Can we be lovers and not have sex?
Brentan Schellenbach, posted by elephantjournal.com, “For me, sharing sex with someone requires a certain alignment, and I do not take that lightly. My sex requires that I can possibly foresee living...
View ArticleThe Great Underwear Paradigm Shift or I See London, I See France…
by Chas August A couple of weeks ago, I visited my pal Robert for a few days in his ski cabin up in British Columbia. In the morning we both came into the kitchen wearing skivvies and tee-shirts, only...
View ArticleMARRIAGE IS EVERYONE’S FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT
As National PRIDE month draws to a close, and just in time for the San Francisco PRIDE Celebration, a majority of Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) has extended marriage...
View ArticleStudying Love Scientifically
by Chas August As a coach and workshop leader I find a lot of the “pop-psychology” writing about love to be, at best, superficial, and often misleading. Usually, the advice offered is based on the...
View ArticleI Promise to Touch You
Here are beautiful vows, by Andy Charrington, that speak to our longing, our need for loving touch. If I ever marry again, I’d want my vows to be something like this. I promise that I will always try...
View ArticleFifteen Things for When the World is Shitty and Terrifying.
As we all struggle with the terrible reality of violent, angry, deadly attacks, day after day, here are little things we can do for ourselves and for our world to make things a tiny bit less terrible....
View ArticleLiving Your Life in F*ck Yes!
Here’s a provocative blog that begins with the question “Why would you ever choose to be with someone who is not excited to be with you?” Mark Manson, the blogger, convincingly makes the argument that...
View ArticleAn Open Letter to Anyone Looking for Love.
Here’s a link to a terrific essay I saw on Medium.com by Zach Beach titled “An Open Letter to Anyone Looking for Love.” Beach’s essay pushes back against the notions of “true love” our culture feeds...
View ArticleDo You Play The Blame Game?
Here’s a terrific short video – and an important reminder to anyone who has ever loved (by which I mean everyone :)). Inspirational thinker Brené Brown considers why we blame others, how it sabotages...
View ArticleToxic Relationship Patterns
Here’s a good write up about relationship behaviors that may seem normal but are actually toxic. Writer Mark Manson has the insight that “many unhealthy relationship habits are baked into our culture.”...
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