the urban business myth of consistency is starving your feminine.
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the urban business myth of consistency is starving your feminine.

a personal journal entry in reflection from the time I’ve been spending in integration since my rebranding…from ELEMENTAL EROS to WILDLY DEVOTIONAL.

THE FEMININE STARVES IN CONSISTENCY & THRIVES IN WILD DEVOTION.

Stop forcing your feminine business into a masculine mould of consistency, that she will never thrive in…

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My Vision for Partnership
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My Vision for Partnership

If - upon reading this - you recognize yourself in these words - please let yourself be tenderly known to me (write to : melissa@elemental-eros.com).

PLAY : COMMUNITY : INTIMACY : FEARLESSNESS

WE CONSPIRE TO CO-INSPIRE ONE ANOTHER (…)

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Can we talk about polyamory?
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Can we talk about polyamory?

Can I please urge any of you folks who have a couples dating profile on any kind of dating app to understand about trauma before agreeing to bring in an extra person into your constellation.

So let's get right to it : I've been open relating for over 9 years; I was always in long-term partnerships that were monogam-ish until I consciously made the decision to expand my comfort zone & practice open relating with people in an intentional way.

And it has been quite the journey…

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Powerful womxn & trauma
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Powerful womxn & trauma

“𝙄𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙗𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙬𝙝𝙞𝙘𝙝 𝙞𝙨 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣 𝙮𝙤𝙪, th𝙚𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙬𝙝𝙞𝙘𝙝 𝙞𝙨 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙒𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙗𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙨𝙖𝙡𝙫𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣. 𝙄𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙙𝙤 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙗𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙬𝙝𝙞𝙘𝙝 𝙞𝙨 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣 𝙮𝙤𝙪, t𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙬𝙝𝙞𝙘𝙝 𝙞𝙨 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙒𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙙𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙮 𝙮𝙤𝙪.”

― 𝙋𝙚𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝘼. 𝙇𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙚, 𝙃𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙪𝙢𝙖

Content includes trauma & s*xual abuse.

I might look like a liberated, radical, shame free femme to you - but my journey towards wholeness has been a long one.

Isn’t it for all of us?

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Self-Sourcing Intimacy Tips for Lockdown Times
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Self-Sourcing Intimacy Tips for Lockdown Times

Quarantine self-dates & ways to feel touched when human touch just ain't around:

I am a human who N E E D S touch. Aren't we all?

Love is literally my currency, touch is my language that I speak with folks & eros is my bread and butter.

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Indie Magazine Interview
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Indie Magazine Interview

“She is a feminist who creates fetish wear; a vegan who has dedicated her work to leather; she is a nature lover who has found her home in Berlin.

Melissa Tofton is a woman of opposites that come together to produce a harmonious entity, because she has made her own rules based on what her inner voice and lucid thoughts tell her.

The English-born designer couldn’t care less about fulfilling societal expectations, instead defining a rebellious genre of spirituality, which champions the beauty of the expression of the true self.”

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Liebe Machen Podcast Interview
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Liebe Machen Podcast Interview

I had the pleasure to feature on The Liebe Machen podcast.

Here is the episode in full on spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/episode/6sUdYo5tTs3X6fGSH8XkV6?si=igxYWlCaSES4S_0ZqYzSBg

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