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Age of Empathy

Reacting to the OJ Verdict with the Fed-Ex Guy Schooled Me About the Gulf Between Us (Time Sensitive

Well before the Black Lives Matter movement, my eyes were opened by an emotional exchange in the minutes after the outcome of the Simpson…

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Reacting to the OJ Verdict with the Fed-Ex Guy Schooled Me About the Gulf Between Us (Time Sensitive

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The Narrative Arc

Not Asking for Help Was My Strength Until It Became My Worst Liability

Those things about ourselves to which we are most attached can hurt us over time

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A blue seascape with a solitary girl in the dis

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Age of Empathy

A Lonely “Pippi Longstocking” Learned That a Best Friend Comes from Within

A therapist celebrates the wisdom of a child

7 min readMar 30, 2024

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A Lonely “Pippi Longstocking” Learned That a Best Friend Comes from Within

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Martha Manning, Ph.D.

Trump: Don’t You Dare Make the “Good Book” Look Bad!

Could there be a more shameful money-stealer in the temple?

3 min readMar 28, 2024

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Trump: Don’t You Dare Make the “Good Book” Look Bad!

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The Narrative Arc

My Father Dedicated His Life to the Government that Betrayed Him

In his death he is spared further assaults on the democracy he loved

8 min readMar 22, 2024

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My Father Dedicated His Life to the Government that Betrayed Him

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ILLUMINATION-Curated

Our Memoirs Are Unlimited Variations on a Theme

They are as variable as we are, infinite and precious. With each telling, they uncover another dimension

11 min readMar 12, 2024

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Our Memoirs Are Unlimited Variations on a Theme

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Martha Manning, Ph.D.
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Modern Women

My Divorce is 6 Months Old. Am I Changing My Mind or Am I Losing It?

How do we make peace with the finality of our decisions or find the courage to change them?

6 min readMar 7, 2024

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an older couple at the beach

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Modern Women

It’s Hard to Forgive My Self for Being a Depressed Mother

Mood disorders take a toll on motherhood, but the guilt is undeserved

5 min readMar 2, 2024

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It’s Hard to Forgive My Self for Being a Depressed Mother

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The Narrative Arc

With the Vulnerability of Women’s Rights, I am Drawn to the Past

Sometimes the cruelty of the present thrusts us back to when the trouble started

6 min readFeb 27, 2024

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A woman walks along a path of deep grass.

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Age of Empathy

My Mom Taught Me Words. I Fell in Love with Language. I Miss Her So.

It is important to know the difference between “I can” and “I can’t”

8 min readFeb 25, 2024

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My Mom Taught Me Words. I Fell in Love with Language. I Miss Her So.

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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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