“I know it’s just a story that I’m telling myself, but, where is the peace in relationships?!”

In this episode of In My Truth with Sarah Riegelhuth, we’re joined by Seve Mangrum. Sarah and Seve met briefly in Tulum before connecting at the Aubrey Marcus Fit For Service Fellowship.

Seve Mangrum is a fitness and health coach based in LA, with a background in dance and martial arts. Seve is deeply interested in movement as a means to healing as opposed to an outcome (eg, performance or aesthetic) based medium.

Like many of our guests, Seve is in an interesting transitional place with his business, having worked in his industry for the last eight years and now moving to a position of working on his methodology that is more aligned with his ideas and values. For various reasons, Seve has let go of a number of clients, resulting in some serious self-reflection around his service, skills and feelings of inadequacy.

However, what begins as a look at Seve’s current business concerns turns into a conversation a whole lot more personal: how does monogamy and non-monogamy fit into our lives?

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Disclaimer: What we talk about on In My Truth tends to be very raw and can be triggering. Resources for support and help are included at the end of show notes - scroll down for more information.

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Listen in to the In My Truth podcast as Sarah Riegelhuth and Seve Mangrum get deep and vulnerable!

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It’s been a tough road for many of us lately, feeling challenged both professionally and in personal relationships. As Sarah has discussed in previous episodes, she’s still struggling with her recent break up, and in this episode she works through this truth a bit more. What are you struggling with right now?

“I’m trying to get the story straight in my mind so I can say, So, that’s what happened, I can let it go. But I can’t.”

Seve and Sarah also discuss the untruths they’re living with around:

Commitment issues

Coming to the table with old patterns of behaviour in relationships

The weight of self-doubt in being an entrepreneur

Challenges of non-monogamy

Feeling like you’re the only person struggling

Stories passed along by your family

Not being able to achieve everyone we want to while in a relationship

“I’m not the good girl, I can’t be the good wife. I tried to be that once and it didn’t work out. So now I’m telling myself these stories, that how I am, this wild and free and emotional and whatever I am, is not going to be enough for somebody, or too much.”

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Remember you’re not alone, and there is hope, even though it may not feel that way at times. Talk to someone, a friend or family member and let them support you. Reach out to a professional. Do whatever you need to do to start your journey back to feeling good.

Here are some resources I found on Google (because I am not a professional, these are not recommendations, just suggestions with love and empathy from me to you):

Lifeline (Australia): 13-11-14 is a confidential telephone crisis support service available 24/7 from a landline, payphone or mobile. Beyond Blue (Australia): 1-300-22-4636 OR chat online between 3pm & 12am 7 days a week No Shame On You (USA): 1-800-273-(TALK) 8255 OR text 741741 for a 24/7 crisis text line (a live, trained crisis counsellor receives the text and responds quickly) OR visit I’m Alive for 24/7 online crisis chat National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (USA): 1-800-273-8255 Crisis Services (Canada): 1-833-456-4566 OR text 45645 between 4pm and 12am daily

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