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Mary-Alice McNab

Working from home? Your co-workers need to join our family culture

Covid put Scott’s desk in our living room and his coworkers need to join our family culture, so I can continue my daily shenanigans…

4 min readApr 28, 2024

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Working from home? Your co-workers need to join our family culture

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Mary-Alice McNab

The hidden door to affirmations

My hustle mentality is programmed so deeply that I struggle to relax. Today, I turned it upside-down with a life-hack to my capacity.

4 min readMar 31, 2024

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The hidden door to affirmations

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Mary-Alice McNab

Gold Star for Healing: when the work pays-off

Healing is a lifetime work-in-progress so celebrating the changes I notice is important. I checked-in instead of checking-out: Gold Star!

5 min readJan 30, 2024

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Gold Star for Healing: when the work pays-off

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Mary-Alice McNab

Shed Weight and Travel with this Forgiveness double-booking

(Listen to the author read this piece!)

4 min readDec 28, 2023

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Shed Weight and Travel with this Forgiveness double-booking

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Mary-Alice McNab

You are Welcome

Welcome matters. My heart gets a zing when you say my name but I’ll lose yours when I need it most. Panic! My insecurities are common:

4 min readNov 27, 2023

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You are Welcome

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Mary-Alice McNab

Thinking my love inside-out, an unspooling

My friendships are a series of small threads rather than big rope — I’m a weaver not a lifeguard. When times are bad, my role is weaving.

4 min readOct 27, 2023

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Thinking my love inside-out, an unspooling

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Mary-Alice McNab

Freedom Granny is my Super Hero

In a culture that worships youth, I’m looking forward to my porch years. Call me ma’am and treat me with respect, Freedom Granny is here —

4 min readSep 28, 2023

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Freedom Granny is my Super Hero

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Mary-Alice McNab

Surprise: affirmations hit harder when they feel like bullsh*t

Bullshit pushes me to dig deeper and I hit layers of impact. Instead of affirmation-warm-fuzzies, I’m having a full tantrum (freaking…

4 min readAug 30, 2023

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Surprise: affirmations hit harder when they feel like bullsh*t

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Mary-Alice McNab

Coloring helped but now it’s a problem

Meditative coloring was my gateway drug and it succeeded, until it created more problems. Now, I’m an adult dealing with toddler issues…

4 min readJul 29, 2023

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Coloring helped but now it’s a problem

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Mary-Alice McNab

“I trust Myself” used to be a pep talk of hyper-independence, now it’s the opposite

I know he doesn’t believe I’m a disappointment but the name triggers my childhood defense mechanism — but now I can stop it.

4 min readJul 3, 2023

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“I trust Myself” used to be a pep talk of hyper-independence, now it’s the opposite

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Mary-Alice McNab

Mary-Alice McNab

Affirmations & Observations. Performer, producer, pep-talker. BLM. I cuss. I want Big Talk. I record all my pieces, so listen! All social @MaryAliceMcNab

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