Martha Manning
Born
August 18, 1952
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Undercurrents: A Life Beneath the Surface
14 editions
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1995
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Chasing Grace: Reflections of a Catholic Girl, Grown Up
12 editions
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1996
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A Place to Land: Lost and Found in an Unlikely Friendship
5 editions
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2003
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The Common Thread: Mothers and Daughters: The Bond We Never Outgrow
6 editions
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2002
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All Seasons Pass: Grieving a Miscarriage
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2000
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A Season of Mercy
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1988
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It's a Matter Of Crime
2 editions
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2011
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My Angel and Me
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Common Thread: Mothers, Daughters, And the Power of Empathy
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Adult Colouring Book - Animal - Stress Relieving Animal Designs - Hare
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“Depression is such a cruel punishment. There are no fevers, no rashes, no blood tests to send people scurrying in concern, just the slow erosion of self, as insidious as cancer. And like cancer, it is essentially a solitary experience; a room in hell with only your name on the door”
― Undercurrents: A Life Beneath the Surface
― Undercurrents: A Life Beneath the Surface
“People say, "I have heart disease," not "I am heart disease." Somehow the presumption of a person's individuality is not compromised by those diagnostic labels. All the labels tell us is that the person has a specific challenge with which he or she struggles in a highly diverse life. But call someone "a schizophrenic" or "a borderline" and the shorthand has a way of closing the chapter on the person. It reduces a multifaceted human being to a diagnosis and lulls us into a false sense that those words tell us who the person is, rather than only telling us how the person suffers.”
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“There is no getting away from a wave that has got your name on it. The tide will come in whether you want it to or not. And there really is not a damn thing you can do to stop it, reverse it, or even delay it. Forget it. You have to plant your feet solidly in the sand and get yourself anchored. And then you have to be ready to take some direct hits from the water. You loosen your body and move with each wave. You get salt in your nose and mouth, and the ocean racks sand and stones over your feet and legs. Your eyes sting, and you feel so tired. But there is really nothing else to do. The tide will come and go. The sun will be warm again, and the salt on your skin will remind you of what you have done. And you will rest your tired body on the shore, falling into that delicious sleep that comes from knowing you are right.”
― Undercurrents: A Life Beneath the Surface
― Undercurrents: A Life Beneath the Surface
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