Suzannah Weiss

“But the problem is, if you’re not a little pushy, women will be mad at you.” I’ve heard more than one guy say this when I’ve complained about how aggressive some men can be toward women. It’s an unfortunate irony: A lot of guys who date women don’t…

Thinking often feels like an uphill battle against my brain. Between fuzzy-headedness, indecisiveness, and over-analysis, I try to avoid the amount of time I spend inside my head. But if I could think more clearly, I know my work and my life would…

I’ve always been curious about polyamorous relationships but unsure if I could actually pull one off. So, I was excited to learn that Andre Shakti, author of the “I Am Poly & So Can You!” column at IAmPoly.net, was teaching a class on polyamory…

“That was really brave of you to talk about your sex life. Could you tell me what it was like to be that vulnerable?” I was being interviewed on the radio about a recent piece of mine — “4 Reasons I Don’t Consider Orgasm the Goal of Sex” — and the…

You sometimes hear about people being hypnotized into quacking like ducks and doing other wacky things. Then, there are the more useful application for hypnosis, like quitting a bad habit. But what if the change you desire is internal? Can hypnosis…

“So, where do you think you want to settle down?” “It’s great to get that out of your system before you settle down.” Increasingly, people’s comments toward me seem to reflect the assumption that some day, I’ll “settle down.” This is probably only…

As a digital nomad — someone who travels constantly while working remotely — I’ve gotten to live in quite a few cities. I’ve also gotten to see the best cities to live in in a different way than you might if you just went there for vacation. I’ve…

My parents used to say that I was like the princess in The Princess and the Pea. Every little thing that went wrong could ruin my sleep — and my entire day. It can be unbearable living life as a highly-sensitive person (HSP). Everything from the…

It’s hard to convince a workaholic to take a break while they’re working — unless, perhaps, you can convince them it’s good for their work. And if you said that, you’d be right. There are many benefits to taking breaks through the day and throughout…

When I heard my peers talking about sex as a teen and preteen, I often found myself thinking, “I hope that’s not true!” They made sex sound like a favor women did for men, and often an unpleasant one. The good news is, most of it did turn out to be…