by Brad Singletary, LCSW | Nov 20, 2023
I have spent years studying the Jungian masculine archetypes: the King, the Warrior, the Magician, and the Lover. I understand them deeply. But I kept wondering what the feminine counterparts actually look like, not in theory, but in a real person standing right in...
by Brad Singletary, LCSW | Nov 16, 2023
There are three things that define whether you are actually in a relationship or just sharing an address with someone. Passion. Intimacy. Commitment. If all three are absent, you are living with a stranger. If one of them has turned hostile, you might be living with...
by Brad Singletary, LCSW | Oct 22, 2023
There is more than one reason I drive a 2009 Chevy Silverado with plenty of miles on it. One reason is that I am not about to spend $700 a month just to drive to stop signs on the way to work. The other reason is better: I have six sons, and when that truck breaks, we...
by Brad Singletary, LCSW | Oct 2, 2023
I used to despise how I looked. I avoided photos at all costs and hated every single one I was in. And here is the thing that still gets me: I felt that way even when I was 200 pounds, 20 years old, and in peak physical condition. I hated myself when I had every...
by Brad Singletary, LCSW | Sep 28, 2023
If I had to identify a single thing that makes relationships actually work, it comes down to this: she has to be able to feel and express her emotions fully, and he has to be able to hold that without falling apart or shutting it down. That is it. That is the whole...
