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Maria Daversa

Feb 186 min read

One Woman's (and One Dog's) Search for Meaning

This post was originally published on OCT 18, 2023. Periodically, I will make public issues of my newsletter. If you are a...

Maria Daversa

Sep 5, 20235 min read

Want to Hold on to Your Dream of Being a Writer?

You’ll Need to Get Tough Because the Journey Can Be Downright Rocky Image by Engin Akyurt from Pixabay I want to be a writer. It’s the...

Maria Daversa

Aug 29, 20236 min read

Welcome to my Newsletter!

Periodically, I’ll make public issues of my newsletter. If you are a non-subscriber, you enjoyed it, and you’d like to receive issues in...

Maria Daversa

Aug 4, 20233 min read

Book Review: The Secret Practice: Eighteen Years on the Dark Side of Yoga, by Joelle Tamraz

Book Review: The Secret Practice: Eighteen Years on the Dark Side of Yoga, by Joelle Tamraz “I was an easy target. My beliefs in…the...

Maria Daversa

Jun 29, 20236 min read

Why Is Women’s Mental Health so Bad?

Why Is Women’s Mental Health so Bad? more importantly, why haven’t we fixed it yet? Photo by Sydney Sims on Unsplash One year ago, in...

Maria Daversa

May 13, 20235 min read

I’m starting a Newsletter!

Photo by Felix Koutchinski on Unsplash Why is it we writers are always being told we need to have a Newsletter if we want to succeed?...

Maria Daversa

Jan 16, 20237 min read

5 Important Lessons I’ve Learned Publishing as an Indie Author

Photo by Laura Chouette on Unsplash Everybody’s making them. New Year’s resolutions, declarations of gratitude, and affirmations inspired...

Maria Daversa

Nov 28, 20226 min read

12 Ideas to Cope with Holiday Stress

Photo by sydney Rae on Unsplash The holidays are upon us, and for many of us—and let’s be honest, for the majority of women—we’ll be...

Maria Daversa

Nov 6, 20225 min read

What do you mean readers are leaving bad reviews?

Photo by MART PRODUCTION on Pexels This is another motivational blog post. They won’t all be this way, but for right now, with everything...