by Randi Fredricks, Ph.D. | Mar 11, 2026 | Happiness, Humor, Joy, Love, Relationships
Creating over-the-top fun in your love life that’s so good your neighbors will be jealous and your kids will cringe. How’s it hanging, buttercup? Are you starting to think that your relationship is so boring, so painfully predictable, Hallmark could use it as a...
by Randi Fredricks, Ph.D. | Mar 10, 2026 | Eroticism, Happiness, Joy, Love, Men, Passion, Relationships, Sexuality, Women
How to drive him wild without even touching him. There’s something exquisitely cruel in the way desire can build when you’re not together, in the way a single message or a whispered voice note can consume his thoughts for hours, in the way the knowledge...
by Randi Fredricks, Ph.D. | Mar 10, 2026 | Emotions, Happiness, Humor, Joy, Love, Men, Sexuality, Women
A guide to swooping in, stealing his heart, and leaving him begging for more. Have you ever seen a man so attractive you immediately talked yourself out of approaching him? Most women have. We notice him from across the room, imagine all the reasons he would not be...
by Randi Fredricks, Ph.D. | Jan 15, 2026 | Anxiety, Depression, Happiness
Rumination is a repetitive, passive process of overthinking, focusing on the causes and effects of distress, often without actively seeking solutions. It involves repeatedly dwelling on negative thoughts or events, which can worsen mood and increase stress. While...
by Randi Fredricks, Ph.D. | Jul 14, 2025 | Depression, Emotions, Happiness, Psychotherapy
Jungian therapy, also known as Jungian analysis or analytical psychology, is a depth-oriented approach to psychotherapy developed by Swiss psychiatrist Carl Gustav Jung. Unlike traditional psychoanalysis, which focuses primarily on past experiences and unconscious...
by Randi Fredricks, Ph.D. | May 31, 2025 | Depression, Happiness, Psychotherapy
Severe depression, clinically known as major depressive disorder (MDD), is one of the most widespread mental health disorders globally. It affects more than 280 million people of all ages (World Health Organization [WHO], 2023), manifesting through persistent sadness,...