Season 6, Episode 752: Beyond "The One": Redefining Relationships as Growth and Authentic Choice with author, business woman, and relationship facilitator Simone Milasas. Get her Book Relationship: Are You Sure That You Want One?

Guest Bio: Simone Milasas is a best-selling author, international speaker, and relationship innovator known for her refreshingly honest and unconventional approach to love, intimacy, and life. For over two decades, she has facilitated classes around the world, empowering people to move beyond expectations, judgment, and dependency to create relationships based on choice, freedom, and true connection. She is the author of Relationship: Are You Sure That You Want One?, Joy of Business, and Getting Out of Debt Joyfully, and the creator of the Intimate Play for Lovers card deck. Simone's work has been featured in international media including Body and Soul, The Sunday Telegraph, Bloom TV, Thrive Global, Body+Soul, Mamamia, Sydney Morning Herald, and she brings a unique, nonjudgmental perspective that leaves listeners and readers feeling both empowered and deeply seen. To learn more, visit www.simonemilasas.com.

Topics of Discussion:

Beyond the Myth of "The One"

Receiving True Kindness and Vulnerability

Choose Joy and Stop Seeking Others' Approval

Less Judgmental Through Listening to Others

Creating Space and Asking for What You Need

Relationships as Choice, Not Necessity

Choosing Different in Relationships

Five Elements of Intimacy in Relationships, applies to sex too

Choose What Works for You, Not Society's Rules

Money Shouldn't Define Your Relationships

Living Without Regrets and Shame

Sarah's New Books and Merchandise Projects, Relationship Sex Card Game

Travel and Cultural Perspectives Across Continents

Creating Intimate Play Cards for Connection

Choose Your Own Life Path

Being Fearless in Your Living Choices

Key points:

• The "one" narrative is a myth, relationships should be viewed as growth opportunities rather than fated soul mate connections, freeing people to make conscious, authentic choices instead of searching for a predetermined destiny.

• Vulnerability is an act of bravery, not weakness, requiring people to reject societal judgment and cultivate intimacy elements (gratitude, trust, allowance, vulnerability, honor) first within themselves before sharing them.

• Personal space and open communication about needs are essential to healthy relationships, including releasing limiting beliefs around jealousy and possession. You must also practice asking for what you want without shame.

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