Nesting: What makes living together work
February 11, 2022
Hosted by Christi Anne Bela
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Episode Description
Love is grand, but what to do so you don't get so drained by yelling over the dishes? When you see each other all the time, how do you still have the passionate enjoy each other? We let you in our our methods and what has worked for us as we celebrate 7 years of nesting. Marcin and I started as roommates. We knew we could nest well. This was super important to me as I have had some challenges living with other people, including my ex-husband, which is why I advocate for a you can love someone and not live with them approach. My parents were bullied into getting married before they lived together as it was the "right thing to do". Well thank God we are getting rid of these outdate ideas of purity and being real about what it takes to manage a healthy living space. My darling husband Dr. Marcin Bela and I discuss the pitfalls of the escalator approach to relationships. How we really don't sweat the small stuff and the way our living together has adjusted over the scope of our relationship going from Poly to Mono and to then to an Open Design with Relationship Anarchy.
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Christi Anne Bela
Christi Anne Bela, published author, keynote speaker, radio personality and Intimacy Architect. Her expertise is helping people discover the power of intimacy and how to harness it, opening themselves to living passionately.
Christi Anne began her work as a sexuality educator in 2008. She has an extensive background in Tantra, Yoga and wellness, including training at the Autism Center of America and the Kundalini Research Institute.
She is the founder of Intimacy Architecture, which combines self-growth and community building to create safer ways to enjoy and honor the power of our sexuality. The acronym she created, C.A.T.C.H., to teach boundaries to people of all ages and abilities is featured in the “Consent Guidebook” and was part of the talk she did at TEDx Lenox Village Women in 2020.
Christi Anne has spoken on the subject of consent and boundaries at the Sex Down South Conference, Mega Disability Conference and the Arc Conference for the last 3 years. She has run workshops for Sex Positive World, body positive Burlesque series, fundraisers for LGBTQ youth and outreach with the Nashville Pride.