Posts by: Sophia San Filippo

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.

Be Gentle, Adult Friendships Are Hard

“The societal image of female friendships is hanging out weekly, dropping everything for one another, remembering every special date, regular FaceTimes and phone calls and texts and life updates and get-togethers and celebrations and a million other things. And I can’t keep up.”

Sophia San Filippo - Apr 01, 2022

Dear Pandemic Baby: However Dark It Felt At Times, There Was Twice As Much Light Because Of You

“I never knew love like this, until I met you.”

Sophia San Filippo - Apr 01, 2022

‘We live in a 4-bedroom home and this is us. Every night, every morning.’: Widower shares sweet way he supports grieving kids

“It’s been almost 2 years since they lost their mommy. I used to fight it. I’d tell them they’d get better rest in their own beds. To give it a chance. That their beds are more comfortable than my floor. It took me almost 2 years, but I get it now.”

Sophia San Filippo - Apr 01, 2022

Dear Parents: What Matters Most Is Your Presence, NOT YOUR PRESENTS

“If you ask any of my kids when they feel the most loved, they won’t rattle off to you about when I take ’em to a play place or Disney or on some grandiose vacation. They won’t say it’s when I buy them something costly or give them ‘yes days.’ They’ll talk about today.”

Sophia San Filippo - Mar 31, 2022

‘Last night, I was a straight-up grumpy a-hole to my kids at bedtime.’: Mom shares reminder ‘you’re allowed to feel overwhelmed’

“I’ve got one who fights falling asleep because it makes her tummy feel weird. One who has trouble falling and staying asleep because her brain is consistently on overdrive. And one who, like clockwork, wakes up around 3 a.m. for anything and everything.”

Sophia San Filippo - Mar 31, 2022

I Spent My Entire 20s Building A ‘Perfect’ Life, And Then It Exploded

“I had goals. A plan. I was running on adrenaline and pure fear of failing. I did whatever I had to do to get where I was going. In hindsight, I put bandaids on bullet holes. Not knowing that most of the bullet holes were in me.”

Sophia San Filippo - Mar 31, 2022

My Son Isn’t Going To College, And That’s Okay

“He stood before me, looking suddenly very small, and said, ‘I don’t think I want to go to college. School is too much for me.’ I looked at my baby and said, ‘OK, you don’t have to go. Let’s discuss options.’ I could feel the air release from his lungs.”

Sophia San Filippo - Mar 31, 2022

Not Every Season Tells Your Story—Some Are Just Part Of It

“Stop beating yourself up for seasons of feeling tired or mired. For seasons full of screwups and those where you felt a bit down. For any season where you rode the bench and were the furthest thing from an MVP.”

Sophia San Filippo - Mar 30, 2022

There’s A Fire In Her Eyes—She’s Headstrong In A Way Most Of Us Only Daydream About

“There’s the gift she is, and then there are all the unsuspecting ones she delivers, every single day. And damn, I thank God I get to be this child’s mother.”

Sophia San Filippo - Mar 30, 2022

‘Mama, you GET to be the one. The one they run to when they fall, the one who calms their fears. The one who laughs at their jokes, cooks their favorite meals.’: Mom urges ‘you make it look easy’

“And at the end of the day, while they are snuggled safely in bed, you often lay there wondering just what you did wrong. But mama, their greatest dream is you. As they grow big and strong, they’ll look back at how their mama always seemed so strong. They’ll wonder how you did it and always made it look so easy.”

Sophia San Filippo - Mar 30, 2022