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.

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, service journalism, poetry, 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. He also recently launched a blog on intentional living called Idle Hours, which he manages alongside his Instagram.

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Meet me wherever you are — I can come to you when your heart is weary, you have a home here with me. Meet me under the covers, where only you can see me. I’m beautiful and I’m scared, just the way you first found me. Meet me in the kitchen — I’ll salt the water, bring it to a boil, while you mark up the manuscript and sigh like you used to when I did something that amazed you. Meet me everywhere, everywhere, everywhere

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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

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I believe in love again (I think)

“Almost losing my life reminded me of just how much I loved it. And grieving Sean reminded me of the version of myself he called forward by loving me with conviction,” from Idle Hours

I can only tell you what I did

“I know that what I’m saying won’t keep her safe — I can’t keep her safe — but as an uncle, I just want to keep her soft for as long as I can,” from Let’s Queer Things Up!

3 Questions to Heal Your Fawn 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,” from Let’s Queer Things Up!

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