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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 carry so much power, and most of us avoid openly 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.
I’ll go first and get hella naked, so all you’ve gotta do is grab your beverage of choice, and your open heart and mind, and pull up a chair.
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?
After 35 years of meditating, studying, working in wellness, and mentoring clients, I know each of these taboos — when approached with attention — has enough potency to cut through our delusions to reveal deeper (squirmy) truths.
These truths loosen the grip of the conditioned self, liberating our access to what I often call our “deepest self,” or the unconditioned and free soul.
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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.