find your people. grow alongside them.
The Community Circle is a membership for deeper love, connection and growth: live monthly topics, weekly challenges, Q&As, and people on the same path alongside you.
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Not four choices. One path, four parts of it.
Most people eventually take all four.
Each one leads somewhere different. See where you land.
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Love From Within
A gay man’s path to love, sex, and authentic connection.
Relationships
Grounded connection, dating, attachment and conflict repair.
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Emotional safety and real closeness.
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Parts, patterns, self-leadership and grounded change.
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Whatever brought you here, you do not have to carry it alone.
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A home base
A place to return to while you do the work, with a monthly live topic, Q&As, and support.
People doing the same work
Real connection with people who are working to improve themselves, so you are not doing yours alone.
A monthly live topic
One focus each month, with a short framing, honest conversation, and time for your questions.
Weekly challenges
Take part in weekly challenges that help you move toward your goals.
Live workshops and retreats
Early updates on what is coming, and moments built to be felt, not just watched.
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four ways in
Not four choices. One path, four parts of it.
Most people eventually take all four.
Tap the center card to see what it is. Swipe or use the arrows to move.

a note from the founder
welcome to the Collective
I am glad you are here. The Laike Rising Collective is a home base for the work you are doing, and a group of people doing the same honest, unglamorous work of showing up as themselves.
Here, relating starts with yourself and then moves outward to others, without the scripts or the performance. Take what you need, and come back as often as you like.
Dr. Richard Mills-Malangone
Come in. You are welcome here.
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Dr. Richard Mills-Malangone
Dr. Richard Mills-Malangone is a Board Certified Sex Therapist through AASECT and a licensed therapist whose work centers on helping individuals and couples build honest, emotionally grounded relationships.
With advanced training through: