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Phil McAuliffe
- Dec 9, 2020
- 7 min
The gift of loneliness
Is it time to open the gift of your loneliness this Christmas?
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Phil McAuliffe
- Nov 25, 2020
- 8 min
What is friendship?
We know that friendship is important, but what makes a friendship?
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Phil McAuliffe
- Nov 11, 2020
- 7 min
Who are you?
If putting yourself out into the world is the cure to loneliness, who are you?
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Phil McAuliffe
- Oct 28, 2020
- 13 min
Shame and loneliness
Shame begets loneliness. Loneliness begets shame. Let’s turn our shame into our ally.
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Phil McAuliffe
- Oct 14, 2020
- 9 min
How to speak your loneliness story
Don’t know how to speak about your loneliness?
I’ve got your back.
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Jesse Elkins
- Sep 30, 2020
- 9 min
Comparisons CAN bring joy
Comparison can be the thief of joy, but it can also bring curiosity, connection and community.
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Michael DiIorio
- Sep 22, 2020
- 8 min
Connection and casual sex: pros and cons
Can we gay men use casual sex as a means of connection?
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Phil McAuliffe
- Jun 10, 2020
- 6 min
So, you're lonely and gay. What's next?
You've realised that you’re lonely. What do you do next?
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Phil McAuliffe
- May 26, 2020
- 8 min
The stigma of loneliness
By even talking about loneliness we risk outing ourselves as being a person who is of no worth. No wonder there's a stigma.
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Phil McAuliffe
- May 13, 2020
- 7 min
Why is asking for help so hard?
Let's explore why I can feel like a failure if I ask for help. Why do I fear judgement and rejection?
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Phil McAuliffe
- May 3, 2020
- 6 min
Owning our coming out stories
There is such power in our coming out stories. Do you own yours or does it own you?
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Phil McAuliffe
- Apr 21, 2020
- 7 min
The world needs us to be our true selves
The world needs us to be authentically ourselves all the time. Even when it's hard and we're scared.
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Phil McAuliffe
- Apr 5, 2020
- 10 min
Connection in a time of social isolation
We’ve entered our cocoons and can start doing the work needed to emerge as a butterfly at the other end.
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Phil McAuliffe
- Mar 22, 2020
- 5 min
Why is loneliness so bad for us anyway?
Loneliness sounds harmless enough, doesn’t it? It's not harmless at all. It’s killing us.
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Phil McAuliffe
- Feb 24, 2020
- 6 min
Authenticity is EVERYTHING
Here it is: the secret to beating loneliness
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Phil McAuliffe
- Feb 11, 2020
- 5 min
Let's talk about connection
Connection is kind of a big deal for us gays. Let's learn why.
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Phil McAuliffe
- Jan 28, 2020
- 4 min
Where are all the lonely gay men?
If loneliness is a modern epidemic, where are all the lonely gay men?
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Phil McAuliffe
- Jan 21, 2020
- 6 min
Why loneliness? Why me?
Why start a blog on gay men and loneliness?
And who am I to write on it anyway?
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