by Randi Fredricks, Ph.D. | Mar 14, 2026 | Eroticism, Men, Relationships, Sacred, Women
Because the divine masculine deserves a standing ovation – schwing! In the grand tapestry of human existence, there are few subjects as simultaneously revered and ridiculed, celebrated and shamed, as the male penis. It is the original wand of creation, the divine...
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. | Mar 13, 2026 | Joy, Love, Sacred, Spirituality
What a magnificent web we weave when we practice to receive. I want to tell you about the moment I told a stranger to “Have a beautiful life.” That exchange was complete in a way that the original exchange had not quite been. The blessing offered and the blessing...
by Randi Fredricks, Ph.D. | Mar 12, 2026 | Humor, Joy, Love, Sacred
Joy is arguably the most powerful force on the planet. Prologue: The Time Joy Ambushed Me in a Grocery Store Let me set the scene: I’m in Costco, a place where dreams go to die (or at least get bulk-bought and then forgotten in the back of a pantry). I’m pushing a...
by Randi Fredricks, Ph.D. | Mar 11, 2026 | Men, Sacred, Spirituality, Women
Give another human being the gift of helping them to see their beauty. There is a man at customer service at my local Whole Foods. He has worked there long enough that I know him, and one afternoon I was standing at the counter watching him work and I noticed...
by Randi Fredricks, Ph.D. | Mar 11, 2026 | Love, Men, Sacred, Women
This is for you. Because you matter. I want to tell you about the moment I understood something I had not fully understood before. I had said something to a man — a compliment, specific and genuine, the kind this book has been arguing for throughout its length. I had...
