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Essays on the three taboos most wouldn’t dare face: sex, death, and money. Come in if you’re here to live full-out, turned-on, and free-minded. With Marie-Elizabeth Mali, MA in Traditional Chinese Medicine.







We’ve got to talk about this ‘Taboo Trilogy’ of sex, death, and money, because our experiences of them hook us like no other and can keep us locked in our conditioning for years.
They have so much power in our lives and most of us avoid talking about them—unless you’re a poet, like me… in which case you likely write about sex and death A LOT, not to mention also ache to get paid for your work.
All this to say, I’ma talk about them. A lot.
I’ll go first and get hella naked here, so all you’ve gotta do is grab a beverage of your choice and pull up a chair, along with an open heart and mind.
Over the years, I’ve had a lot of sex, death & cash in my own life and have noticed, again and again, how each one can either bind or free us.
And I’ve been bound and freed by all three.
What do I mean by this?
I’ve been meditating and studying spirituality for about 35 years, and working with clients in health and coaching spaces for the same amount of time.
As a result, I’ve developed an orientation toward activities that loosen the grip of the conditioned self in favor of accessing what I often call our “deepest self,” or the unconditioned and free soul.
I have a liberation bent, so to speak, which informs the lens through which I approach talking about sex, death & cash.
When approached with attention, each one has enough potency to liberate us from our conditioning, precisely because each one can cut through surface ideas to reveal deeper (often squirmy) truths.
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what readers say
Reading Marie-Elizabeth is a delight and a dare. Lots of coaches and writers, myself included, talk about the importance of honesty and vulnerability in our work—Marie-Elizabeth lives it. She’s inspired me to challenge my sneaky little taboos around essential subjects like sex, aging, and connection.
Reading Marie-Elizabeth Mali’s writing keeps me honest. It reminds me to name the things most women were taught to leave unsaid.
Of course I want to read about the ‘taboo trilogy’ of sex, death, and cash, but I especially want to read it from Marie-Elizabeth’s perspective. Her poetry and prose are a joy to read, and each post feels like a masterclass in how bold we can be when we strip away the shame and fear and focus on being free.