List: Personal Stories | Curated by Matthew Maniaci

Jul 27, 2021
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Personal StoriesStories about my life, across a variety of my experiences.
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Invisible Illness
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Matthew Maniaci
Why I Don’t Want KidsA take on reproducing with mental illness in mind
Jul 31, 2019
Jul 31, 2019
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P.S. I Love You
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Matthew Maniaci
How Love Letters Improved My Life, Relationship, and HappinessOr: How an excess of stamps led to a happy ritual.
Sep 16, 2019
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Sep 16, 2019
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P.S. I Love You
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Matthew Maniaci
I Literally Married My Best FriendTruth is sometimes stranger than fiction
Sep 27, 2019
Sep 27, 2019
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P.S. I Love You
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Matthew Maniaci
How to Fight With Your SpouseGetting into (and out of) arguments in a productive way.
Oct 1, 2019
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Oct 1, 2019
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Ascent Publication
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Matthew Maniaci
What Do You Do When Your Brain Can’t See?The pursuit of writing when your mind’s eye is blind.
Nov 16, 2019
Nov 16, 2019
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P.S. I Love You
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Matthew Maniaci
Communication is Key: Having the Hard Conversations With Your PartnerWhy my wife and I talked about divorce before we ever got married.
Nov 20, 2019
Nov 20, 2019
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Ascent Publication
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Matthew Maniaci
I Never Learned How To Be HappyAnd I suspect a lot of other people didn’t either.
Dec 11, 2019
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Dec 11, 2019
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Invisible Illness
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Matthew Maniaci
Why I Don’t Completely Trust My TherapistIt’s probably more common than you think.
Dec 17, 2019
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Dec 17, 2019
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Ascent Publication
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Matthew Maniaci
I Am Worthy Of My Own LoveWhen helping others means loving yourself first.
Jan 12, 2020
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Jan 12, 2020
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Med Daily
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Matthew Maniaci
The Perks of Being a NerdWhy I like anime and video games as an adult.
Jan 21, 2020
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Jan 21, 2020
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Invisible Illness
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Matthew Maniaci
How Does It Feel To Be Normal?I’ll never know.
Jan 22, 2020
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Jan 22, 2020
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Invisible Illness
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Matthew Maniaci
What Do You Do When You Can’t Do Proper Self-Care?Or: A look at five weeks of stress, anxiety, and depression.
Mar 5, 2020
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Mar 5, 2020
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P.S. I Love You
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Matthew Maniaci
A Couple of Crazies: The Love Story of Two Unstable PeopleA story of compatibility, chemical reactions, and baggage.
Mar 22, 2020
Mar 22, 2020
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About Me Stories
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Matthew Maniaci
About Me — Matthew ManiaciTen pounds of weird in a five-pound bag.
Dec 8, 2020
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Dec 8, 2020
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Invisible Illness
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Matthew Maniaci
How Making Spoons Helped Me Achieve MindfulnessHow a metaphor and an inside joke turned into a mindfulness exercise.
Jan 4, 2021
Jan 4, 2021
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Invisible Illness
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Matthew Maniaci
How Dungeons & Dragons Helps Me (and Others) During the PandemicOr: How a couple of friends and some dice can help keep up your mental health.
Feb 16, 2021
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Feb 16, 2021
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Invisible Illness
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Matthew Maniaci
The Mental Health Benefits of Working From HomeHow you can make your work-at-home job work for your mental health.
Mar 5, 2021
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Mar 5, 2021
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P.S. I Love You
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Matthew Maniaci
The Pandemic Brought Me Closer to My WifeOne year on, and being home all the time has been great for my relationship.
Mar 6, 2021
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Mar 6, 2021
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The Post-Grad Survival Guide
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Matthew Maniaci
Why I Won’t Succeed At My Side-HustlesAnd why that’s okay.
Apr 27, 2021
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Apr 27, 2021
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Invisible Illness
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Matthew Maniaci
Why Does Mania Feel So Productive?A dive into productivity, creativity, and what it feels like to be manic.
Jun 15, 2021
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Jun 15, 2021
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