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37: 5 Steps to Have Holly Poly-Days and Start 2025 Feeling Secure


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Who doesn't want to make their way through the holidays with ease and comfort and as little drama as possible?

The holiday season means time spent with friends, family and lovers. And it also can mean a few other things…

  • having to make tough choices on where to be and when to be there, WHO to be with? 
  • having to deal with family members that don't necessarily agree with your relational choices or partner(s)
  • needing to de-stress & prioritize fun and sexy times in between all the holiday obligations

And if anything is feeling shaky in terms of your non-monogamy journey, the holidays can be, as André describes "miracle grow for your feelings" and amplify those issues making things stressful or uncomfortable.

In this podcast episode we talk in detail about 5 things you can do now to set your holidays up for success and start 2025 feeling much more secure:

  1. Reflect on the past year
  2. Conduct a thorough RAADAR Relationship Review to assess the health and dynamics of your relationships and connections using the 
  3. Do some pre-planning - the who, what, where, when, and how
  4. Sharpen your effective communication skills and communicate your needs, wants and desires to partners
  5. Prepare and build your toolkit and get direct or indirect support!

Interwoven in this discussion as always are a ton of gems of knowledge and stories from their personal experiences and those of friends and people we work with.

And if you're looking for holiday gift that keeps on giving for your partner and yourself that will allow you start 2025 feeling FAB-U-LOUS-LY SECURE, sign up for our 7-module Poly Newbies Digital Course! And don't worry about having to do it all right away, you'll have a full 6 months to get it all done! We have a special offer for our podcast listeners and Let's Talk Polyamory community. Find out more here - ⁠https://courses.letstalkpolyamory.com/polynewbiesspecialoffer⁠

Show Resources:

  • Poly Newbies Digital Course - https://courses.letstalkpolyamory.com/polynewbiesspecialoffer
  • Open Relationship & Polyamory Mastery Program - https://go.taraandandre.com/polyamorymastery 
  • Let’s Talk Polyamory Private Facebook Group & Community - https://www.facebook.com/groups/letstalkpoly 
  • Multiamory Podcast - https://www.multiamory.com/podcast 
  • Fit Feels Good by Oonagh Duncan (the health and fitness program Tara is a part of) - https://www.fitfeelsgood.com/ 
  • Need support and curious about coaching or therapy? Book a consultation call with us: https://go.taraandandre.com/relationshiprescue 
  • Find out more about us and services, programs and more at ⁠https://taraandandre.com/ ⁠
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