This week I’m adding a fun change in pace to the discussion of heavy topics, and inviting your participation. I’d like you to help me celebrate the completion of two works that help to promote a more sex-positive culture: the dance single “Fantasy Girl” (your feedback welcome!) and the cookbook Vegan Chocolate Seduction: 23 Oralgasmic Recipes. [...]

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I had originally planned this post for a few weeks later in the series. Given recent media accusations that presidential candidate Newt Gingrich requested an open marriage, alongside his angry response to them, I decided this topic was particularly timely. Even when I disagree with a candidate on certain issues, I feel sad for them [...]

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Does Skewed Sexual Energy Contribute to Environmental Destruction? Some individuals have examined how environmental issues impact sexual well-being, e.g., how pharmaceuticals and personal care products that find their way into water systems impact our sexual functioning. For example, why are more gender-ambiguous fish turning up in some rivers and streams? These are important questions. It’s [...]

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Have you ever noticed the slightly frightened look you sometimes get the moment you lock eyes with a department store staff member, especially when they appear to be in a hurry? It’s the, “Omigosh, this person’s going to ask me for help, and I have 20 other things I’m expected to do right now as [...]

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Many argue that “alternative lifestyles,” a term often used to refer to anyone not fitting into the heterosexual monogamous box, are a threat to the family structure, and thus a threat to the very fabric of our society. For example: “If our little Timmy sees our male neighbor kissing his male partner, he may also [...]

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The Argument for Localized Economies Our modern globalized system has many benefits, including availability of a wonderful array of household products and food choices, along with the cost and quality advantages that often (but not always) come with centralized production. A major issue is that the pendulum has swung too far in the direction of [...]

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Throughout our upbringings and well into adulthood, we’re taught the same fairy tale plotline that’s reinforced by various movies, TV shows, books, family, friends, religious institutions, tax codes, and laws: We find a lifelong partner, soul mate, and ideal lover all wrapped up in one person. We have an amazing amount in common with them, [...]

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Countless people around the globe have been protesting the financial system, blaming it for large disparities in economic wealth, and thus their unhappiness. A small percentage of individuals are living extremely fabulous lifestyles, while hundreds of thousands of people are at consistent risk of starving. Sure, there’s certainly a share of people with great financial [...]

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On a blog devoted to coaching intelligent, socially conscious, creative, and outside-the-box people, why did I suddenly decide to talk about sex? Why did I reference some controversial topics like open marriage and polyamory? Recent worldwide protests have highlighted the ways in which our current system can inadvertently squelch the human spirit. Frustrated citizens have [...]

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A decent percentage of my clients are, like me, self-professed geeks and nerds. Thus, I found it exciting and heartwarming when a former classmate’s book won this year’s Goodreads Reader’s Choice Award in Nonfiction. The Geeks Shall Inherit the Earth: Popularity, Quirk Theory and Why Outsiders Thrive After High School, by Alexandra Robbins, may be entertaining [...]

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