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Lisa McKay

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Lisa McKay is an author and psychologist specializing in stress, trauma, and resilience. She is currently living in Laos.

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Lisa McKay's Blog

You Owe Me Grace (and I owe you an update)

It’s been ages since I blogged, but I was scheduled to post on A Life Overseas today and it was a good reminder to update you “at home” here. So before I tell you what’s over on A Life Overseas, here’s what I’ve been up to in the last month.

In no particular order …

Watching Playschool, eating mandarins, and feeding chickens. My parents have been wonderful at helping care for Dominic, but I’ve...

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Lisa McKay's Books

Average rating: 4.25 · 426 ratings · 105 reviews · 2 distinct works · Similar authors

	My Hands Came Away Red 4.3 of 5 stars 4.30 avg rating — 371 ratings — published 2007 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Love at the Speed of Email 3.88 of 5 stars 3.88 avg rating — 58 ratings — published 2012	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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What Alice Forgot

by Liane Moriarty

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Lisa McKay said: "Really enjoyed this book. It was both a fun read and a thoughtful read. The premise, of course, is so thought-compelling ... who would YOU be if the last decade of your life had been wiped out? But beyond the well structured main plot which kept the...more "

Oct 31, 2012 07:51pm · see review

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Lisa McKay wrote a new blog post You Owe Me Grace (and I owe you an update) It’s been ages since I blogged, but I was scheduled to post on A Life Overseas today and it was a good reminder to update you “at home” here. So be... Read more of this blog post »
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Lisa McKay rated a book 5 of 5 stars What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty read in October, 2012	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Really enjoyed this book. It was both a fun read and a thoughtful read. The premise, of course, is so thought-compelling ... who would YOU be if the last decade of your life had been wiped out? But beyond the well structured main plot which kept the...more
Oct 31, 2012 07:51pm · see review
Lisa McKay rated a book 5 of 5 stars Zen Under Fire: a story of love and war in Afghanistan by Marianne Elliott (Goodreads Author) read in October, 2012	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
One thing that I particularly enjoyed about this book was how Marianne wove together stories about her work in Afghanistan with an account of how that work enriched her professionally and deeply challenged her personally. She writes about trying to l...more
Oct 31, 2012 07:49pm · see review
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Jul 24, 2012 08:05pm
Lisa McKay made a comment on Let’s talk money: What it cost me to self-publish my book "Dishevelled. Ha! I think we're all a little dishevelled (well, those of us who are doing our own writing, anyway, versus using a ghost writer). How hi...more "
Jun 27, 2012 07:03pm · see blog post
Lisa McKay rated a book 1 of 5 stars Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger (Goodreads Author)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Jun 22, 2012 05:32am
Lisa McKay rated a book 3 of 5 stars One Thousand Gifts: A Dare to Live Fully Right Where You Are by Ann Voskamp read in June, 2012	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Jun 22, 2012 05:30am
Lisa McKay made a comment on “How do you feel about your child reading your memoir?” and other such questions "Hi Alison. No, writing a memoir isn't easy! What a beautiful tribute to your little sister to write a book though, I'll be taking a peek. All the best...more "
Jun 22, 2012 05:22am · see blog post
Lisa McKay added Love at the Speed of Email by Lisa McKay (Goodreads Author)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Jun 18, 2012 06:19am
Lisa McKay made a comment in the group Australian Women Writers Challenge — Are you an Australian Woman Writer? topic "Hi all, I'm very excited to announce that my second book, a memoir, Love At The Speed Of Email, released yesterday. [image] Here's the synopsis: "Lisa...more "
Jun 11, 2012 11:37pm