Category: Psychology/Mental Health

• Independence is a scam

  

  As a nation, we adore independence. But at what cost, especially when our species wasn’t built for it?

  Brandon Darrell Lane Flanery

  June 28, 2023

  existentialism, Psychology/Mental Health

  community, existentialism, friendship, independence, psychology

• Your child is safer at a Pride event than at a church

  

  The data shows that churches and pastors are a bigger risk to children than drag queens and Pride events. So why all the rhetoric around why queer people being threats to children? One answer: queerphobia.

  Brandon Darrell Lane Flanery

  June 23, 2023

  homosexuality, LGBTQ, politics, Psychology/Mental Health, sexuality

  gay rights, homosexuality, LGBTQ, politics, Pride

• Actions Reveal Our Values

  

  What do our actions reveal about our character and values?

  Brandon Darrell Lane Flanery

  February 12, 2022

  Christianity, Psychology/Mental Health, theology

  actions, actions speak louder than words, character, integrity, morality, philosophy, psychology

• To those who tried…

  

  Often we love inspirational quotes about getting back up and trying. But when we’ve deeply tried and failed, how can we have hope? Here are some thoughts on the matter.

  Brandon Darrell Lane Flanery

  December 2, 2021

  Psychology/Mental Health, sexuality, theology

  christianity, church, exvangelical, faith, fear, gay, Gay Christian, God, inspirational, journal, LGBTQ, motivational, personal, philosophy, postevangelical, queer Christian, religion, spirituality, theology, trusting god, writer

• On Meaning, Monogamy, and Marx

  

  On why I’ve chosen monogamy as a gay man.

  Brandon Darrell Lane Flanery

  November 10, 2021

  Christianity, homosexuality, LGBTQ, Psychology/Mental Health, sexuality, theology

  deconstruction, ethics, exvangelical, Gay Christian, Gay loneliness, homosexuality, lgbt, LGBTQ, lgbtq christian, lonely gay, love, mental health, monogamy, philosophy, polyamory, post-Christian, postvangelical, Progressive Christianity, Progressive theology, psychology, queer Christian, queer relationships, relationships, sex, sexual ethic, sexuality, the velvet rage, theology

• Looking to be rescued — The plight of enneagram fours

  

  Enneagram fours cope with their feeling of inadequacy in two ways…

  Brandon Darrell Lane Flanery

  November 8, 2021

  Christianity, LGBTQ, Psychology/Mental Health

  christianity, deconstruction, emotions, enneagram, enneagram four, exvangelical, gay, Gay Christian, God, heart work, inner work, LGBTQ+, mental health, theology