Rethinking Safety
Simon(e) explores the complex relationship between safety and non-monogamous practices, highlighting the pressure for effective communication within these frameworks. They express concern over how societal privileges can shape one's ability to advocate for risk and unsafety, while also questioning the reliance on language as the primary means of connection. Ultimately, the discussion delves into the nuances of safety and precarity in the context of modern relationships.In this clip
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Multiamory: Rethinking Modern Relationships
248 - Playing Monogamy with Simon(e) van Saarloos
Related Questions
How do societal norms view vulnerability?
How does redefining what safety means and addressing attitudes towards stress and change help overcome the patterns of reverting to behaviors that provided a sense of safety in the past, as discussed in the episode #440: The 3 Great Untruths That Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure and the clip Safetyism and Its Impact, as well as in the episode EPISODE #1002: How to Do the Work, Meet Your Self and Be Your Most Authentic – Nicole LePera, Ph.D. and the clip Finding Safety Within, and the episode How to Treat Emotional Trauma and the clip Boundaries in Therapy with Nedra Glover Tawwab and Dr. Vonda Wright?