Hey Viva Fam! We’ve missed you. Have you ever heard a single line in a video or read a quote that hit you so hard in the chest it literally brought you to tears? That happened to me recently. I was listening to this piece on what it actually means to have a "soulmate" or true intimacy, and one part knocked the breath right out of me: "Love is no longer an exhibition room reserved for your finest version. It becomes a home where you are allowed to take off your shoes before en

Hey Viva Fam, For a long time, I caught myself looking at relationships through a purely biological and societal lens. In nature (the wild), staying together isn't about romance, vows, or keeping up appearances. It’s purely about survival. A pair of eagles or voles stick together to raise their young or guard their territory. But if the situation stops working, like failure to reproduce or if it stops serving their survival, they split up. Animals don't sit around feeling gui