{"product_id":"radical-relating-mel-cassidy-9798889842453","title":"Radical Relating: Practical Tools and Queer Wisdom for a Post-Monogamy World","description":"\u003cb\u003eA provocative, trauma-informed guide to post-monogamy--how to build liberated relationships rooted in empowerment, equity, and authenticity \u003c\/b\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mel Cassidy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798889842453\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e North Atlantic Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/16\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs","brand":"Mel Cassidy","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46795527356671,"sku":"9798889842453","price":20.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_20b484c6-212b-4e7a-a10c-df808664a603.jpg?v=1744947879","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/radical-relating-mel-cassidy-9798889842453","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}