{"product_id":"radical-relating-a-queer-and-polyamory-informed-guide-to-love-beyond-the-myth-of-monogamy-paperback","title":"Radical Relating: A Queer and Polyamory-Informed Guide to Love Beyond the Myth of Monogamy - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMel Cassidy\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKai Cheng Thom\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA provocative, trauma-informed guide to post-monogamy--how to build liberated relationships rooted in empowerment, equity, and authenticity \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith practical somatic exercises, reflection prompts and a relational toolkit--also includes a glossary of polyamory, non-monogamy, and alternative relationship terms \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis book is for polyamorists who want to practice their non-monogamy with more feminism, more queerness, and more community building. It's for monogamists who don't want to do relationships on autopilot. It's for everyone who dearly believes a better way to love and live exists. It's for change makers who aspire to re-wild the ways we love.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn empowering guide to imagining (and living) better relationships, \u003ci\u003eRadical Relating\u003c\/i\u003e pushes back on the monogamy mandate. Author, somatic educator, and relationship coach Mel Cassidy explodes the often-unquestioned mainstream myths about the nuclear family structure: those that tell us \u003ci\u003eyour soulmate must be your sole mate\u003c\/i\u003e. That sex is the only yardstick of relational success. That self-sacrifice and self-denial are necessary trade-offs for security and partnership. That we need to ride the relationship escalator all the way up, or we'll die alone. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn four sections, Cassidy explains the \u003cb\u003ewhy\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003ewhat\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003ehow\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003ewhere\u003c\/b\u003e of the \u003cb\u003eRadical Relating \u003c\/b\u003emodel. They: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eLay out clear-eyed analysis about why monogamy isn't working\u003c\/b\u003e and explain the harms of unquestioned internalized mono-normativity\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eOffer Reflective Journaling prompts, Somatic Pauses\u003c\/b\u003e, and practical wisdom for assembling your Relational Toolkit\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eExplain the trauma-informed pillars of Radical Relating\u003c\/b\u003e Orientation, Resilience, Resolution, and Engagement\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eHelp you reorient to a new map\u003c\/b\u003e for relating that's queer, anarchist, and somatically integrated\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eHelp you build skills\u003c\/b\u003e to understand and navigate your relationship landscape\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eExplore the intersections of monogamy, colonialism, patriarchy, and capitalism \u003c\/b\u003eand illuminate how monogamous relationship structures emerged with one goal in mind: to consolidate capital\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMost books on non-monogamy focus on top-level logistics and play into beliefs that can inadvertently replicate oppressive structures. Radical Relating is different: it speaks to readers who want not only to open up their relationships or expand their sexual experiences, but claim a new and liberating ways to relate to each other, fulfill our authentic needs, and build true communities of care beyond monogamy.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMel Cassidy is a queer multi-disciplinary somatic practitioner and relationship coach who works with queer and questioning people (and those who love them) seeking liberating relationship experiences, with a focus on honest and consensual non-monogamy. In addition to their coaching work, Mel is a visual and performing artist, movement teacher, semi-retired facilitator of ecstatic dance events, and a life-long student of Kashmir Shaivism. A genderqueer, second generation, 'third culture kid' of mixed Irish, Greek, and Khorokhane Romani heritage, born in the UK, and raised in Kuwait, Mel currently lives on the traditional territories of the K'omoks Nation in British Columbia, Canada.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.89 x 8.94 x 6.08 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 16, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44419535962214,"sku":"9798889842453","price":28.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/pmr5csRTDX9798889842453.webp?v=1770115932","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/radical-relating-a-queer-and-polyamory-informed-guide-to-love-beyond-the-myth-of-monogamy-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}