It wasn't the easiest of weeks I can tell you that.  I wanted life to just pause, freeze, rewind, no... really I just wanted it to stop.

Another episode of my baby sister back in the ICU and it all happened within a month.  "Really God?  You've got to be kidding!! When will this F&*$% nightmare just be over with?"

For a recap, my baby sister was hit by a drunk driver back in 2010.  Ever since that horrendous day I have yet to hear my baby sister speak, nor her husband or her five year old daughter for that matter.

It's been a saga with no ending point.

So when I got the call that my baby sister was back in the ICU, my mind

Ladies have you ever found yourself asking your girlfriends the question, "What am I doing wrong?"

Do you feel like there are things out there that guys are expecting out of you, yet you seem clueless?

Then you don't want to miss this interview that I recently did with Matchmaker Suzanne Oshima of "Single in Stiletto's" 

Watch as Suzanne asks me some of the toughest questions about mistakes women make with dating.  Find out what guys are saying as I work with them one on one and hear the secrets they share with me.

Arica gives you the biggest dating mistakes women make:

• 3 Biggest Mistakes Women Make in Dating
• 3 Biggest Complaints Men Have About Women
• What Makes a Man Disappear After a Few Dates!

Watch Now and find out Arica’s best dating tips for women!

Today I had the wonderful privilege of being interviewed by the lovely Ande Lyons at Bring Back Desire.  Press play and enjoy this delicious interview as we talk about sex, love, dating and finding the right one!

Ever been called scaredy pants or fraidy cat?

I'd be lying if I said I had never heard these phrases for myself.

Every summer I was terrified of swimming and every summer I dreaded the part when my dad wanted to re-teach me how to swim.

It was a terrifying time for me, while my little sister and cousin were out gleefully swimming, I was holding on to the side of the pool, balling crying for my dear life.

Looking back I realize that my enemy wasn't the pool, it wasn't swimming, it wasn't the water.... it was fear.