A nationally known educator and expert on understanding men, Alison Armstrong is the CEO and co-founder of PAX Programs Incorporated. She is the designer of the widely acclaimed Celebrating Men, Satisfying Women® (CMSW) workshop, as well as other exceptional programs for CMSW graduates. Her research and experience is also the basis of the Amazing Development of Men™ and InSync with the Opposite Sex CD series.

Alison is the author of Making Sense of Men - A Woman's Guide to a Lifetime of Love, Care and Attention from All Men - a guide, an unexpected friend, even a prophecy for a woman's future. Funny, information-packed text, illustrative charts and enlightening side-bars deliver priceless insights into men, their motivations and their inspirations. Alison is also the author of Keys to the Kingdom - which covers the encyclopedia of information she has gathered and teaches in the workshops of PAX Programs Incorporated.

Alison, the mother of three, lives in Los Angeles with her second husband, Greg, and their two daughters. For more information about Alison and PAX Programs, please visit www.UnderstandMen.com

Blog Entries by Alison Armstrong

Santa Claus is the Quintessential Man

6 Comments | Posted December 23, 2008 | 06:04 PM (EST)


As the mother of three children, there have been numerous opportunities to answer the question, "Is Santa Claus real?" And my answer has always been the same: Absolutely.

Is there a man who flies through the night sky on a sled pulled by reindeer? Probably not....

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Criticism Or Encouragment: Which Is Better?

Posted November 3, 2008 | 09:15 AM (EST)


Is he too judgmental? Is she too soft? Or is he the one that validates effort while she's the one that it's hard to earn a compliment from? And which one of them is right?

The conflict between judgment and encouragement has been raging now for decades. It's a...

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Finding Balance In Relationships With Men

Posted October 23, 2008 | 09:20 AM (EST)


For many people, achieving balance means cutting back on extremes. In the fall of 1990, I took on a huge project in my career. To balance that out, I decided to run the 1991 Long Beach Marathon. These two extremes equaled balance and sanity and a fertile state of mind...

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They Are Not a Version of Me

Posted June 29, 2008 | 07:40 PM (EST)


Early on in my research, I had an insight into men that rocked my world. I kept watching and listening to the men I consulted and when their behavior surprised me, I'd try to figure out their motivation. When I thought I understood it, I'd check with them. It didn't...

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