The Erotic Four and the Alchemy of Healing: How My 1993 Study on Communication Apprehension Predicted a Revolution in Love

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...

Open Your Mind to Receive

Perhaps the greatest tragedy is not that life offers us too little. Perhaps the greatest tragedy is how much we never 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...

Why I Believe Joy Is 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...