Sawyer Phillips
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Singer-songwriter recovering from an injury. *Now pursuing a career in creative writing* Black coffee and late night flights. ☕️✈️✨
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Notes on Sleeping in My Car For More Than One Night. Top Story - March 2022.
In February of last year, due to some technical difficulties, I slept in my car one rainy, Saturday night in Los Angeles. It wasn't the last time, though. It was the beginning of letting go.
By Sawyer Phillips7 months ago in Confessions
Searching for Male Friendship in a Lonely World. Top Story - February 2022.
A few nights ago, I met up with a buddy of mine here in Los Angeles. His fiancée had flown to San Francisco while he stayed behind with their dogs. The two of us are close, but not too close. Sometimes I feel like I know his dogs better, and that's why I reached out to him.
By Sawyer Phillips7 months ago in Confessions
I Relapsed After Not Watching Porn for 90 Days
The life of a porn addict is nothing if not confusing. Most days it's, at a minimum, haphazard at best. After giving up porn three years ago, I began the terrifying journey of getting out of it. After relapsing for three weeks in November, I now know what I must do to stay the course.
By Sawyer Phillips7 months ago in Filthy
How to Approach Women With Authenticity and Confidence
In the coaching work I do, I often find myself in the middle of two groups of people that both want the same thing. One one side, there's men that wish they could stop making excuses and approach women. On another, there's women who want to stay open to men's advances, but have had one too many conversations with guys who had no clue what they were doing.
By Sawyer Phillips7 months ago in Humans
Be the Guy a Woman Tells Her Girlfriends About
We've all seen them. Groups of women huddled together in coffee shops, in bars, on a beach, or in a break room. We've seen the way they gesticulate, raise their voices, and how detailed and story-like their conversations can become.
By Sawyer Phillips7 months ago in Humans
How to Approach Casual Sex Without Acting Like a Douchebag
Having casual sex in today’s hookup culture can sometimes feel like you’ve committed to a bumper car ride at an amusement park. Strapped in on all fronts, you don’t drive as much as steer through a loud area filled with desire, mystery, and potential suitors as you try to make it safely to the other side.
By Sawyer Phillips7 months ago in Humans
Looking at Naked Women in Real Life
There was a time not so long ago when attempting to look at naked women was always somewhere on my list of daily goals. It was in the 90s when internet access was paved with dial-up. A time for curiosity, imagination, and the occasional scrambled, soft-core film on cable.
By Sawyer Phillips7 months ago in Chapters
What Happens When You Stop Watching Porn for 90 Days. Top Story - May 2021.
If I seem a little out of it, bear with me. I'm still trying to get used to this new routine I've got going. In the mornings, I get up early and ease around the apartment. I walk onto the porch as the sun is unfolding and read some Rumi poetry or Raymond Carver if it's not too cold to be out there.
By Sawyer Phillips7 months ago in Confessions
