOGY 101)

What’s your sign?

This is a question we ask people when trying to get to know each other, whether it’s at a party or with a classmate or through a dating app. We use it when looking through online profiles to see if “they might be the one” and are thrilled when we find out someone we like “has the same sign” – even if we approach it playfully, with the idea that it is just a fun thought experiment, there’s an immediate connection that we recognise in the potentials this question holds ..

Astrology 101Amanì MichaelFebruary 15, 2018astrology, zodiac, sign, sun, moon, birth chart, relationships, romance, love, compatibilityComment

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