HeyJaredNavigating Non-Monogamy with Aria Diana
Somatic reflections, practices, and stories for people exploring non-monogamy and polyamory, oriented toward expansive, nourishing relationships and liberated love.
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When Our Commitments Outpace Our Capacity (opens the original)
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This is surprisingly hard for me to say: I made a commitment two and a half years ago that I’m ready to renegotiate.When I launched this Substack in February 2024, I promised to publish something new here every single Tuesday. And I haven’t missed a week! I’m proud of that consistency, and of the 140 stories, reflections & resources that have grown from it. I’ve loved connecting with this community, now with readers in all 50 U.S. states and 83 countries. Wild! It’s such an honor to be in so man
The Difference Between Being Okay and Being a Yes (opens the original)
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Happy fall equinox, my fellow relationship explorers! 🍂Today we’re closing out our end-of-summer experiments in Fieldwork for the Heart, where I’ve been enjoying hearing from so many of you trying new relational experiments, and letting the results inform where you focus your awareness next. If you’ve been participating in our little community experiment, I’d love to hear what you’ve learned as we close out this round of communal fieldwork. What surprised you? What are you carrying forward, and
When the Relationship Becomes the Whole Horizon (opens the original)
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This week, I’m sharing some meandering field notes from my own self-partnership experiment in tending my heart after a time of grief, widening my relational ecosystem to include more of the natural world, including a few observations about what invasive blackberries are teaching me about building healthy, balanced non-monogamous ecosystems. Plus a few super sweet updates from people experimenting alongside me in our Fieldwork for the Heart community! My heart is full 🥰If you’re new here, Fieldwo
When the Tables Turn (opens the original)
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The woman sitting across from me LOVED the freedom of non-monogamy when she was the only one planning fun dates. But now that her partner was ready to start dating, too… Not so much.She was genuinely surprised by how hard this whole open relationship thing was that she had pushed so hard for in the first place.As her anchor partner got excited about someone new for the first time, she could feel her own attachment system lighting up with jolts of jealousy and fear. And she was deeply frustrated
You Are Allowed to Need Reassurance (opens the original)
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Before we get into this week’s essay: It is officially September 1, which means our little Fieldwork for the Heart experiment is beginning! For context about what I’m inviting you into: You can read more about the current experiment I am personally running within my own non-monogamous relationship ecosystem and why I think short experiments are the best way to find your own way through the wild unknown that is non-monogamous life beyond the relationship escalator. But essentially: throughout the
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