#107: Am I Actually Loveable? with Kelly Flanagan
Struggle Well School
Emily Thomas
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🗓️ 25 September 2017
⏱️ 48 minutes
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Summary
Dr. Kelly Flanagan is a licensed clinical psychologist and prolific writer. He began writing in 2012 via his blog, UnTangled and recently published his first full-length book, Loveable. Kelly is often known for a blog posts he wrote as letters to his daughters about their true worth. He currently works at Artisan Clinical Associates with a wide range of individuals in various treatment contexts. What we chat about: The definition of loveable The shame cycle Two necessary steps to finding your purpose Seeking worth through relationships and accomplishments How to respond to our children's bad choices that will help them grow The beauty of being ordinary Preparing for your inciting incident The importance of setting boundries Links mentioned: Loveable: Embracing What Is Truest About You, So You Can Truly Embrace Your Life Where to find Kelly: website // twitter // facebook // pinterest Episode Sponsors: Anchored Press & Hello Fresh Support the show: Shop Amazon Affiliate Link Share the Struggle! Find me on Instagram or Facebook because I want to hear YOUR thoughts on this episode! If you've been encouraged by the show, please share it with another mom. The struggle is real. We might as well do this together!
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| 0:30.2 | This is Emily Thomas and you are listening to the Mom Struggling Well Podcast. Hey ladies welcome back. This is episode 107 and I am really looking forward to sharing this chat with you |
| 0:56.7 | I'm talking today to Dr Kelly Flanagan He is a psychologist and the author of a book called Loveable. |
| 1:04.0 | The way he kind of became more well known was by writing letters to his daughter. |
| 1:08.0 | As he looked around our culture, he saw so many false standards and images that are passed off as true. |
| 1:13.3 | And he wanted to make sure to tell her who she really is |
| 1:16.6 | and where her value comes from. |
| 1:18.2 | I gotta be honest, the book is called Loveable. |
| 1:20.7 | It's got Hearts on the front. |
| 1:22.0 | And Hearts and Love and |
| 1:23.2 | talking about Hearts and Love and reading about Hearts and Love. It really isn't |
| 1:27.6 | my thing. And because of that I was kind of hesitant about this book. Not |
| 1:31.0 | kind of. I was. I was hesitant about this book. Part of my aversion |
| 1:34.8 | to all the gushu stuff may just be my personality. I'm really practical. Sometimes I don't |
| 1:39.6 | see the value in all that stuff. But on a deeper, more raw level, I may not believe the word |
| 1:46.0 | lovable actually applies to me. And that underlying question truly affects how I |
| 1:50.9 | interact with others. What do I make sure I always do? What do I make sure I don't even try to do? |
| 1:56.7 | The question mark over whether or not I'm lovable colors everything. So I really wanted |
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