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Slash Coleman M.A.Ed.

About

Slash Coleman, M.A.Ed., author of The Bohemian Love Diaries (Lyons Press) is a globally-recognized laughter yoga ambassador at Laughter Yoga University, an award-winning storyteller, keynote presenter and educator. The son of a sculptor and a first-grade teacher, Coleman considers himself both an artist and a scientist who uses humor to conduct social experiments related to: identity, family, art, God, the concept of home, love, compassion and romantic relationships. He often draws much of his inspiration from being raised in the south by an offbeat, creative family including a grandfather who was a dancer at the Moulin Rouge.

Over the last decade, his research has been featured in The Washington Post, The New York Times, American Theatre Magazine and multiple times on NPR including the series, “How Artists Make Money.” As a speaker, he's been featured at: TEDx, The International Storytelling Center, the Oral History Performance Conference, The National Storytelling Festival, and Pete Seeger’s Clearwater Festival.

Slash currently lives in Richmond, Virginia where he is conducting research on laughter's short-term effect on those struggling with addiction and recovery

Books by Slash Coleman M.A.Ed.
Recent Posts
10 Ways to Apologize Appropriately
I began to receive a slew of personal, dysfunctional apologies. People from my past started sending me apologies. Many of them were nothing more that passive aggressive confessions disguised as apologies. I realized that given the opportunity to mend things, most of the world just doesn’t know how to apologize. Hurt people tend to hurt people.
Five Awkward First Dates You Probably Want to Avoid
Five months ago, at the height of my most dysfunctional dating orbit yet, I decided my relationship rocket was in need of repair. I took it into the shop and decided to go on a total dating hiatus. Somehow, along my New York City journey, I’d gotten locked in the equivalent of the Star Wars cantina closet and I couldn’t get out.
Top 10 Ways to Breakup Thru Text
Whereas a typical breakup can take anywhere from 3 hours to 6 months, expect to spend no more than 45 seconds on a text breakup...and it’s much easier (unless you have a limited text message plan). Modern men no longer need to be bogged down with "the talk," icky hurt, vulnerable feelings or resolutions. The millennium was made for the modern man.
An Alternative Guys Guide to Relationship Baggage

You can’t keep blaming the salesman who sold you your baggage. You either blame your parents or your previous partners for the demise of your current relationship.

You can’t keep blaming the salesman who sold you your baggage. You either blame your parents or your previous partners for the demise of your current relationship.

Redefining the Law of Attraction and Monogamy

Having a relationship without some side attraction every once in a while is like dating a garden hose. To think you’ll be with one person for the rest of your life and not develop an attraction with another person is a lie they perpetuate in the text book you receive when you enroll in Falling in Love School at Monogamy University.

Having a relationship without some side attraction every once in a while is like dating a garden hose. To think you’ll be with one person for the rest of your life and not develop an attraction with another person is a lie they perpetuate in the text book you receive when you enroll in Falling in Love School at Monogamy University.

5 Essential Steps to Taking an Online Dating Sabbatical

“I don’t go out on dates, I go out on relationships.” Woody Allen says. Well, last week I quit dating so I wouldn’t have to go out on any more relationships and it feels permanent, which means it feels less like a sabbatical and more like an allergy. My friend who is allergic to bread cries every time he eats a sandwich. My recent reaction to dating is similar.

“I don’t go out on dates, I go out on relationships.” Woody Allen says. Well, last week I quit dating so I wouldn’t have to go out on any more relationships and it feels permanent, which means it feels less like a sabbatical and more like an allergy. My friend who is allergic to bread cries every time he eats a sandwich. My recent reaction to dating is similar.

Starting Over with a New Life and New Vision

As I’ve come to understand the vision board and my creative process, I’ve come to understand how community intrinsically builds change: My biggest and most important ideas have come when I’m in the midst of others - not in isolation. I may paint in my studio, play the piano in my practice room or write alone at my lap top, but my spark always comes from another place.

As I’ve come to understand the vision board and my creative process, I’ve come to understand how community intrinsically builds change: My biggest and most important ideas have come when I’m in the midst of others - not in isolation. I may paint in my studio, play the piano in my practice room or write alone at my lap top, but my spark always comes from another place.

Cupids Kick: A Valentine's Day Gift of Self Love

And that little eleven word email she sent me - a message no bigger than a tweet - well it’s helped me see how I’m no longer stuck in-between with a woman that never really wanted to be with me. After my inner Francisco-Goya-Woody-Allen settled down I actually saw that sometimes things fall apart sometimes so better things can fall together.

And that little eleven word email she sent me - a message no bigger than a tweet - well it’s helped me see how I’m no longer stuck in-between with a woman that never really wanted to be with me. After my inner Francisco-Goya-Woody-Allen settled down I actually saw that sometimes things fall apart sometimes so better things can fall together.

The New Narrative: Man vs Storytelling

While I watch it, I feel like a voyeur, a friend, an audience member, and a Peeping Tom at the same time. I get to feel ashamed and aroused and slightly uncomfortable, which is what the new narrative is all about. Maybe it’s just that my vision has shifted slightly now that I’m a Costco celebrity. Maybe, every stack of boxes will look like a gorgeous corrugated breast now.

While I watch it, I feel like a voyeur, a friend, an audience member, and a Peeping Tom at the same time. I get to feel ashamed and aroused and slightly uncomfortable, which is what the new narrative is all about. Maybe it’s just that my vision has shifted slightly now that I’m a Costco celebrity. Maybe, every stack of boxes will look like a gorgeous corrugated breast now.