by Randi Fredricks, Ph.D. | Apr 18, 2026 | Love, Men, Women
Yes, he really was thinking about nothing. It’s dusk. The two of them are sitting on the back porch. The sky is going pink over the neighbor’s roof, the crickets are tuning up, and he’s leaning back in his chair with his ankles crossed, gazing out at the yard with an...
by Randi Fredricks, Ph.D. | Apr 18, 2026 | Love, Men, Women
Fifteen everyday miracles. No six-pack required. Gentlemen, I have some news that may change your life. You can stop doing crunches. You can cancel the teeth whitening. You can let the cologne collect dust on the bathroom shelf. I mean, keep showering, please. But the...
by Randi Fredricks, Ph.D. | Apr 18, 2026 | Humor, Men
In defense of the terrible pun as an act of devotion. It’s Sunday morning. He’s standing at the stove in a faded apron that says Kiss the Cook, flipping pancakes with the solemn concentration of a surgeon. His fifteen-year-old daughter shuffles into the kitchen in...
by Randi Fredricks, Ph.D. | Apr 18, 2026 | Humor, Men, Women
Pleats, pipes, and the holy gust of wind. It’s a bright Saturday morning on a Highland Games field. The grass is still damp. Somewhere behind the beer tent, a set of bagpipes is warming up with a sound like a goose being gently reasoned with. The smell of meat pies is...
by Randi Fredricks, Ph.D. | Mar 29, 2026 | Dignity, Men, Relationships, Sexuality, Women
Some boundaries are never meant to be crossed. Therapy is a space of profound vulnerability, trust, and healing. It’s where we bring our deepest fears, our most painful wounds, and our most intimate struggles, trusting that our therapist will hold that space with...
by Randi Fredricks, Ph.D. | Mar 29, 2026 | Eroticism, Joy, Love, Men, Passion, Sacred, Sexuality
Men’s hidden tenderness and unspoken longings may be the most erotic things on the planet. You were built to be unshakable—to stand firm in the storm, to carry the weight, to be the rock when everyone else is falling apart. You’ve spent a lifetime proving you don’t...
