Martha Manning, Ph.D.inThe Narrative ArcMoving to the Beach With My Ex-Husband — Till Death Do Us Part?Packing and unpacking boxes takes me on a journey through my marriage and divorce·8 min read·3 days ago--30--30
Martha Manning, Ph.D.inInvisible IllnessShame: The Gift That Keeps on GivingThe toxic emotion that makes illness even more difficult·8 min read·May 3, 2024--20--20
Martha Manning, Ph.D.inAge of EmpathyMy Daughter Has Kept Me Waiting…For Forty YearsFrom conception to the present, motherhood is an exercise in radical patience that has challenged me to my core·8 min read·May 2, 2024--17--17
Martha Manning, Ph.D.inThe Narrative ArcMy Hard Times Are Like the Ocean’s UndertowI have to move with them, even when I fall·6 min read·Apr 18, 2024--38--38
Martha Manning, Ph.D.inAge of EmpathyReacting to the OJ Verdict with the Fed-Ex Guy Schooled Me About the Gulf Between Us (Time SensitiveWell before the Black Lives Matter movement, my eyes were opened by an emotional exchange in the minutes after the outcome of the Simpson…·4 min read·Apr 13, 2024--5--5
Martha Manning, Ph.D.inThe Narrative ArcNot Asking for Help Was My Strength Until It Became My Worst LiabilityThose things about ourselves to which we are most attached can hurt us over time·6 min read·Apr 11, 2024--41--41
Martha Manning, Ph.D.inAge of EmpathyA Lonely “Pippi Longstocking” Learned That a Best Friend Comes from WithinA therapist celebrates the wisdom of a child·7 min read·Mar 30, 2024--21--21
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 read·Mar 28, 2024--19--19
Martha Manning, Ph.D.inThe Narrative ArcMy Father Dedicated His Life to the Government that Betrayed HimIn his death he is spared further assaults on the democracy he loved·8 min read·Mar 22, 2024--36--36
Martha Manning, Ph.D.inILLUMINATION-CuratedOur Memoirs Are Unlimited Variations on a ThemeThey are as variable as we are, infinite and precious. With each telling, they uncover another dimension·11 min read·Mar 12, 2024--13--13