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.

a little boy and girl stand in front of a christmas tree after losing their mom the year before

‘Last Christmas, I didn’t put up a single decoration. I didn’t wrap a single gift.’: Widower celebrates holiday early after last Christmas stolen by grief

“I had just lost my wife, my whole world. You could’ve walked into my house Christmas Eve thinking it was the middle of June.”

Sophia San Filippo - Nov 12, 2021

Dear Old Me, I Miss The Way You Used To Be Genuinely Happy

“It’s been a long time since I’ve felt your presence.”

Sophia San Filippo - Nov 12, 2021

‘I was introduced as Raymond from ‘back in the day.’ REALLY? That was the moment I realized I was an old-timer.’: 65-year-old comes to terms with age, old-fashioned way of doing things

“That moment when you suddenly realize that you’re an old-timer and you’d really never thought of it that way before.”

Sophia San Filippo - Nov 10, 2021

‘I lost my capacity to bathe. Drowning, my depression took a dark, deep turn. And then came the muffins.’: Trauma survivor touched by friend’s kindness long after ‘world moved on’

“The meals stopped. The last sympathy card was sent. People stopped asking about our challenges. As the world moved on without me, my circumstances remained the same. But every year, you remember us.”

Sophia San Filippo - Nov 10, 2021

‘No, this is not my husband holding our newborn daughter. He is not my brother, cousin, or a friend I’ve known a lifetime.’: Mom thanks neonatologist for kindness through loss, birth of child

“This is the same doctor who I looked up at in between deep howls as we kissed our son goodbye two years ago. The same doctor who attended our son’s funeral. The same doctor who called and reached out countless times after our son’s passing, just to check on us. This time, these were tears of joy.”

Sophia San Filippo - Nov 10, 2021

‘From birth, he began growing in length and weight. Judgement was cast from others who’d never seen anything like our boy before. Doctors were hitting dead ends.’: Bardet Biedl warrior diagnosed after 5-year quest for answers

“One day I went to grab the mail, only to find a surprise letter that took me off my guard. I immediately scanned the letter with my phone app and emailed it to his primary care pediatrician. ‘Am I reading what I think I am?’ Literally in shock, after over 1826 days, I was holding a letter that confirmed Joshua, our boy.”

Sophia San Filippo - Nov 09, 2021

‘It’s tears one minute, big kisses the next. Stares from strangers who think they know better. Every day, you wrack your brain wondering where you went wrong.’: Wild child mom urges ‘they are nothing short of incredible’

“It’s hard. Like, really, really hard. But do you know something? That wild child of yours. They are every good part of your soul and every brave bone you are missing.”

Sophia San Filippo - Nov 09, 2021

I’m 43 And I Think I May Be In Love With Harry Styles

“I thought I was doing my daughter a favor. I thought I was along for the ride. Then, within minutes of stepping on stage, Mr. Harry Styles did this little shimmy dance move and my jaw quite literally dropped.”

Sophia San Filippo - Nov 09, 2021

‘As I snapped photos of our barely 1-year-old twins, I jokingly said to my husband, ‘Maybe I’m pregnant!’: Woman births twins, third child after infertility battle, navigates Eosinophilic Esophagitis

“My husband looked shell-shocked with a one-year-old baby in each arm. ‘How are we going to do this? We already have two babies.’ I was feeling nauseous and extremely hungry. I also couldn’t stop sleeping.”

Sophia San Filippo - Nov 09, 2021

10-Month-Old Forms Sweet Bond With Swim Instructor Amid Lonely Pandemic

“Love knows no bounds.”

Sophia San Filippo - Nov 08, 2021