by Randi Fredricks, Ph.D. | Mar 28, 2026 | Love, Men, Relationships, Women
Understanding why we want what we want — and what it costs us when we don’t examine it. She sat across from me in my office — intelligent, self-aware, professionally accomplished, genuinely kind. She had spent fifteen years dating. She had read the books, done...
by Randi Fredricks, Ph.D. | Mar 27, 2026 | Love, Men, Relationships, Women
Why the pursuit of love has never been more sophisticated — or more prone to failure. We have never had more information about relationships. More books, more podcasts, more therapeutic frameworks, more attachment theory explainers, more dating apps algorithmically...
by Randi Fredricks, Ph.D. | Mar 22, 2026 | Humor, Relationships
Great love awaits those who are brave enough to reach for it and sweet enough to hold it. Love is often described as the most profound human experience—a force that can heal, transform, and connect us across barriers. Yet, many people question whether they are truly...
by Randi Fredricks, Ph.D. | Mar 19, 2026 | Joy, Love, Relationships, Sacred, Spirituality
When I was 16, I spent a fall weekend on a Church retreat on the South Side of Chicago with about 30 other teenagers. We stayed at Hyde Park Union Church with pastors from our local Church. Late Friday night, several of us went out and walked around the Church’s...
by Randi Fredricks, Ph.D. | Mar 18, 2026 | Joy, Love, Passion, Relationships
The gentle revolution of a soft heart in a hard world. We live in a world that glorifies the hard charge. The hustle. The grind. The relentless pursuit of more—more success, more intensity, more fire. We’re taught to push through, to power up, to never let them see us...
by Randi Fredricks, Ph.D. | Mar 17, 2026 | Men, Relationships, Sexuality
It’s all about the explosive release after the discipline ends. Love is not about losing control. It is about choosing—every single day—to trust instead of grip, to listen instead of lecture, to hold instead of fix. It’s the art of knowing when to stand firm,...
