Rebecca Balfe is a former editor for Love What Matters. She resides in NYC, owning and rescuing adorable cats. She is an avid Lupus fighter and advocate.
The Chronically Ill Patient: 5 Ways To Advocate For Yourself
“You deserve to be heard, at the bare MINIMUM.”
‘The 4-year-olds were BULLIES. He couldn’t tell us what was wrong.’: Mom urges ‘teach kindness’ for Autism Acceptance Month
“They were taking his device and hiding it, and when the teacher wasn’t looking, they’d push him down. I was floored.”
‘Goodnight, Mom. I love you.’: Woman recounts heartbreaking loss of mother, ‘We celebrated her life’
“’Goodnight. LOVE YOU.’ A faint ‘love you’ left my mom’s lips back to me.”
‘I was life-flighted. I had a tube down my throat I didn’t want, so I took it out.’: Woman shares trauma after weight-loss surgery
“I woke up in a white room by myself. ‘A few minutes later, you’d be dead.’ I looked down at my stomach and was very confused about the ladder-like line of staples holding my entire abdomen together.”
‘The only sin worse than MURDER is same-sex attraction.’ Then HE came along.’: Man comes out, adopts daughter, ‘I’ve found a life once unimaginable’
“I know a woman who is pregnant and her ideal home is with a gay couple. Would you be interested?’ Our mouths dropped. It almost felt like a joke.”
‘Will you walk me down the aisle?’ It was SURREAL to see them together.’: Woman regains relationship with estranged father, ‘I needed to heal’
“My dad told me, ‘I tried to bring you a birthday cake EVERY YEAR.’ I decided I didn’t want to miss any more time without him.”
‘That’s the ring you drew on me!’: Woman recounts amazing story of finding ring exactly like drawing at thrift store
“My partner jokingly proposed to me by drawing an opal ring on my finger. It was the universe telling me I made the right choice.”
‘My mom is a THEY, not a boy or a girl.’: Nonbinary parent celebrates Trans Day of Visibility
“They treat us like it’s contagious. But being trans is such a GORGEOUS thing.”
6 Simple Ways To Be A Trans Ally
“Learn what you don’t know, and use the resources trans people make and share.”
‘One check, or two?’ NO ONE asked when we were man and woman.’: Woman details life after wife’s transition, ‘What a journey it’s been’
“We often wonder what people think our relationship is, because let’s face it, who doesn’t play the ‘What’s Their Story’ game? The wedding rings don’t seem to give it away anymore.”