Wild Monogamy
Wild Monogamy
Rooted In The Wild
One day, your partner looks at you and says, “You’re not the same person you were when I met you”. Mel and Jase of Rooted In The Wild are the hosts of Wild Monogamy - a podcast that explores the beauty and challenge of relationships built on individual growth, supportive partnership, wild eroticism, and the adventure of meeting your partner each day.
Be Fuckable
It's more than your appearance. It's an energy. It's a way of walking in the world.  Would you fuck... you? What energy are you putting out to you partner? To the world?  Mel and Jase discuss several perspectives to being fuckable - what it can mean for you personally and for your relationship.
May 31, 2024
40 min
Pseudo Sex
Sometimes we simply give in to the convenience of 'meh' frozen pizza.  Similarly, sometimes, we're simply trying to fill a void with pseudo sex.  We settle for less when we all desire gourmet pizza, and we end up settling for lackluster sex AND feeling worse.  How you do something is how you do everything - and Jase and Mel dive into what it means to live in your full vitality outside of the bedroom - so you can bring your full vitality to the bedroom.
Mar 5, 2024
35 min
It Takes A Village
How did we get here? How did we evolve from connected, supportive villages and tribes to individuals and families living so separate from one another?  Community is incredibly important, and Mel and Jase talk about the importance of community in our individual lives and growth, but also for the continued expansion and growth of relationships.  A supportive village can bring out the best in you, challenge you, hold you accountable, and celebrate your growth.
Feb 20, 2024
26 min
Mend My Life!
All too often we enter partnership with the expectation that this is the one who will complete us. Or we may feel burdened by the partner who expects to be completed.  The truth of the matter is that you are the only one who can complete you. In this episode, Mel and Jase discuss the burden we place on one another when we hold expectations and what it means to take responsibility for our own growth.
Jan 24, 2024
27 min
Good Intentions
We're back!  Mel and Jase kick off the new year with an episode about intention. The word "goal" is used often this time of year, but what are your intentions? What are you "tending"? Your energy and attention are currency.  How - and with who - are you spending it?
Jan 8, 2024
28 min
A Dose of Medicine
What is medicine? Is it that which brings you joy? That which helps you heal? In this episode, Mel and Jase talk about medicine in all its forms - the amazing connections, new perspectives, hard lessons, unbelievable joy and growth you can experience when you ... as Nahko says ... "find your medicine and use it"
Aug 12, 2023
52 min
The Joy of Living Dangerously
In this episode, Mel and Jase discuss danger in living comfortably, and the life in living dangerously.  To live dangerously means to live... and living never flowers in security. It flowers only in insecurity.
Jul 29, 2023
47 min
The Delicious Tension
We're back! After several weeks apart on individual trips and intensives, Jase and Mel talk about coming back together. Often, while one partner is growing individually, the other partner is holding space. Mel and Jase talk about what it's like to be in these different roles - the beauty, the fear, and the delicious life-giving tension of saying goodbye, holding space, the anticipation of reconnecting, and the challenge of knowing you both will be different people on the other side.
Jul 8, 2023
48 min
Fight Club
The first rule about Fight Club is ... we absolutely talk about fights and anger. In this episode, Mel and Jase talk about rage, anger, and the importance of fighting in a relationship. However, with great anger comes great responsibility. It's a fire that can burn and destroy, but also a fire that can create and provide.
May 3, 2023
50 min
Sex Schedule
When life gets busy, it can be a challenge to find the time for sex.  We often plan our days around work, the gym, or time with friends and family... we get pulled in unexpected directions, and somehow sex gets pushed to another day. But, what if we scheduled sex? It may not sound wild, but you might be surprised! In this episode, Mel and Jase talk about the amazing benefits of scheduling sex including all-day foreplay, anticipation, creativity and deeper connection.
Mar 29, 2023
42 min
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