Overview
As a psychologist and a woman, Martha Manning knows how shattering a lost pregnancy can be. Her story offers hope and healing to women suffering the same pain."We live in a culture that is incredibly dismissive of miscarriage as anything worth observing, grieving or commemorating.
"As a psychologist I know how important it is in a time of loss to have vehicles that help you grieve and give you comfort. More important, as a woman who has suffered two miscarriages, I know personally the solitary suffering that accompanies such loss. I know about the anger, the self-blame, the fears for the future.
"All Seasons Pass is a spiritual story about miscarriage—mine. I tell it in the form of a parable in which an old woman comforts a younger woman who thinks that if she just tries hard enough, and does everything perfectly, she will be in control of her life—specifically her precarious pregnancy. Through the loss of the pregnancy and the events that follow, the young woman learns not only about the ragged edges of grief, but the many sources of grace amidst that grief.
"May you find this story-my story-to be a gift of hope and healing." --Martha Manning