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Ask Joe: Advice on Long-Distance Relationships and Drug Addicted Boyfriends

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The Paradox of Happiness: How to Find Contentment In Less - 06/06/09
We often think that having more will make us happy. Learn how an inventory of your needs and assets lets you use less to give more joy.
The Power of Contentment: Take a Life Inventory to Find Your Wants and Needs - 04/26/09
We all want to be happy—but how to get there? Here is a strategy for learning your wants and needs, and becoming content.
Conscious Stretching: Learn to Live Life On The Edge - 03/01/09
If you want to make big changes in life, you need to start small—by learning to stretch your limits. Here's how it works.
Breathing A New You: Use Your Breath To Reach Your Goals - 01/24/09
Sure, everybody breathes—but with a bit of practice, you can use breathing to help keep your life on track. Find out how.
Waiting to Inhale: The Subtle Power of Breath - 11/01/08
You know how to breathe, right? Well, maybe not. With a little practice, breathing can reduce stress and increase your power.
Finding Your True Power - 09/29/08
Can an athlete rely solely on physical strength? No. Learn how to find your true power by developing focus, grounding, and flexibility.
Stress and Gay Men: Beating Back the Beast
Stress: It does a body no good. Walter Armstrong looks at the causes, effects, and "cures" for this not-so-modern phenomena.
Perfect Bodies? Gay Men, Athletics and Anorexia
A shocking number of gay men have anorexia, and closeted gay men and athletes are at particular risk. Get the skinny on anorexia.
Lessons from a Life Coach
A life coach, model and actor (and RealJock member) talks about the biggest thing that holds gay men back from reaching their potential.
Ask Billy: What do your regret?
I made many bad decisions, but, for me, I think most of them were when I was trying to hide a secret, while being a public figure.
Ask Billy: Am I too old to have kids?
I'm 53. My other half of 17 years is 50. We're both in good health. Are we too old to participate in a surrogacy program to have a baby or should we adopt an older child?
Coach Coop: Finding happiness in the every day
As athletes, we often focus on a goal, such as winning a race, a game or making it to the top of a mountain. While the goal is a peak experience, it is rarely attained in that one moment.
Head games: How elite athletes keep their focus
Why is it that you never made it to the games? What sets elite athletes apart mentally from the rest of us? How are they able to go past the limits that stop us mere mortals?
Five ways to make more 'me' time
Thank you for all of your messages and encouragement over the past few weeks. Some of you shared some of the struggles you have with working out, being competitive, body image and staying healthy—mentally, emotionally and physically.
Take charge of your life
I'm Coop, the new life coach for RealJock.com. For the past five years, I've been helping people get focused, reinvent themselves, dream big and have a better lives.
Skin care fundamentals
Let’s face it. The first thing he usually sees is your face. And whether you’re 18 or 80, a simple skin care regimen can make sure you’re putting your best face forward.
Align your mind: Improve your results with mental performance training
Whether you are an elite, masters, or recreational athlete—or even someone who works out to achieve fitness or lifestyle goals—mental performance training can maximize the benefits of your physical training. Learn about this emerging technique.
Introductory meditation with Deepak Chopra
Meditation is an equipment-free, take-anywhere exercise that can do wonders for your mind, body, and spirit. Celebrated author Deepak Chopra, M.D., provides this introductory meditation program that takes 15 minutes a day and will change your life.
Yoga for Breakfast: 15 Minutes to Free Your Mind
Yoga guru Robert Young provided RealJock with a 15-minute morning yoga program that is guaranteed to strengthen your body while vaulting your spirit into the stratosphere.
Decompress your stress
Let's face it: stress sucks. Here, courtesy of the experts, read 10 ways to remove unhealthy stress from your life.
What you need to know about sleep
Anyone familiar with a cranky queen who's been up all night at a circuit party knows how short-circuited the brain can get without sleep. Find out how much sleep you need plus important tips for improving your sleep quality.
Pilates, it's not just for girls
It's a natural cross-training resource that provides improved coordination, balances muscle strength, and sharpens focus. Learn how to get fit to the core with Pilates.