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Relating Through Change
The heart is a complex system of connection and longing. In relating, I prioritise my heart’s desire above all else. It leads my decision making, even when my mind and body have another plan. I can map a path, feel settled in it, and then something opens, something arrives, something calls and pulls on my heart, and my heart just wants to pour in that direction. I don’t rush any of it. I listen, I hold, I observe, I arrange, and I tend to all before I let it pour. But I deepl
hinarladean
Nov 82 min read


Turning Towards Love
Real love is built quietly. Not in grand gestures, but in the smallest, most ordinary moments, the ones that can so easily go unnoticed. Every relationship has these micro-moments of choice. Tiny openings between two people. Moments where one heart reaches, even slightly, with a sigh, a glance, a story, a question, a hand reaching.. And in that moment, the other person has a choice: to turn toward, or to turn away. These moments might not look like much, but they are everythi
hinarladean
Nov 82 min read


The Edge of Safety and Spark
We tend to talk about non-monogamy as if it’s a label, a box you step into or out of.But maybe it’s more of a flowing question than an identity. Most people, at some point, feel a flicker of connection or curiosity beyond their relationship.A glance that lingers, an emotional pull, a fantasy that surprises them.It doesn’t always lead anywhere, but it reveals something about being human, our endless dance between safety and freedom. We long to belong. We also long to explore.
hinarladean
Oct 242 min read


Listening to the Subtle in Connection
When I’m in someone’s company, I pay attention. Not just to their words, but to what happens in my body. My body becomes the map. It...
hinarladean
Oct 82 min read


Drama to Conscious Relating
So many of us move through relationships caught in invisible patterns, loops that keep us feeling powerless, unseen, or misunderstood....
hinarladean
Oct 73 min read


The Fear of Being Close
S e x is where we come closest to the truth of ourselves, body to body, breath to breath, soul brushing against soul. It holds the...
hinarladean
Aug 212 min read


Finding the Way Back to Each Other
Disconnection is inevitable. It happens in every relationship. What matters most isn’t that it happens, but how we choose to meet it....
hinarladean
Aug 182 min read


Attachment In Motion
It’s a spectrum, always moving, always shifting, and each connection seems to draw out a different polarity of me. For most of my life,...
hinarladean
Aug 183 min read


Ten Things to Sit With Before Opening Your Relationship
We’re told so many stories about how love should look. That commitment means exclusivity. That wanting more than one connection is...
hinarladean
Aug 144 min read


Choosing Connection Over Protection
If you accidentally stepped on someone’s foot, you’d probably say, “I’m sorry.” It’s an unintentional act that caused harm, and...
hinarladean
Aug 132 min read


Before Our Time Together - Topics We May Explore.
We’re not really taught how to do this - how to relate, communicate, or stay connected through the messy parts. Most of us are figuring...
hinarladean
Aug 66 min read


Narla Dean's Book Recommendations
Books I Return To: These are the books that have shaped me - personally, professionally, and relationally. They’ve offered language...
hinarladean
Aug 65 min read
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