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Martha Manning, Ph.D.

Published in
The Wind Phone

My Closet Holds More Than Clothes

Memories of my lost sister fall out and bonk me on the head

Dec 2

A bright artistic assortment of handbags and shoes.

Dec 2

Published in
The Narrative Arc

Misogyny Is Woven into My Memories of Childhood and Motherhood

When ‘protection’ is really control

Nov 18

Misogyny Is Woven into My Memories of Childhood and Motherhood

Nov 18

Published in
Invisible Illness

Protect Yourself From the Asteroid (Or Election) That Just Hit You

Depression and anxiety are vulnerable to life’s unexpected and distressing events

Nov 11

Protect Yourself From the Asteroid (Or Election) That Just Hit You

Nov 11

Published in
Age of Empathy

I Don’t See Thanksgiving Happening This Year

The election is poison, and my family has swallowed it

Nov 4

I Don’t See Thanksgiving Happening This Year

Nov 4

Published in
The Narrative Arc

My Baby Knew Me Before She Was Born

We’ve always lived between the pages

Oct 26

My Baby Knew Me Before She Was Born

Oct 26

Published in
The Narrative Arc

My Father Broke the Envelope Rule, and I Was Afraid

But kindness and respect saved the day

Oct 8

An old wall is embedded with an old painting of a sturdy heart.

Oct 8

Published in
Age of Empathy

Let’s Talk About What “Saving the Life of the Mother” Really Means

Do women’s lives matter?

Sep 25

Let’s Talk About What “Saving the Life of the Mother” Really Means

Sep 25

Published in
The Narrative Arc

When William and I Wished the Migrating Birds Farewell

We practiced for the changing seasons of his young life

Sep 15

dark birds migrating against orange sky

Sep 15

Published in
The Haven

Announcing Our New Feline Offerings

The Kansas City Steak Company Delivers New Adventures in Dining

Sep 13

Announcing Our New Feline Offerings

Sep 13

Published in
The Memoirist

It’s Never Over

Trauma has no expiration date

Sep 11

A woman with long dark hair walks alone

Sep 11

Martha Manning, Ph.D.

Martha Manning, Ph.D.

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Dr. Martha Manning is a writer and clinical psychologist, author of Undercurrents and Chasing Grace. Depression sufferer. Mother. Growing older under protest.

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