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.
To My Special Needs Child: I Knew Our Lives Would Never Look The Same As Anyone Else’s, But We Picked Up The Pieces
“I know how to love different, how to embrace different, how to see all the different and know that it is beautiful. But most importantly, I know how to love a special little baby with my whole heart, and give him the life full of adventure he deserves.”
I’m A Worry Mom—My Brain Can’t Help But Spin Out Of Control When It Comes To My Kids
“Because it’s not just my life I’m worried about, it’s my children’s too, and that’s A LOT.”
I Thought Once My Kids Were Older I’d Have All Sorts Of Time—And Yet Somehow I Sit Here, Exhausted To My Core
“They need me in ways that are more exhausting to my mind and my heart and my soul. Still, I wouldn’t have it any other way.”
If You Are Loving Your Family Well, And Trying Your Best, You Are A Good Mom
“I’m a good mom. Until we’re running late. Or no one is listening to me. Until they’re fighting. Or I’m the one raising my voice. Or I got stares at the grocery store. I cry about it sometimes. I overthink it. I question myself.”
‘I don’t know who needs to hear this, but take your freaking pill.’: Woman battling mental illness shares sweet reminder ‘you deserve to feel sunshine’
“You deserve to be healthy. You deserve joy. You deserve a brain that doesn’t sucker punch you.”
20 Things I Learned From Raising Boys
“Raising boys is not for the faint of heart, but it is so, so worth it.”
My Kid May Never Be The Star, And That Is OK
“True success doesn’t look like trophies, rings, plaques, or medals. They are called to be so much more than a performance.”
I Am Beyond Grateful For My Kids, But I Am Still Breaking
“I have a beautiful home. A working car. Clothes. Shelter. Food. I AM grateful. I’m so blessed. But on the flip side, I’m a single mom of 3, one with special needs, that works 3 jobs to keep this life floating. I’m tired. I’m broken. I’m breaking. I want to run my phone over. I want to run away. I need a break.”
Parenting Teenagers Is Hard, And Lonely
“I know you question whether you’re doing it right. Are you saying the right thing? Stepping in enough? Backing off just enough to let your teen handle it alone and reap some natural consequences? Truth is, we’re all out here struggling.”
‘I was chosen to be their parent, but I wouldn’t have it any other way.’: Woman takes in 5 foster kids, births miracle baby in wake of father’s passing
“I first came to Tanzania in 2010 to follow my dream of volunteering in a baby orphanage. Little did I know, I would still be in Tanzania eleven years later.”