by Dr. Kelly Flanagan | Dec 15, 2023 | Artisan Blog
What if our mistakes, flaws, imperfections and mess aren’t our biggest problem? What if our biggest problem is the story we tell ourselves about them? And what if there was a place where we could go, to hear a different story? The to-do list when you’re launching a therapy practice is a... read more
by Dr. Kelly Flanagan | Nov 10, 2023 | Artisan Blog
It’s 9pm, and I walk in the door still carrying the weight of a day at my office. The kids are already in bed, eyelids heavy but holding out for a “goodnight” from Daddy. My wife is tired but smiling and happy to see me. And I don’t want any... read more
by Dr. Kelly Flanagan | Sep 30, 2023 | Artisan Blog
Therapy is like bedroom carpet and many therapists are completely clueless. And that’s a good thing. This is what I mean by that… Earlier this year, our family was preparing to embark upon an adventure, picking up our lives and plopping them back down in a new town and... read more
by Dr. Kelly Flanagan | Sep 1, 2023 | Artisan Blog
Six years ago, my wife and I had reached a pinnacle. We’d just had our third and last child, my wife had become the director of her graduate psychology program, my clinical practice was thriving, and we’d just purchased a house in the right neighborhood with the best schools.... read more
by Dr. Kelly Flanagan | Aug 15, 2023 | Artisan Blog
I feel bad for marital communication, because it gets blamed for everything. For generations, in survey after survey, couples have rated marital communication as the number one problem in marriage. It’s not… Marital communication is getting a bad rap. It’s like the kid who fights back on the playground. The... read more
