Sam Dylan Finch

Sam Dylan Finch is a writer and coach working at the intersection of Culture, Wellness, & digital media.

He has the brains of a social scientist, the heart of a poet, and a beloved community that spans the globe.

Since launching his blog, Let’s Queer Things Up!, in 2014, Sam has had an outsized impact on the collective conversation around queerness, the body, mental health, and social change, reaching over 12 million readers worldwide.

As a writer and creative, Sam utilizes storytelling, humor, and education to invite self-reflection and personal growth. While his work has largely focused on mental health, he’s been known to dabble in pop culture, astrology, and personal essays as well.

Sam’s work has been translated into multiple languages and has been cited in academic research, textbooks, and college curriculum across queer theory, feminist studies, psychology, sociology, philosophy, and more.

He has been featured in Huffington Post, Vox, Teen Vogue, ABC News, Healthline, New York Times, Daily Beast, CNN, MSN, Yahoo!, Seventeen Magazine, Good Morning America, and many more.

Sam currently works as a freelance writer and content strategist.

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“He is a ray of light. Not sunshine — Sam’s light is more complicated than that. It comes from somewhere else, somewhere that is delicate and ferocious and vulnerable and courageous all at once.“

—JENNI BERRETT, author

newly published

A Neurodivergent’s Guide to Burnout Recovery

“We treat burnout like a problem to diagnose, rather than approaching it as an opportunity to build a life that is more sustainable, authentic, and even joyful.“

Healing Your Inner Child When You Don’t Remember Joy

“When our history is this painful, being asked to search for a glimmer can feel like an outright betrayal of our younger selves and what they endured.”

3 Questions to Heal Your Fawn Trauma Response

“This fawning part of me was still in the driver’s seat, believing that we couldn’t be safe or loved if we simply showed up as a whole person.“

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