After spending most of my life exploring my sexuality through the lens of monogamy, I discovered a surprising truth about myself: I don’t actually want one romantic partner. This revelation led me to a new way of looking at my relationships and opened the door for me to finally explore non-monogamy.

I spent the last several months, which I dubbed my Sacred Slut Summer, intentionally exploring non-monogamy and how my intimate, romantic relationships can be sacred and fulfilling without being exclusive.

Choosing to explore love and intimacy through open relationships is a culmination of all my previous romantic experiences, and while some of those were better than others, each experience led me on this path to accepting the kind of love I find so much more satisfying - at least for now!

It’s also offered me a new opportunity to explore the kind of transparency and discernment that non-monogamy requires, and allowed me to lean into my interactions with the Divine and my self-love framework as I accept this new revelation in my romantic life.

I’m no expert on non-monogamy, but I hope you’ll find insights that you can take from my experiences and filter them into your own life and relationships, whether they are open, exclusive, or something else entirely.

Listen to episode 399 now!

In episode 399 of the Embodied Podcast we discuss:
[04:01] Reaffirming my purpose here on earth
[06:05] My first experience with my sexuality
[08:25] How I’ve learned to appreciate all the lessons I’ve gained from my past intimate relationships
[11:49] The differences between my conscious hoe phase and the more reckless promiscuity of my teens and twenties
[13:40] How taking a break from dating taught me about experiencing intimacy and pleasure in a more sacred way
[16:55] How I came to the revelation that I really didn’t want a partner
[19:37] The sacred prostitute and my inspiration for my Sacred Slut Summer
[23:23] Exploring the kinship that connects all of us
[26:01] Discovering the relational “nutrients” that I could only receive through intimate, romantic relationships
[28:53] Redefining my views on non-monogamy
[34:01] Why my relationship with my constellation of companions is so fulfilling right now
[37:13] How this exploration fits into my self-love framework
[38:15] Why non-monogamy requires transparency and discernment
[40:48] The absolute, wildest story from my Sacred Slut Summer and the opportunity it offered to practice discernment
[43:56] How I offered opportunity to heal and repair the transparency and openness in this relationship
[47:29] Why I’m still not comfortable offering specific advice on this topic

Resources mentioned by Elizabeth in the episode:
My 39th Birthday Sale: https://untameyourself.com/bday39

Episode 293 with Ken Page: https://untameyourself.com/podcasts/e...

Episode 362 with Dr. Ezzie Spencer: https://untameyourself.com/podcasts/362/

Epsiode 344 with Eva Clay: https://untameyourself.com/podcasts/344/

Epsiode 375 on How to Love Well: https://untameyourself.com/podcasts/375/

Episode 157 with Layla Martin: https://untameyourself.com/podcasts/e...

Learn more about Caroline Myss’s work: https://www.myss.com/

Join The Wild Soul Sacred Body Membership: https://untameyourself.com/embodied-l...

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[00:45:01] I do enough healing work with other people in my professional life to know that it's not always a won't, it's a can’t. Some people just can't be truthful or honest, because of their fears of abandonment and rejection. These things have such a grip on them.
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