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.
10 Reasons Stay-At-Home Moms Feel Guilt
“Staying at home with your kids is seen as ‘the lazy way out,’ a choice made by the ‘unmotivated,’ and a ‘cop out,’ a way to evade REAL work.”
I’m Not Ready To Be A Middle School Mama
“My little girl is growing up, so I guess I’ve got to too.”
Frozen’s Elsa Reminds Autistic Woman Struggling With Judgement To ‘Let It Go,’ Embrace Herself In Sweet Moment
“We need to be brave and show the world who we truly are; regardless of our differences, we are all worthy of equality, love, and acceptance, and we shouldn’t have to conceal our true selves for fear of society’s judgment. It’s time to let it go.”
Kind Dick’s Sporting Goods Employee Spends 30 Minutes Teaching Frustrated Boy How To Tie Shoelaces
“After two years of tears and frustration, Titus tied his shoes because of a young man named Jay Jay who took the time to teach a little man that he could do it. I snapped a few pictures with tears in my eyes.”
Every Year I Run Away With My Family, And It’s Become My Favorite Thing To Do
“They are always there, no matter how old their current versions get or how many inches they tower over me now. And what a gift it is to watch the sweet merging of all those versions of my babies.”
Moms Are Not Need A Nap Tired, We’re Need A Village Tired
“I’m supposed to work like I don’t have kids. But, I do have kids. Three of them. Which is why I have to work so much.”
After 15-Year Battle With Alcoholism, Man Now 2,015 Days Sober
“Episode after episode, I was tired of waking up in fear of what I’d done the night before. I was tired of playing roulette with my life. Today, I have a 2.5-year-old daughter who has NEVER seen me drink. Do you know how proud that makes me?”
‘I hid it for years, ashamed to tell my therapist.’: Bulimia, sexual abuse survivor talks road to recovery
“None of us know how trauma will show up in our lives. For some, including me, trauma made me feel better, for a short time. The events had struck me so hard and were so completely overwhelming, the trauma was almost a convenient distraction. That was until the mist cleared and the reality of the guilt, pain, and horror of those events hit home.”
This School Year, I’m Channeling ’80s Moms And Kissing Unnecessary Stress Goodbye
“I’m done feeling bad about never getting that first-day picture Instagram-perfect. I do not have the will or creativity to create a chalkboard sign. Our moms in the ’80s had it right.”
Autism Mom Guilt Is Real—Here Is What You Need To Know
“Because our children need so much from us, that feeling of ‘am I doing enough’ always seems to be at the forefront.”