Dr. Tyra Manning’s story is both unique and universal, as it demonstrates the pervasive devastation of loss while demonstrating how courage and love can triumph. Tyra’s husband was shot down over the Laotian jungle while flying a top-secret mission during the Vietnam War. She learned of his death while she was hospitalized at the Menninger Clinic, where she was being treated for depression. Tyra’s worst fear had come true.
Determined to fulfill the rest of the dreams and promises she and her husband had made to one another, that she get well and become a teacher, Tyra persevered through the darkest of times. Ultimately, Tyra earned a doctorate in education from the University of Kansas, becoming one of the nation’s top school superintendents.
She has devoted her forty-year career to helping children achieve their highest potential. Since retiring in 2004, Dr. Manning’s mission has been to share her personal journey of hope with people who are experiencing depression, addiction, and loss.
Though she travels around the country delivering the messages and lessons in her new book, Where the Water Meets the Sand, Dr. Manning is a born and bred Texan. She currently resides in the Texas Hill Country.
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Life is Good: My New Companion and Upcoming Book Speaking Events
With the pending release of my new book Your Turn: Ways to Celebrate Life Through Storytelling (available Oct. 1), I wanted to preview upcoming speaking events I have scheduled in Texas and Illinois! On Friday, October 18, I will be visiting the Twig Bookstore at the Pearl Brewery in San Antonio. The presentation will also […]
Toni Morrison: Reflections on the loss of a “Beloved” Voice in American Literature
Like many Americans, I have been mourning the loss of one of this generation’s most treasured literary greats – Nobel and Pulitzer Prize winner, Toni Morrison. Simply put, she was influential, bold and fearless as a writer. Her vivid portrayals of African American culture, the harsh realities of racism and the lived experiences of people […]
