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Navigating the Holidays: strategies for surviving the festive season
This time of year can be tough.
Your loneliness loves to spoil your joy.
Let's get you through this season.

Phil McAuliffe
Dec 15, 20227 min read
58 views


Am I Gay Enough? Exploring the complexities of identity, acceptance and belonging
I've been struggling with this question for a while. I know you have been, too.

Phil McAuliffe
Nov 24, 202210 min read
217 views


The importance of being open to connection in preventing loneliness: Ed's story
'We take life too seriously. We forget how weak, needy and broken we are.'
Ed Wilson
Sep 22, 20226 min read
188 views


Dating as a gay man: how Angello worked through loneliness to find real connection
How has missing out on dating men when he was younger fed Angello's loneliness?
Angello Floresco
Aug 11, 20227 min read
163 views


Exploring the tough realities of loneliness within gay communities
Let’s explore five truths about gay loneliness and how to not feel lonely.

Phil McAuliffe
Jun 30, 20226 min read
309 views


The dark side of Pride: exploring the loneliness of Pride
June is Pride month. Being gay isn't all rainbows and unicorns, is it?

Phil McAuliffe
Jun 9, 20226 min read
291 views


When hitting rock bottom becomes the foundation for a better you.
Hitting rock bottom is messy.
Rock bottom is a source of authentic connection.

Phil McAuliffe
May 19, 20227 min read
168 views


The connection between being gay, negative body image and feelings of loneliness
You’re sexy and your loneliness hopes you don't know it

Phil McAuliffe
Apr 7, 20229 min read
129 views


Wrapping up 2021
How has your year of authentic connection been?

Phil McAuliffe
Dec 16, 20215 min read
43 views


How to effectively numb your emotional pain as a gay man
The thoughts and feeling of loneliness are horrible. How do you numb them?

Phil McAuliffe
Dec 2, 20214 min read
83 views


The art of finding true belonging as a gay man in the midst of loneliness
When you feel that you belong, you feel connected. When you don’t, you can feel lonely. Let me share my experience.

Phil McAuliffe
Nov 18, 202111 min read
583 views


The Ultimate Guide to Making Friends as a Gay Man
Making friends is tough. Let me help you with that.

Phil McAuliffe
Nov 4, 20218 min read
7,060 views


How to have kick-ass boundaries
Getting our boundaries right is fucking hard when we're lonely. But they are such a profound gift of self-respect back to ourselves.

Kevin Moran
Oct 21, 20219 min read
129 views


Overcoming the loneliness of change: how Justin found connection during life transitions
Dark nights of the soul are horrible.
And needed.

Justin Oberste MA, AMFT
Oct 7, 20219 min read
399 views


The loneliness of being gay in a straight marriage
To be a gay man in a straight marriage is to be disconnected from self.
Andrew Reid
Sep 9, 202110 min read
1,343 views


Why your cracks are sexy
Yes, male asses are beautiful. So is kintsugi.

Phil McAuliffe
Aug 12, 20214 min read
72 views
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