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 divorceMay 933May 933
Martha Manning, Ph.D.inInvisible IllnessShame: The Gift That Keeps on GivingThe toxic emotion that makes illness even more difficultMay 323May 323
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 coreMay 218May 218
Martha Manning, Ph.D.inThe Narrative ArcMy Hard Times Are Like the Ocean’s UndertowI have to move with them, even when I fallApr 1838Apr 1838
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…Apr 135Apr 135
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 timeApr 1142Apr 1142
Martha Manning, Ph.D.inAge of EmpathyA Lonely “Pippi Longstocking” Learned That a Best Friend Comes from WithinA therapist celebrates the wisdom of a childMar 3021Mar 3021
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?Mar 2819Mar 2819
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 lovedMar 2237Mar 2237
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 dimensionMar 1213Mar 1213