by Randi Fredricks, Ph.D. | Mar 1, 2026 | Love, Sacred
Why magnificent people intercede with mercy and love. There is a woman I know who drives forty-five minutes each way, twice a week, to sit with her aging mother. Her mother doesn’t always recognize her anymore. She goes anyway. She brings her mother’s...
by Randi Fredricks, Ph.D. | Mar 1, 2026 | Joy, Love, Sacred, Spirituality
The greatest tragedy is not that magnificence is rare but we often fail to notice it until it is gone. I want to tell you about an average Tuesday when I took my tri-weekly adventure to Whole Foods. I was dancing at the meat counter to the Madonna they were blasting...
by Randi Fredricks, Ph.D. | Mar 1, 2026 | Love
We become whatever we feed. So feed yourself wisely. Every human being is hungry. Some hunger for food. Some hunger for love. Some hunger for admiration. Some hunger for belonging. Some hunger for touch. Some hunger for meaning. Some hunger for God. From the moment we...
by Randi Fredricks, Ph.D. | Mar 1, 2026 | Love, Men, Sacred
A love letter to the magnificence of ordinary men. Watch him for a moment. He doesn’t know you’re watching. He’s too absorbed in what he’s doing to notice. Maybe he’s crouched over a bicycle in the driveway, his hands moving with the...
by Randi Fredricks, Ph.D. | Feb 20, 2026 | Addiction, Anxiety Treatment, Communication, Counseling, Couples Therapy, Emotions, Love, Marriage Counseling, Premarital Counseling, Relationships
Love is often described as mysterious, unpredictable, and irrational. But few forms of attraction puzzle psychologists, clinicians, and laypeople alike as much as the phenomenon of falling in love with a psychopath. How can highly intelligent, manipulative, and often...
