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The Case for a Mind-Body-Spirit Connection | The Real Deal

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A Blog by Valerie McManus of Healing Therapies Counseling. The Case for a Mind-Body-Spirit Connection. May 2, 2014. The searing pain in my left shin began this past July during the week that my biological father was released from a California prison. 8220;I know it’s upsetting that he’s getting out, but Stanley is super old now. You know he is no threat to you or the kids, right? 8220;I know that. I’m not afraid for me or the kids. I’m afraid for all the. 8221; He mumbled into my hair. 8221; I smiled.

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The Real Deal | A Blog by Valerie McManus of Healing Therapies Counseling | Page 2

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A Blog by Valerie McManus of Healing Therapies Counseling. February 17, 2015. The first time my biological father went to prison, I was fifteen years old. Perhaps it was not actually his first stint, but it was certainly the first of which I was aware. Since that time, the word itself has taken on expanded meaning; an institution that was once both elusive and alien became alive and threatening. Mom, you’re in ‘Mackenzie prison! Mom, you can’t escape! Over and over again my children invite me to release,...

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August | 2015 | The Real Deal

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A Blog by Valerie McManus of Healing Therapies Counseling. Monthly Archives: August 2015. Story of my Body. August 22, 2015. During a rest break at an indoor water park this week, I found myself suddenly awed by the many half naked bodies all around me. I hugged my knees into my chest and rested my head there. Immediately my own story began to unfold from my body. My body is colored by the brush strokes of experiences captured along my travels. Peace Orders & Racism. August 4, 2015. Yesterday I filed for...

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The Passing of a Generation | The Real Deal

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A Blog by Valerie McManus of Healing Therapies Counseling. The Passing of a Generation. July 4, 2015. Standing several feet away. From the painfully familiar front door, I wondered for a moment through my tears, “Does this make me a stalker? 8221; But no one I knew lived at this apartment anymore and it was simply for the feeling of standing there itself, that I had unexpectedly arrived. 8221; he’d tease in the doorway, as if poised to close the door just before stepping back to open it wide. My grandmot...

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18-Revisions Deep | The Real Deal

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A Blog by Valerie McManus of Healing Therapies Counseling. May 16, 2014. 18….Eighteen…. The age I was when I met my husband. The age my kids will be when the government determines them to be “adults”. The approximate number of times I have read my favorite book, Lucy. The number of revisions I have made to my memoir, The Boy who Birthed me. The number of revisions I have made to my book. 8220;Isn’t that kind of weird? Shouldn’t you just stop messing with it and leave it as it is? God, I hope so. Is to no...

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Peace Orders & Racism | The Real Deal

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A Blog by Valerie McManus of Healing Therapies Counseling. Peace Orders & Racism. August 4, 2015. Yesterday I filed for my first protective order with the Howard County District Court. No, I’m not involved in an abusive relationship, no one is threatening, stalking or intimidating me. In fact, I feel safer and more grounded than ever before in my life. I sat in the courtroom with my mouth open, previously thinking I knew something,. I’m grateful for the excellent quality of support from which my fa...

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Life After Pop | The Real Deal

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A Blog by Valerie McManus of Healing Therapies Counseling. March 26, 2014. Ninety-five year old Bernie died on a Monday morning. Around 6:00am. He called out to his ninety-two year old wife before slumping down over his walker and was gone. After 72 years of such a loving marriage, what could have possibly been left to say? 8221; She turned to me, nodding, and returned my weak smile with one of her own. At nearly 40 years old. My Wedding Day, 1999. Grandpa, however, was always there. While the last few m...

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The Sounds of Silence | The Real Deal

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A Blog by Valerie McManus of Healing Therapies Counseling. The Sounds of Silence. August 15, 2014. The Sounds of Silence. August 12, 2014. It’s a normal question to ask, How was your meditation retreat? Yet every time I hear it I find myself immediately stumped. It was…hmmm…well, parts of it were… Now that I’m two weeks past the 4-day silent Vipassana (Buddhist meditation) weekend, I’m ready to more fully integrate the experience. I’d like to say it was pure bliss but I’d be lying. I nodded and allowed f...

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Peace Orders & Racism | The Real Deal

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A Blog by Valerie McManus of Healing Therapies Counseling. Peace Orders & Racism. August 4, 2015. Yesterday I filed for my first protective order with the Howard County District Court. No, I’m not involved in an abusive relationship, no one is threatening, stalking or intimidating me. In fact, I feel safer and more grounded than ever before in my life. I sat in the courtroom with my mouth open, previously thinking I knew something,. I’m grateful for the excellent quality of support from which my fa...

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February | 2015 | The Real Deal

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A Blog by Valerie McManus of Healing Therapies Counseling. Monthly Archives: February 2015. February 17, 2015. The first time my biological father went to prison, I was fifteen years old. Perhaps it was not actually his first stint, but it was certainly the first of which I was aware. Since that time, the word itself has taken on expanded meaning; an institution that was once both elusive and alien became alive and threatening. Mom, you’re in ‘Mackenzie prison! Mom, you can’t escape! Over and over again ...