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The Importance of Self-Acceptance on Body Image
The Importance of Self-Acceptance. “We can’t hate ourselves into a version of ourselves we can love.” ― Lori Deschene In order to...
Dec 18, 20187 min read


{#TransparentTuesday} Consent & Sexual Coercion
I recently had an interesting discussion on the nature of sexual consent with my friend and men’s coach Traver Bohm in which he revealed...
Dec 11, 20186 min read


{#TransparentTuesday} Exploring BDSM
I’m taking a course right now on the psychology of kink (specifically on dominance/submission, BDSM, and fetishes) for my clinical...
Dec 4, 20185 min read


Why You Need a Feeling of Importance
I’ve been re-reading the book How to Make Friends and Influence People (arguably the first self-development book ever written) and...
Nov 27, 20185 min read


{#TransparentTuesday} It takes a village
The other night I met some incredibly interesting people, who grew up in an intentional community in Alaska. This intentional community...
Nov 20, 20184 min read


Building Emotional Resilience
The other night I went to see my first Fado music concert here in Lisbon. Fado is a kind of traditional Portuguese folk music, with...
Nov 13, 20185 min read


{#TransparentTuesday} Learning to Trust Men
Oof, my first week in Portugal is on the books. Traveling solo brings up a lot, and a story I’ve never shared publicly has been bouncing...
Nov 6, 20185 min read


Using the Body to Seek Status & Belonging
I am, as you read this, on a plane headed to Lisbon Portugal, where I’ll be spending at least the next 4 weeks. As such, I’ve decided to...
Oct 30, 20185 min read


{#TransparentTuesday} Purposefulness vs Suffering
There I was, probably 100 feet from the top of the final peak, when my mom looked at me and asked if I wanted to take a break. I meant...
Oct 16, 20186 min read


Why Didn’t You Just Yell “BEAR!”??
If you follow me on Instagram or Facebook, you know I recently went on an intense four day backpacking trip in the Adirondack mountains,...
Oct 9, 20186 min read
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