Based in New York City, Sophia San Filippo has worked with Love What Matters as a lead editor and content curator since early 2019 and has acted as Managing Editor since early 2021. She is a Summa Cum Laude graduate of Binghamton University who holds a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature, Creative Writing, and Women, Gender, & Sexuality Studies. She is passionate about personal storytelling and creating a positive space in media to better the lives of others. On a typical day you can find her rocking out at her local concert venue, admiring nature, or baking her latest kitchen experiment.
‘The teacher said, ‘Your son is unteachable. He is the most autistic child in the group.’ It wasn’t true. He just needed someone to care.’: Boy thriving after mom pulls him out of neglectful school
“He now gleefully puts on his backpack.”
‘Everybody can breathe with their mouth closed?’ I was dumbfounded. How had I never noticed?’: Woman with severe nasal blockage takes first breath through nose after 26 years
“I stopped and took a breath. A real, deep breath. The first in 26 years. The moment my car door closed, I burst into tears. I was completely, utterly over the moon.”
‘We decorated your hospital room instead of your nursery. What To Expect When You’re Expecting missed the chapter about you.’: Mom shares touching tribute to Congenital Heart Disease warrior
“Newborn photos were replaced by pre-heart surgery snapshots. Your first haircut was a side shave, needed to place an IV. Every day of your short life, you taught us how to love.”
‘He’s out of control. You didn’t discipline him and now it’s too late.’ I bought into what everyone else was saying.’: Mom urges ‘special needs behavior cannot be fixed with traditional discipline’
“Each time I tried disciplining my child the way society screamed at me that I should, my child broke down.”
‘Do you want to hold your baby?’ Through tears I repeated, ‘No, you need to keep trying.’ Matthew fought to live well before he was born.’: Mom details life and loss of preemie child, ‘My kids are here because, not instead of him’
“What Matthew lacked in size, he made up for in personality. ‘God, if you’re going to take him, please let me be there with him.’ I was determined to squeeze in every second I could.”
10 Best Ways To Heal After Divorce
“Going through a divorce is never easy.”
‘We were two women, thrust into the positions of caregiver and lover. The trajectory of our lives forever changed.’: Partners of quadriplegic men pioneer global support community for others
“They were more than their new wheelchairs. They were the guys we fell in love with. We lost our home, careers, and the life we once knew. There was nothing available online, no resources for women like us. Then, we found each other.”
House Fires — 5 Things To Know If Your Home Ever Goes Up In Flames
“Watching your house go up in flames is shocking. It’s been three months since then, and in that time I have learned so much.”
4 Myths About Women & Beauty
“Women’s interest in beauty has always been used against them.”
‘My grandmother always kept a whistle next to the phone.’: Woman shares touching life lesson from grandma, ‘Blow a whistle on anything that disturbs your peace’
“I know. It’s strange, right? I’ve come to believe it is either absolutely crazy or pure genius.”