by Randi Fredricks, Ph.D. | Mar 27, 2026 | Communication, Emotions, Happiness, Love, Men, Sexuality, Women
You deserve to be adored and valued for exactly who you are in this moment. You know how to love. You’ve spent a lifetime learning how to give it—how to show up, how to provide, how to protect, how to be the rock when the world feels shaky. You know how to be the...
by Randi Fredricks, Ph.D. | Mar 24, 2026 | Communication, Happiness, Sacred, Spirituality
Aggressive grace is spiritual warfare and the weapons are mercy and light. In a world that often feels increasingly fragmented, guarded, and transactional, the traditional concept of “grace” can sometimes feel inadequate—or at least, too quiet for the...
by Randi Fredricks, Ph.D. | Mar 15, 2026 | Communication, Eroticism, Relationships
Healing dysfunctional communication patterns and finding divine love. Every relationship expert will tell you that communication is the keystone of a healthy relationship. For me, this hasn’t just been a clinical observation; it’s been a lifelong pursuit of...
by Randi Fredricks, Ph.D. | Mar 14, 2026 | Communication, Eroticism, Love, Relationships, Sacred, Sexuality, Spirituality
Creating a shift from surviving to thriving, marked as happy, joyous, and free. In 1993, I sat in a quiet room at Santa Clara University, staring at the results of my study on communication apprehension among adult children of alcoholics. The data was clear: people...
by Randi Fredricks, Ph.D. | Feb 20, 2026 | Addiction, Anxiety, Communication, Counseling, Emotions, Love, Marriage, 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...
by Randi Fredricks, Ph.D. | Feb 13, 2026 | Communication, Counseling, Marriage, Relationships
Intelligence has long been revered in society as a marker of success, competence, and problem-solving ability. High IQ individuals are often assumed to possess not only cognitive superiority but also wisdom, morality, and sound judgment. Yet, history and psychological...
