Compliments may seem like a superficial, silly, or even manipulative mode of communication. But appreciating a woman out loud is a powerful way of showing that you’re really present with her, and all she has to offer. Heterosexual men of the world: Take Note! Take Heed! Listen Up, Etc. Has life dealt you only […]
Compliments: Your Key to Copulation – Sassy Advice for Men
A Wholistic Guide to Feeling Like Shit
Are you ready to feel happy all the time, no matter what? Too bad! Because that’s impossible. The good news? Feeling like shit is OK. And so are you. Here’s how to handle the awful feelings, move forward, and truly heal. So you feel like shit. Congratulations. You’re a normal, healthy human. But it hurts. […]
Gendered Items are Cruel and Unusual — Sassy Advice
The Hot Lady Rose is the worst atrocity since the Granny Smith Apple. When will the madness stop? As I’m sure you’ve heard by now, Bloomex Canada, a flower supplier, featured a beautiful rose on its website for Valentine’s Day with the nefarious and terrifying name “Hot Lady Rose”. I know. This is awful and […]
Guest Post: Texting Your Way Into Her Heart – Advice for Men
Claudia Cox, an expert on romance in the digital age, is sharing her wisdom with us today. This Guest Post offers her personal preferences and professional insights into the medium of text messaging as a messenger of modern romance… with comments from Kathryn! It’s a Valentine’s Day Extravaganza! Texting a woman shouldn’t feel like […]
Averting a Chernobyl of the Heart — Sassy Advice for When You Don’t Like Them Back
Your Wholistic Guide to Understanding Unrequitted Love… and Avoiding Disaster When It Strikes We’ve all been too friendly, too flirty, or too fast with someone who cared more for us than we did for them. Whether it’s being kind out of sympathy for someone having a rough time, or starting a relationship with no intention […]
Overcoming the Fear of Following your Purpose
Our culture tells us that following our hearts is a dangerous waste of time and energy. That we have to earn our happiness, by doing things we don’t really want to do, by suffering. What if that’s wrong? Destiny. Mission. Purpose. Karma. Many different names for that certain solid something; that thing that drives […]
Meditation: What’s In It For Me? A Wholistic Guide to Meditation and its Incredible Benefits
The single most powerful tool for improving yourself, your life and the world, meditation is more than a bad ass daily practice. It’s fundamental to health and happiness. Here’s how. Sitting still. Breathing deeply. Doing nothing. Weird mantras. Unfortunately, meditation is often portrayed as a seriously boring pastime that appeals mostly to foreigners and weirdos. […]
The Modern Macho Part 2: Healthy Masculine Expression, Loveable Men
Most portrayals of men in our popular culture don’t attempt to present men as ‘loveable’. But Loving the men around us, and encouraging them to love themselves, is an important part of redefining masculinity as healthy and healing. In Part 1, I talked about the radical idea that manhood is something to be genuinely proud […]