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A Father's Letter of Apology to His Boys (For Father's Day)
Dear Boys, Today, I arrived at my office door, my mind spinning with countless concerns—house repairs and my therapy clients...
Are We Damaged Human Beings or Luminous Creatures Made of Stardust?
Rural Iowa. A family wedding. Late night dancing. Children with sore feet. An isolated stretch of highway carries us back...
Breaking News: Celebrity Divorce Causes Global Uprising
(UnTangled News)—The world was rocked yesterday by a cataclysmic event—a divorce—that will alter the course of humanity and the future...
What Good is Gratitude When the World is Tearing Apart?
For millennia, the world has been torn apart and patched together again. A month ago, it felt like something tugged...
The Safety and Danger of Certainty
“How many times is the truth that you take to be true, just truth falling apart at the same speed...
The Most Important Thing to Look for in a Life Partner
We may fall in love with any kind of person, but the person we choose to marry ourselves to must...
Why Shame is Destructive But Guilt is Creative
On a Friday morning, my three-year-old daughter was drawing me a picture with a colored pencil. Her face was screwed...
How I Will Dishonor the Victims of the Boston Bombing
My wife runs marathons, and she finishes them in about four hours. Last October, I stood at the finish line...
A Daddy's Letter to His Little Girl (About Her Future Husband)
Dear Cutie-Pie, Recently, your mother and I were searching for an answer on Google. Halfway through entering the question, Google...
Why Couples Shouldn't Do Couples Therapy (Says the Couples Therapist)
A Saturday night with the person you love can go south in a heartbeat, can’t it? Several weeks ago, my...
The One Thing with the Power to Bring Us All Together
On a frenetic Monday morning, I arrived at my office with my thoughts whipping and cyclonic, scrambling to stay ahead...
What Madmen, Drunks, and Bastards Know About How to Live
“If I had a message to my contemporaries it is surely this: Be anything you like, be madmen, drunks, and...
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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.
