by San Jose Counseling Therapist | Apr 1, 2026 | Emotions, Eroticism, Grief, Happiness, Humor, Joy, Love, Men, Passion, Relationships, Sacred, Sexuality, Spirituality
How I emerged from fire with cosmic cojones. Let’s be real: most testicles—as beautiful as they are—are just along for the ride. In terms of participation, they’re like that passive-aggressive roommate who never does the dishes but somehow always gets credit...
by San Jose Counseling Therapist | Mar 30, 2026 | Emotions, Eroticism, Happiness, Humor, Joy, Passion, Psychotherapy, Relationships, Sacred, Sexuality, Spirituality
A beautiful life chock full of great love, ecstasy, kindness and humor. It’s not just for some; it’s for everyone. There are four words I say randomly to strangers everyday. I put them on my business cards. I close my emails with them. I mean them every single...
by San Jose Counseling Therapist | Mar 29, 2026 | Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Fasting, Happiness, Joy, Sexuality, Spirituality
If you’re going to walk up to the edge of life and look over into the precipice, you’d better know how to find your way back. Many of you know about my lifelong passion for fasting and have read my books and research. I’ve long credited fasting for all the flourishing...
by San Jose Counseling Therapist | Mar 24, 2026 | Communication, Happiness, Sacred, Spirituality
Aggressive grace is spiritual warfare and the weapons are mercy and light. In a world that often feels increasingly fragmented, guarded, and transactional, the traditional concept of “grace” can sometimes feel inadequate—or at least, too quiet for the...
by San Jose Counseling Therapist | Mar 19, 2026 | Emotions, Grief, Happiness, 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 San Jose Counseling Therapist | Mar 15, 2026 | Men, Relationships, Sexuality, Spirituality, Women
Break from the herd and choose the hero. Let us begin with a truth so fierce it might sting: You are not the problem. You are not shallow, nor are you broken. You are a woman who has been conditioned by a culture that turned love into a commodity and men into products...
