Knowing what you want is key to successful online dating. Sami Holden learned that what approach you use to meet someone absolutely depends on it.
100 Words on Love: Devotion
I’ve never been good at telling people I love them.
Everyday Racism: Witness to the Persecution
Do you know what everyday racism looks like? Sami Holden keeps her eyes open to it.
My Chronic Illness Doesn’t Define Me
Sami Holden explains why a diagnosis doesn’t have to alter your outlook on life and what you can seek to achieve.
Your New Favorite Heartbreak Mixtape
Sami Holden provides a list of thirteen “not your typical done me wrong” songs to help get you through your latest break up – from angry to over it.
The Unspeakable Pain That Lies Beneath
Sami Holden considers how the limited conversation on men and pain only further place those facing chronic pain into the shadows.
New Documentary Puts the Visibility in Invisible Illness One Story at a Time
Sami Holden provides the first look at a documentary, Invisible: The Film, seeking to bring to light the many faces of invisible illness and chronic pain.
What’s In a Role Model?
Sami Holden suggests it’s time we start reexamining the qualities that make up who we want as today’s role models
It’s Too Soon to Give Up on Millennials
Sami Holden believes the Millennial generation holds the potential for innovation and promise of creating social change if just given the chance.
How to Gift Give Like Ted Mosby
Sami Holden shares how to find the perfect gift for someone you care about without spending a lot of time or money.
What’s Blood Got to Do With It?
Co-founder of FOLX, Justin Levesque, discusses using arts to create inclusiveness at the crossroads of illness, masculinity, and identity.
What Movies and TV Get Wrong About Illness
Sami Holden believes that movies and TV shows are missing the mark on an accurate portrayal of illness. How does this image affect men and perception of masculinity?
9 Points to Consider for a Better First Date
Dating isn’t easy. Sami Holden provides pointers daters may want to keep in mind.
Where is the “96 Bodies You Won’t See On Billboards” for Men?
A lot of progress has been made in the body image movement for women. Sami Holden wonders why this hasn’t been extended to include men.
Twenty Tips for Surviving Your Twenties
Sami Holden was asked for a decade’s worth of pointers to live by by a friend who was turning 20. She dug deep and found them.