I write, helplessly.

Dr. Martha Manning is a writer and clinical psychologist, author of Undercurrents and Chasing Grace. Depression sufferer. Mother. Growing older under protest.

CEO at @medium. “Coach Tony” to some.

40-something who 💯 doesn’t have it all figured out, but long story short, I survived. Love big. Love hard. Love you. www.miahayesauthor.com

Oh hi! Welcome to my Medium bio. I am a trauma survivor, a wife, mom, and grandma. I am a member of RAINN's Speaker Bureau. I hug trees.

I am a special needs teacher who loves to read and write.

At 68, I started a new chapter in my life: I moved to France. Alone. It turned out to be quite the page-turner. Still is — even when age insists on a part.

Cai Emmons is the author of 5 books of fiction, most recently the novel, SINKING ISLANDS. Two more of her novels will be published in 2022.