Episode 256: Kelly Flanagan
I am happy to welcome Dr. Kelly Flanagan back to the show. He is a clinical psychologist and author to the books The Marriage Manifesto, Loveable and True Companions. If you’ve been listening to the show awhile, then you heard him on Episode 94 where we talked about shame and learning to accept yourself. This conversation is built upon that. We talk about the paradox for companionship: the ability to be lonely. With that, we look at embracing our loneliness and how we can find companionship through it. I always enjoy chatting with Kelly so pull up a chair and join the conversation.
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Links mentioned:
Kelly’s books: Loveable and True Companions
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Takeaways:
Watch for your moments of loneliness. Watch for the ways for the ways you resist the calls to adventure. Find a mentor to walk with you. Think about what it looks like to go on the adventure.
When you begin to trade your search for happiness for your search for your full humanness, you realize that the thing that you made you unhappy was your resistance to your humanity.
True companionship isn’t about becoming more happy, it’s about becoming more human.
Discussion Questions:
What have been the obstacles for you when it comes to finding companionship?
Have you ever felt lonely in regards to who you are?
What holds you back from going on the adventure to embrace your loneliness?
What is one thing you can do this week based on today’s conversation?
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