Shades of Pleasure Podcast
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Shades of Pleasure Podcast

Episode 8: Relationship anarchy: Is it an ideal, or can it truly exist?

November 18, 2024

Welcome to Season 1, Episode 8, Shades of Pleasure

Four sexologists open up about life, love, and the pursuit of consensual non monogamy.

Mou reflects on her book, “Love is Not a Pie,” as a catalyst for discussion about relationship anarchy. What is relationship anarchy as a form of nonhierarchical non-monogamy? Is relationship anarchy an ideal, or can it truly exist? Can you ever truly escape power dynamics in any relationship? What happens if a dynamic emerges that you didn’t necessarily “sign up for?”  Do all relationships have some form of power dynamics?  What does relationship anarchy look like when there is an anchor partner? What would it look like to be transparent about and communicate the ways in which power permeates agreements, responsibilities, domestic responsibilities, or other facets of our lives? 

Tune in to learn about how to make informed decisions, discuss your needs for any type of relationship, and ways to make the invisible forces of underlying power dynamics more visible, so that you can encourage more transparency, awareness, and intentionality in your partnerships.

Can the dismantling of our own harmful power structures in our relationships also help us to dismantle larger systems of oppression?

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