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Week 21: Finding the Fear Underneath All the Fury [Loveable 022]
"Anger isn't an inherently bad thing. Anger becomes a destructive thing when we allow it to become a reactive thing...
Week 20: What to Do with Your Walls [Loveable 021]
"Walls are everywhere in our world...We build them so big they are the only things we create that can be...
This Is the Powerful Promise of Our Pain
"Piteously. She hung her little head and whimpered piteously. Spell the word piteously." For three years, my oldest son Aidan...
Week 19: From Limping Lonely to Loving Together [Loveable 020]
There are two kinds of loneliness. The first kind is a natural and inevitable part of being human—it exists because...
Week 18: A Kid Named Lonely [Loveable 019]
"Places of belonging are not meant to be places where our loneliness is taken away. They are meant to be places...
The Good Reason We Wish Bad Things Upon Other People
She misses yet again. My daughter Caitlin and I are playing ping-pong. She’s only eight years-old and still waiting on...
Week 17: The One Illusion We Cannot Afford to Believe In [Loveable 018]
"Experiencing our worthiness does not lead us to believe we are self-sufficient; it helps us to be at peace with...
Week 16: The Fear (and Joy) of Removing the Masks We Wear [Loveable 017]
"Grace is what happens when someone or Someone sees through our many masks, recognizing and celebrating the innocent little one...
How Your Phone Is Robbing You of You
My son is waiting by the road for his ride to school. I remember being fourteen and waiting for my...
Week 15: The Mess Will Set You Free! [Loveable 016]
"Ann Lamott once wrote, 'The grace of age is radical self-acceptance.' Life is messy and we human creatures are messy....
Week 14: The Life-Changing Difference Between Shame and Guilt [Loveable 015]
"Guilt is shame redeemed by grace. Shame tells us we are lousy; guilt tells us we did something lousy. Shame whispers, “Your mistakes define...
How to Recognize Where You Truly Belong
Maybe I’m a glutton for punishment. Or maybe, for the moment, I'm just feeling humble enough to hear the answer....
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In his debut novel, Kelly weaves a page-turning, plot-twisting tale that explores the spiritual depths of identity and relationships, amidst themes of healing, grace, faith, forgiveness, and freedom.
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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.
