Radical Relating
Author: Cassidy, Mel
ISBN: 9798889842453
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 21 Oct 2025
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback / softback
Plt;bPgt;A provocative, trauma-informed guide to post-monogamyP#8212;how to build liberated relationships rooted in empowerment, equity, and authenticityPlt;brPgt; Plt;brPgt;With practical somatic exercises, reflection prompts and a relational toolkitP#8212;also includes a glossary of polyamory, non-monogamy, and alternative relationship termsPlt;/bPgt;
Plt;bPgt;A provocative, trauma-informed guide to post-monogamyP#8212;how to build liberated relationships rooted in empowerment, equity, and authenticityPlt;brPgt; Plt;brPgt;With practical somatic exercises, reflection prompts and a relational toolkitP#8212;also includes a glossary of polyamory, non-monogamy, and alternative relationship termsPlt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;iPgt;This book is for polyamorists who want to practice their non-monogamy with more feminism, more queerness, and more community building. ItP#8217;s for monogamists who donP#8217;t want to do relationships on autopilot. ItP#8217;s for everyone who dearly believes a better way to love and live exists. ItP#8217;s for change makers who aspire to re-wild the ways we love.Plt;/iPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;An empowering guide to imagining (and living) better relationships, Plt;iPgt;Radical RelatingPlt;/iPgt; 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 Plt;iPgt;your soulmate must be your sole matePlt;/iPgt;. 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 weP#8217;ll die alone.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;In four sections, Cassidy explains the Plt;bPgt;whyPlt;/bPgt;, Plt;bPgt;whatPlt;/bPgt;, Plt;bPgt;howPlt;/bPgt;, and Plt;bPgt;wherePlt;/bPgt; of the Plt;bPgt;Radical Relating Plt;/bPgt;model. They:Plt;brPgt;Plt;ulPgt;Plt;liPgt;Plt;bPgt;Lay out clear-eyed analysis about why monogamy isnP#8217;t workingPlt;/bPgt; and explain the harms of unquestioned internalized mono-normativityPlt;brPgt;Plt;/liPgt;Plt;liPgt;Plt;bPgt;Offer Reflective Journaling prompts, Somatic PausesPlt;/bPgt;, and practical wisdom for assembling your Relational ToolkitPlt;brPgt;Plt;/liPgt;Plt;liPgt;Plt;bPgt;Explain the trauma-informed pillars of Radical RelatingPlt;/bPgt;: Orientation, Resilience, Resolution, and EngagementPlt;brPgt;Plt;/liPgt;Plt;liPgt;Plt;bPgt;Help you reorient to a new mapPlt;/bPgt; for relating thatP#8217;s queer, anarchist, and somatically integratedPlt;brPgt;Plt;/liPgt;Plt;liPgt;Plt;bPgt;Help you build skillsPlt;/bPgt; to understand and navigate your relationship landscapePlt;brPgt;Plt;/liPgt;Plt;liPgt;Plt;bPgt;Explore the intersections of monogamy, colonialism, patriarchy, and capitalism Plt;/bPgt;and illuminate how monogamous relationship structures emerged with one goal in mind: to consolidate capitalPlt;brPgt;Plt;/liPgt;Plt;/ulPgt;Plt;brPgt;Most 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.
ISBN: 9798889842453
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 21 Oct 2025
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback / softback
Plt;bPgt;A provocative, trauma-informed guide to post-monogamyP#8212;how to build liberated relationships rooted in empowerment, equity, and authenticityPlt;brPgt; Plt;brPgt;With practical somatic exercises, reflection prompts and a relational toolkitP#8212;also includes a glossary of polyamory, non-monogamy, and alternative relationship termsPlt;/bPgt;
Plt;bPgt;A provocative, trauma-informed guide to post-monogamyP#8212;how to build liberated relationships rooted in empowerment, equity, and authenticityPlt;brPgt; Plt;brPgt;With practical somatic exercises, reflection prompts and a relational toolkitP#8212;also includes a glossary of polyamory, non-monogamy, and alternative relationship termsPlt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;iPgt;This book is for polyamorists who want to practice their non-monogamy with more feminism, more queerness, and more community building. ItP#8217;s for monogamists who donP#8217;t want to do relationships on autopilot. ItP#8217;s for everyone who dearly believes a better way to love and live exists. ItP#8217;s for change makers who aspire to re-wild the ways we love.Plt;/iPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;An empowering guide to imagining (and living) better relationships, Plt;iPgt;Radical RelatingPlt;/iPgt; 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 Plt;iPgt;your soulmate must be your sole matePlt;/iPgt;. 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 weP#8217;ll die alone.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;In four sections, Cassidy explains the Plt;bPgt;whyPlt;/bPgt;, Plt;bPgt;whatPlt;/bPgt;, Plt;bPgt;howPlt;/bPgt;, and Plt;bPgt;wherePlt;/bPgt; of the Plt;bPgt;Radical Relating Plt;/bPgt;model. They:Plt;brPgt;Plt;ulPgt;Plt;liPgt;Plt;bPgt;Lay out clear-eyed analysis about why monogamy isnP#8217;t workingPlt;/bPgt; and explain the harms of unquestioned internalized mono-normativityPlt;brPgt;Plt;/liPgt;Plt;liPgt;Plt;bPgt;Offer Reflective Journaling prompts, Somatic PausesPlt;/bPgt;, and practical wisdom for assembling your Relational ToolkitPlt;brPgt;Plt;/liPgt;Plt;liPgt;Plt;bPgt;Explain the trauma-informed pillars of Radical RelatingPlt;/bPgt;: Orientation, Resilience, Resolution, and EngagementPlt;brPgt;Plt;/liPgt;Plt;liPgt;Plt;bPgt;Help you reorient to a new mapPlt;/bPgt; for relating thatP#8217;s queer, anarchist, and somatically integratedPlt;brPgt;Plt;/liPgt;Plt;liPgt;Plt;bPgt;Help you build skillsPlt;/bPgt; to understand and navigate your relationship landscapePlt;brPgt;Plt;/liPgt;Plt;liPgt;Plt;bPgt;Explore the intersections of monogamy, colonialism, patriarchy, and capitalism Plt;/bPgt;and illuminate how monogamous relationship structures emerged with one goal in mind: to consolidate capitalPlt;brPgt;Plt;/liPgt;Plt;/ulPgt;Plt;brPgt;Most 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.
