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You Are the Angels Now (A Christmas Message)
One morning, I wake up doubting my calling to be a writer in a thousand different ways. It’s just one...
Don’t Miss What’s Beautiful by Fixating on What’s Missing
I once heard of a psychological phenomenon called “missing tile syndrome.” The idea is that if you walk into a...
Why Giving Up Control is Giving In to Joy
“We think this would work better as fiction.” I’d submitted my proposal for the second non-fiction work of a two-book...
Don’t ever think that you’ve been forgotten.
It’s a Saturday in September, and we’re moving my oldest son Aidan into Chicago on his 19th birthday. After multiple...
Where to Find Beauty These Days
I’m riding on the bike path in my hometown. As usual, I’m caught up in my thoughts about everything and...
How to Get What You Want (By Giving Up What You Want)
The alarm sounds at 4am, so we can begin the two-day road trip to our annual beach vacation before sunrise....
The 3 Reasons We Bury Our Dreams
Sometime shortly after the Y2K bug did not end civilization, my girlfriend handed me a novel called A Widow for...
Sneak Peek: The Unhiding of Elijah Campbell
This excerpt taken from The Unhiding of Elijah Campbell: A Novel by Kelly Flanagan. Copyright (c) 2022 by Kelly Flanagan....
The Words We All Still Need to Hear
It’s May and endings are everywhere. Aidan is graduating from high school. Quinn is graduating from eighth grade, which means...
What You Haven’t Heard About Will Smith
You probably think you’ve heard everything there is to say about Will Smith. You haven’t. Nor have you heard the...
Tick, tick, tick. Space. Grace. Breakthrough.
The house is quiet for the first time in eighteen months. Minutes earlier, all three of my kids had departed...
How to Find Belonging (Either Beautifully or Violently)
We’re watching security footage. The image shows a parking lot sprawled out in front of our car. Several dots in...
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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.