Good Clean Reads

by Anastasia Strgar

Sometimes, I’ll admit, I kind of envy men… It seems like they’ve always had it all figured out. They’re used to putting themselves first. But usually women, especially young women like me, are so used to putting family, friends, or other people first, we have no idea what it is that will make us happy- or if we do we feel bad about wanting what we want. There is a difference,...

“The master was unmoved. To all their objections he would say, ‘You have yet to understand that the shortest distance between a human being and Truth is a story.”  -Anthony de Mello

Having the courage to tell your true story changes the world. The novel and recent film adaption of “The Help” has captured the hearts of so many because it depicts the civil rights struggles of millions into memorable...

by Elizabeth Spannuth

I have a new age-type friend that loves to tell me what to do. It is always under the guise of love and “divine guidance,” but it still feels like it did when my older sister would boss me around as a kid. She speaks with such absolute authority that her opinion is the only valid one that sometimes I get swept up in it, just as I used to do with my older sister. Yes! Eating...

“Things do not change; we change.” ~Henry David Thoreau

It is a powerful new moon I am told by my astrologer- psychic friend Isha Lerner. Apparently tonight is ideal for planting the seeds of change in your life and as that is my new chosen trajectory, nothing like adding the power of the moon and stars to my own aspiration. As we edge near the close of the summer, I see and feel gratitude...

by Wendy Strgar

“I think art’s biggest potential is in its ability to produce ideas beyond the ideas contained within it, or the intended ideas, etc. A good curator can harness and direct those types of discursive potentials.”   -Matt Sheridan Smith

I have never been asked to be a curator before, but I like the idea that one who curates actually does the work of making a greater meaning out of...

“The cruelest lies are often told in silence.” — Robert Louis Stevenson

There is no bigger paradigm shift that a relationship experiences than in the aftermath of disclosing or discovering an affair. The betrayal cuts deep and shreds not only the trust between the couple, but often the ability to trust one’s own judgment and the agreements that we believed defined our lives. Less than a third...

I never thought I would be the recipient of a letter that informed me that my partner was cheating on me. I had heard that story before and have to say that I don’t know which way to turn, what to believe, or how to trust what he says… I feel like I am starting from square one again and although our relationship works so well in so many ways I am not sure how to think about this act of infidelity...

By Tina Tessina

Women value intimacy, safety for themselves and their children, and emotional connection. Therefore, they long for the following qualities in a man:

1. Good Judgment

Good judgment is important because it means you can count on this man to help you make good decisions. He will be balanced and think clearly about whatever needs to be done. When you know your partner has good...

There may be no bigger paradigm shift in a long term relationship than the discovery or disclosure of an affair.   Listen as Dr. Tammy Nelsonexplains the healing and recovery process after infidelity that has the power to bring love back into focus and redefine the erotic agreements defining your monogamy. Author of the best selling “Getting the Sex You Want” Tammy brings her unique and in depth...