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My Northwest Body
My Northwest Body
No one’s Story is Finished
Mary Alice Long LICSW PhD
Aug 5, 2019
Memoir Writing: A process of discovery
Memoir Writing: A process of discovery
Mary Alice Long LICSW PhD
Jul 22, 2019
Memoir Writing
Memoir Writing
A process of discovery
Mary Alice Long LICSW PhD
Jul 22, 2019
Everything and Nothing
Everything and Nothing
After returning home from the trail with my 10-month-old puppy-in-training, Will, I was thirsty and grabbed a glass of water. I noticed…
Mary Alice Long LICSW PhD
Sep 19, 2018
Play! Free yourself from the cage of other people’s needs and expectations.
Play! Free yourself from the cage of other people’s needs and expectations.
We all have the power to choose a path toward wholeness. There are many ways to play in the everyday — your choice!
Mary Alice Long LICSW PhD
Mar 17, 2017
A Reminder of our Interconnectedness
A Reminder of our Interconnectedness
A strong reminder *of interconnectedness * mother and child
Mary Alice Long LICSW PhD
Mar 11, 2017
Metamorphosis
Metamorphosis
Metamorphosis *
Mary Alice Long LICSW PhD
Feb 3, 2017
Grateful That He Called
Grateful That He Called
I received a voicemail a couple of weeks ago from the adoptive mom of my surrogate son. Night before last I talked to my surrogate son for…
Mary Alice Long LICSW PhD
Jan 27, 2017
On this day that is a difficult one for many Americans and indeed the world, let us remember:
On this day that is a difficult one for many Americans and indeed the world, let us remember:
When you share your light * let it shine for all to see * an inspiration
Mary Alice Long LICSW PhD
Jan 20, 2017
A Clear Crisp Morning
A Clear Crisp Morning
A clear brisk morning * my head feels thoughtfully full * yet I am grounded.
Mary Alice Long LICSW PhD
Jan 13, 2017
Right out of the blue * It hit me like a rocket * another shooting
A winter’s crisp day * I am slowing down resting *it just seems too much
Mary Alice Long LICSW PhD
Jan 6, 2017
Winter Letters: Struggles, Inflation, and Just for Kicks
Winter Letters: Struggles, Inflation, and Just for Kicks
The Postpartum of my Story
Mary Alice Long LICSW PhD
Oct 10, 2016
A Letter to Peter: First Trimester
A Letter to Peter: First Trimester
August 21, 1986
Mary Alice Long LICSW PhD
Oct 4, 2016
The Big Day: Bobby’s Birth Story
The Big Day: Bobby’s Birth Story
The kids were home from school. I was shuffling marketing and preparing dinner alongside chauffeuring duties. I drove Andrew to basketball…
Mary Alice Long LICSW PhD
Sep 27, 2016
A Letter to Peter: I Feel Capable
A Letter to Peter: I Feel Capable
June 12, 1986
Mary Alice Long LICSW PhD
Sep 20, 2016
Introduction
Introduction
From Revised Manuscript Draft of
Mary Alice Long LICSW PhD
Sep 18, 2016
I Would Have Named Him Peter
I Would Have Named Him Peter
Mary Gives Birth to Self
Mary Alice Long LICSW PhD
Mar 4, 2016
Baby M
Baby M
What happens when mom is plaintiff?
Mary Alice Long LICSW PhD
Jul 18, 2014
Velcro Words
Velcro Words
My Way of Holding onto Him
Mary Alice Long LICSW PhD
Feb 6, 2014
Memoir: Travels & Archives of a Playful Spirit, Chapter 18
Memoir: Travels & Archives of a Playful Spirit, Chapter 18
Mary Alice Long LICSW PhD
Dec 18, 2013
Memoir: Travels & Archives of a Playful Spirit, chapter 17
Memoir: Travels & Archives of a Playful Spirit, chapter 17
Mary Alice Long LICSW PhD
Dec 17, 2013
Memoir: Travels & Archives of a Playful Spirit, part 16
Memoir: Travels & Archives of a Playful Spirit, part 16
Jung on Pico Blvd, Liminality, Dreams, and the Search for Intimacy and Meaning
Mary Alice Long LICSW PhD
Dec 16, 2013
Memoir: Travels & Archives of a Playful Spirit, part 15
Memoir: Travels & Archives of a Playful Spirit, part 15
On the road to Paradise
Mary Alice Long LICSW PhD
Dec 11, 2013
Memoir: Travels & Archives of a Playful Spirit, part 14
Memoir: Travels & Archives of a Playful Spirit, part 14
Ravens Story, a Woman Potter of my Dreams, Tlingit Healing and Transformation
Mary Alice Long LICSW PhD
Dec 10, 2013
Memoir: Travels & Archives of a Playful Spirit, part 13
Memoir: Travels & Archives of a Playful Spirit, part 13
Mary Alice Long LICSW PhD
Dec 9, 2013
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