1. Introduction: Rethink Love
What is love? Beyond the idealized images of romance in media, Monica discusses how love is something we actively participate in and how it is central to the human experience, hardwired into us from birth. Explore the many dimensions of love—surprising, uplifting, confusing, thrilling, messy—and learn why it doesn’t follow a formula or appear on demand.
2. Desire Without Shame
In this section, Monica explores why wanting and asking for what you need is not selfish, but a fundamental part of being human. You’ll learn how the “shame of wanting” develops, how unspoken desires can lead to missed opportunities and regrets, and why expressing what you want is essential for authentic connection and personal growth. Discover practical ways to identify your desires, believe you’re worthy of receiving them, and reclaim your right to want.
3. Why Illusions Can’t Complete Us
In this section, you’ll examine the illusions we often attach to love, relationships, and marriage—and how they can create unrealistic expectations that hold us back. Monica explores why believing that marriage or children can solve all your problems or make life complete is a fallacy that often leads to disappointment and unnecessary conflict. By releasing these illusions, you’ll discover the freedom to experience relationships more authentically and build deeper, more resilient connections.
4. When Love Meets Reality: Fact or Fiction?
There are the truths of love, and there are the stories and assumptions we carry into relationships. How to distinguish between the two? In this section, Monica examines common myths—about soulmates, sacrifice, jealousy, communication, and attraction—and reveals how these beliefs can shape expectations and behaviors, often in unhelpful ways. By separating fact from fiction, you’ll gain tools to approach relationships with greater clarity, emotional intelligence, and authenticity.
5. Question & Answer Session
In this Q&A session, Monica answers questions directly from attendees, offering practical guidance on how to identify where hidden shame may be influencing our choices, relationships, and self-perception. Through audience questions and an interactive exercise, Monica explores real-life challenges, uncovers the subtle ways shame shows up in daily life, and discusses tools for shifting from self-judgment to self-compassion—creating space for greater authenticity, confidence, and connection.
6. The Circle That Holds Us
In this concluding section, Monica answers audience questions and explores how love is an active, ongoing practice that requires vulnerability, intention, and presence. She shares about the “circle of creativity,” a space of unconditional love that allows us to take risks, grow, and express our potential. You’ll discover how showing up authentically—questioning inherited scripts, acknowledging your desires, and asking for what you need—creates the foundation for fulfilling, resilient relationships. By practicing love consciously and courageously, we gain the tools to build connections that are imperfect, yet real, meaningful, and transformative for both ourselves and those we care about.