by Randi Fredricks, Ph.D. | Mar 20, 2026 | Happiness, Love, Relationships
By the time you notice what’s stolen, the thieves are on a beach in Tahiti drinking a Mai Tai. The Pickpocket on the Sidewalk Most people imagine that love dies the way it does in movies. There is a discovered text message, a slammed door, a confession delivered...
by Randi Fredricks, Ph.D. | Mar 15, 2026 | Eroticism, Happiness, Men, Passion, Relationships, Sexuality, Women
How to use temperature play to ignite your sex life. There’s a moment, just as the cold of an ice cube presses against his skin, when his entire body tenses—not because it hurts, but because it shocks his system in a way that wakes every nerve ending up at once, that...
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 that he can’t...
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 Treatment, Counseling, 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...
