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A Phrase to Focus Your Year (and an Invitation to a New Era)
Resolution. The word is just so...oppressive. Instead, last year, I chose a focusing phrase for the year: “open-hearted presence.” All...
Why Every Little Laugh Really Matters
I’m sitting at the kitchen table, on the eve of Advent, laughing with friends, knowing I’ll be waking up in...
The Liminal Space Where All Transformation Takes Place
I’m sitting on a beach chair in the summer of 2021, watching my 18-year-old son play in the waves with...
The One Practice That Is Changing My Life
For the first time in my life, it’s October and I’m still practicing my New Year’s Resolution. And it’s changing...
How to be a Genius, Today
Ten years ago, I discovered myself to be a creative. A writer. A blogger. A new voice in a big...
This is Your Biggest Psychological Blind Spot
The car almost blindsides me. I’m exiting the interstate on the way to my office, having just passed through one...
The Liberating Difference Between Your Power and Powerlessness
Ten months ago today, I crashed. Riding my bike down a steep hill, approaching a highway with cross traffic that...
Why You Can’t Replace Analog Companionship with Digital Connection
On the one-year anniversary of the COVID quarantine, here's a chapter from True Companions about the wonders of digital connection—and...
The Sights and Sounds That Can Save You
The layers of abnormal are adding up. I’m snowblowing my driveway in the darkness before dawn—the whipping wind making it...
Exchange Your Ordinary Protections for Some Valentine’s Connection
This blog post is an excerpt from the free bonus you will receive for ordering True Companions by Friday, February...
Why We Feel Lonely and What (Not) to Do About It
This week’s blog post is an excerpt from True Companions by Kelly Flanagan. Copyright (c) 2021 by Kelly M. Flanagan. Published...
The Essential Difference Between Marriage and Companionship
This week's blog post is an excerpt from the introduction to True Companions by Kelly Flanagan. Copyright (c) 2021 by Kelly...
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Dr. Kelly Flanagan is a psychologist, author, consultant, and speaker who enjoys walking with people through the three essentials of a truly satisfying life: worthiness, belonging, and purpose. His blog writings have been featured in Reader’s Digest, The Huffington Post, The 5 Love Languages, and the TODAY Show. Kelly is the author of Loveable and True Companions.