Manya Dotson

Since leaving NYC’s glossy magazine editorial world in 1999, Manya has been living in Sub-Saharan Africa trying to be useful raising money for, designing, and managing public health projects. Manya (who is an American) currently lives and works in Nairobi, Kenya with her beloved husband, Brian, and two daughters, aged 14 and 9.

The Real Milestones Of Growing Old Together

How To Survive Changing Your Whole Life

The Day I Almost Ran Away from My Marriage

What Happened to My Marriage When My Partner Got Sick

How a Night in the Red Light District Made My Marriage Stronger

United We Parent: Raising Teens and Loving It

My Pas de Deux with Body Dysmorphia

How I Slayed My Secret Money Shame and Rescued Myself from Debt

The 12 Commandments of Marriage

Moving Back to the U.S.

No Longer Growing Up

Learning So Much It Hurts

bride standing alone under trees

The Paradigm of Plenty

How To Be In Love

bride and groom walking together

What “Growing Old Together” Means in the 21st Century

bride and groom dancing

When “You’re Wrong” Also Means “I Love You”

Losing Inhibitions and Embracing the Whimsy: What Adventure Living Looks Like

Mortification and the Pre-Engaged State

Manya & Brian

I Knew My Marriage Would Fail Before It Even Started (and It Did)