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.
I Spent My Entire Life Searching For An Unrealistic Version Of Love, And My Marriage Suffered Because Of It
“The problem was not only that my husband couldn’t give me that, but I also never needed it.”
An Interview With Carried To Full Term, The Organization Housing Pregnant Women Without Shelter
“Kindness transforms these women into the people and mothers they were meant to be.”
‘I need to speak with you about your ultrasound.’ My placenta had connected to my firstborn’s face.’: Mom shares journey birthing son with cleft lip and palate, blindness
“I noticed voicemails on my home phone. Everyone had our cell numbers, so I couldn’t imagine who could have called our house and left not one, but three messages. Surprisingly, it was my doctor. ‘Something doesn’t look right.’ She wanted me to call her back, but didn’t say any more than that.”
Dear Society: If You Want Us To ‘Enjoy Every Minute’ Of Raising Our Kids ‘Because It Goes So Fast,’ HELP US
“We are not super moms and dads. And honestly, the smallest acts feel so huge in this season.”
‘You need to parent her like she is neurotypical and she’ll act neurotypical.’: Mom shares difficult road to daughter’s autism diagnosis
“I sat in disbelief as the doctors claimed the girl they saw in front of them had too much autonomy and confidence, worked too hard to engage, and had far too great of abstract thinking to possibly be on the spectrum.”
To Those Battling Addiction: There Is Hope No Matter How Lost In The Dark You Are
“There is life inside of you waiting to explode.”
Polish Moms Plant Strollers At Train Station For Ukrainian Mothers Fleeing With Their Kids
“No, the powerful men don’t go out by themselves. Instead, they send out sons and daughters of mothers to fight their battles. The same sons and daughters that not long ago rode in strollers.”
I’m A Middle Mom—Not Fully Through The Land Of Little, And Yet No Longer Holding Babies
“The blurry-eyed days of babies and toddlers felt like they’d last forever, but they’ve slipped right through my fingers like flowing water. And still, the days of grown are not yet here.”
Sometimes, All A Mama Really Needs Is To Break
“Because a mama’s job is to keep it together. Herself and everything else, all the time. She bends for everyone, but must always pull herself up before she breaks.”
To My Son With Autism: I Will Never Stop Trying To Give You All You Deserve
“You have taught me the true meaning of being a father and what love looks like. I strive every day to be even better for you.”