One day, your partner looks at you and says, “You’re not the same person you were when I met you”. Mel and Jase of Rooted In The Wild are the hosts of Wild Monogamy - a podcast that explores the beauty and challenge of relationships built on individual growth, supportive partnership, wild eroticism, and the adventure of meeting your partner each day.
Episodes
Monday Mar 04, 2024
Pseudo Sex
Monday Mar 04, 2024
Monday Mar 04, 2024
Sometimes we simply give in to the convenience of 'meh' frozen pizza. Similarly, sometimes, we're simply trying to fill a void with pseudo sex. We settle for less when we all desire gourmet pizza, and we end up settling for lackluster sex AND feeling worse. How you do something is how you do everything - and Jase and Mel dive into what it means to live in your full vitality outside of the bedroom - so you can bring your full vitality to the bedroom.
Tuesday Feb 20, 2024
It Takes A Village
Tuesday Feb 20, 2024
Tuesday Feb 20, 2024
How did we get here? How did we evolve from connected, supportive villages and tribes to individuals and families living so separate from one another? Community is incredibly important, and Mel and Jase talk about the importance of community in our individual lives and growth, but also for the continued expansion and growth of relationships. A supportive village can bring out the best in you, challenge you, hold you accountable, and celebrate your growth.
Tuesday Jan 23, 2024
Mend My Life!
Tuesday Jan 23, 2024
Tuesday Jan 23, 2024
All too often we enter partnership with the expectation that this is the one who will complete us. Or we may feel burdened by the partner who expects to be completed. The truth of the matter is that you are the only one who can complete you. In this episode, Mel and Jase discuss the burden we place on one another when we hold expectations and what it means to take responsibility for our own growth.
Sunday Jan 07, 2024
Good Intentions
Sunday Jan 07, 2024
Sunday Jan 07, 2024
We're back! Mel and Jase kick off the new year with an episode about intention. The word "goal" is used often this time of year, but what are your intentions? What are you "tending"? Your energy and attention are currency. How - and with who - are you spending it?
Saturday Aug 12, 2023
A Dose of Medicine
Saturday Aug 12, 2023
Saturday Aug 12, 2023
What is medicine? Is it that which brings you joy? That which helps you heal? In this episode, Mel and Jase talk about medicine in all its forms - the amazing connections, new perspectives, hard lessons, unbelievable joy and growth you can experience when you ... as Nahko says ... "find your medicine and use it"
Friday Jul 28, 2023
The Joy of Living Dangerously
Friday Jul 28, 2023
Friday Jul 28, 2023
In this episode, Mel and Jase discuss danger in living comfortably, and the life in living dangerously. To live dangerously means to live... and living never flowers in security. It flowers only in insecurity.
Saturday Jul 08, 2023
The Delicious Tension
Saturday Jul 08, 2023
Saturday Jul 08, 2023
We're back! After several weeks apart on individual trips and intensives, Jase and Mel talk about coming back together. Often, while one partner is growing individually, the other partner is holding space. Mel and Jase talk about what it's like to be in these different roles - the beauty, the fear, and the delicious life-giving tension of saying goodbye, holding space, the anticipation of reconnecting, and the challenge of knowing you both will be different people on the other side.
Wednesday May 03, 2023
Fight Club
Wednesday May 03, 2023
Wednesday May 03, 2023
The first rule about Fight Club is ... we absolutely talk about fights and anger. In this episode, Mel and Jase talk about rage, anger, and the importance of fighting in a relationship. However, with great anger comes great responsibility. It's a fire that can burn and destroy, but also a fire that can create and provide.
Wednesday Mar 29, 2023
Sex Schedule
Wednesday Mar 29, 2023
Wednesday Mar 29, 2023
When life gets busy, it can be a challenge to find the time for sex. We often plan our days around work, the gym, or time with friends and family... we get pulled in unexpected directions, and somehow sex gets pushed to another day. But, what if we scheduled sex? It may not sound wild, but you might be surprised! In this episode, Mel and Jase talk about the amazing benefits of scheduling sex including all-day foreplay, anticipation, creativity and deeper connection.
Monday Mar 20, 2023
Burn It Down
Monday Mar 20, 2023
Monday Mar 20, 2023
With Mel coming off a week of deep soul work in the desert, this episode was an opportunity for Mel to put Jase on the hot seat. They dive into Jase's journey, embracing the mystery, burning it down, finding your fire, and what this means for Jase, his family, and the greater community that he serves.
About Rooted In The Wild
Mel and Jase are the co-founders of Rooted In The Wild, a practice based in Grand Rapids, MI dedicated to holistic wellness through in-person and virtual naturopathic consultations, guidance counseling, somatic practices, and a reconnection to nature.
WILD. LIFE. MEDICINE.
They host the Wild Monogamy podcast, and offer several events through Rooted In The Wild ranging from foraging and breathwork sessions to couples workshops, men's work and women's retreats.
Learn more about services and events at www.rootedinthewild.org