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Turning Pain Into Purpose — Creating Art Amongst Isolation

In the moments that we are stripped, brought down to the innermost core of who we are and what we care about — there, true beauty is born.

4 min readAug 19, 2021

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Turning Pain Into Purpose — Creating Art Amongst Isolation

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Marisa Donnelly

‘What’s Holding You Back?’ Breaking Barriers with Alex Malebranche of PlaneAhead

If you ask someone, ‘What is holding you back?’ you’ll often be surprised by the answer.

3 min readNov 4, 2021

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‘What’s Holding You Back?’ Breaking Barriers with Alex Malebranche of PlaneAhead

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Together We’ll Set The World On Fire

Poetry Sunday

1 min readJun 28, 2020

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Together We’ll Set The World On Fire

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Marisa Donnelly

My ‘Home’ Is The Family I Chose

My definition of motherhood is the family I chose.

3 min readFeb 6, 2020

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My ‘Home’ Is The Family I Chose

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The Closure I Never Asked For

Summer love is strange, even when you’re twenty-three and promising yourself that it’s different this time.

2 min readAug 17, 2019

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The Closure I Never Asked For

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I’m Not His Mom, But I Love Him Like My Own

This is becoming a mother to a child that’s not my own: realizing my love comes without distinction between what is or isn’t biological.

3 min readJun 30, 2019

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I’m Not His Mom, But I Love Him Like My Own

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Learning To Let Go

Each time I let go and let the universe leave her loopy handwriting across my chapters, everything fell into place.

3 min readJun 30, 2019

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Learning To Let Go

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Even When They Leave, The Memories Remain

I think we hold onto things — not necessarily because they remind us of specific people — but because they remind us of pieces of…

2 min readMay 21, 2019

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Even When They Leave, The Memories Remain

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What If Love Is Actually Easy (And We Just Suck)

It’s not love that’s the difficult part — not the action, not the feeling, not the choice. It’s the people. We make love difficult.

4 min readMar 19, 2019

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What If Love Is Actually Easy (And We Just Suck)

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Love Isn’t Beautiful — It’s Messy (And Worth It)

Love is not about finding a perfect person to complete you, but about discovering another messy soul to mesh with yours.

4 min readMar 13, 2019

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Love Isn’t Beautiful — It’s Messy (And Worth It)

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Marisa Donnelly

Marisa Donnelly

Writer, editor, writing coach + teacher who’s passionate about words and helping people. Founder of Be A Light Collective. Bonus mom. marisadonnelly.com

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