Neil Strauss wrote the bible on pickup artistry. Yet, in an interview in 2015 with Slate he stated he has renounced that way of living. Here’s why Strauss changed and what most men in PUA don't ever realize is at the root of their desire to seduce women

I know the title for this blog is rather clickbaity. A number of you probably think I’m referring to September 11th, 2001 when the twin towers in New York were attacked by terrorists. That isn’t what this blog is about, but it is related in a way.

Mental masturbation is the act of ruminating over ideas, but never implementing them in your life. It’s the equivalent of reading books about karate, but never attending an actual karate class. Mental masturbation is a huge issue among young men stuck in their minds and online forums. There are 2 core issues that drive this behavior.

It was August of 2017. I had been in therapy for over a year at this point. I was in my 2nd year of my master's program studying counseling psychology. I was in a dance/movement therapy group.

You ever have what seems to be the perfect storm of events that go wrong in your life? You know those moments where the day has barely started and you're already ready to do violence? That is the moment for a potent decision that either brings more suffering OR an empowerment you’ve never known before.

It was winter of 2010. I was on the bus home at 6:30pm after finishing a day of classes on campus. It was rainy and already dark out.

In 2012, I asked my dad two questions that changed our relationship forever.

This was the first time I saw my dad cry.

In a single instant, over a decade of misunderstanding and pain was healed.

Atop a secluded mountain lived an old mystic

This mystic was a hermit as most tend to be, but knowledge of his whereabouts and the lives he's changed spread by word-of-mouth even to the other side of the world.