Good Clean Reads

Lubrication is one of the simplest and most effective ways to make intimacy more enjoyable. And even though our bodies naturally produce lubrication, it isn’t always enough. Hormonal changes, stress, medication, or simply wanting a little more glide are all good reasons to reach for lube!

“Our life is an apprenticeship to the truth that around every circle another can be drawn; that there is no end in nature, but every end is a beginning, and under every deep a lower deep opens.”  -Ralph Waldo Emerson

I have been searching for a business partner for over a year. I interviewed dozens of overqualified people nationwide and engaged in hundreds of conversations about the path that led...

Ever wish you had the Hindsight to avoid the same relationship pitfalls time after time,  listen as Maryanne Comaroto breaks down the essential skills required for creating the loving relationships that we all yearn for. A talented and articulate radio host and author, Maryanne is a relationship activist offering both a clear understanding of where relationships break down and a full set of active...

by Anastasia Strgar

I think Britney Spears said it best when she said “I’m not a girl, not yet a woman.” At 23, I’m a bit loth to call myself either a girl or a woman, because I don’t quite feel like either. Thus, as I’m training in the archaic fashions of ladylike behavior, I deign to consider myself a lady. However, all this talk about appropriate titles of my current role in human development,...

“Leaders are problem solvers by talent and temperament, and by choice.” -Harlan Cleveland

There are weeks when life is steeped in only problems that seem to get more complex and embedded the longer I look at them. In every direction I look, all I can see is what isn’t working. From mysterious health concerns in the family to new product launches that are mysteriously leaking, I wade through the...

“Of one thing I am certain, the body is not the measure of healing – peace is the measure.” ~George Melton

As a child I dreaded the holidays. Weeks of uninterrupted solid family dysfunction were made unbearable by what seemed like everyone else having the best time of the year. I remember one year buying a tiny plastic tree and decorating it with cheap lights and tinsel so I could have some...

“We are what we eat…”  The truth in this statement has taken on epic proportions as we look at the interrelationships of  our personal food choices, growing ecological challenges and an ever emerging consciousness of sustainable living.  Don’t miss this enlightening conversation with Helge Hellberg, Mark Mulcahy and Chef Sitarani Brian, co-anchors of An Organic Conversationas they weave the...

Anyone who has every created or even bought a consumer product knows the power of the package. Some would go so far as to say that the package matters more than the ingredients. I have even heard it said that it is a matter of life or death for the product. Finding the right package and having a compelling design is no small thing when a potential customer has 43 seconds to decide what they will...

“The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes.” -William James

I am finally ready to take the five hundred pages of this positivity quest and turn it into a book. The weight of all this thinking is impressive in my hands and I know that my life is on an entirely new trajectory for having done it. I am coming to the close of my second...

“All healing is first a healing of the heart.” -Carl Townsend

I remember the first time I heard the maxim that “Bad things happen fast, and good things happen over time.” It was a recognition that hadn’t occurred to me until I was faced with sweeping and traumatic shifts in health and relationships. Illness, accidents, natural disasters and even broken hearts happen seemingly instantaneously. In...