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.
Please Stop Sharing Disability Pity Posts On Social Media
“Disabled people are human beings who want to be respected. Disability does not mean inability!”
‘I know you wonder where your place is. You ask, ‘Should I be here?’ ‘Is this right for me?’ ‘Am I welcome?’: Woman reminds us ‘your place is anywhere you want to be’
“Let me tell you, hunny… your place? It’s anywhere you are; it’s anywhere you want to be; it’s any place you take and park yourself.”
‘My wedding dress came from Amazon, as did his tie and shirt. We call it our Amazon wedding.’: COVID bride details pandemic marriage journey, ‘I married my husband twice!’
“Like many 2020 brides, COVID-19 cancelled our wedding plans. However, one thing it didn’t cancel was the love between my husband and I. Heck, marrying my husband was so nice, I decided to do it twice!”
‘I woke up to find this picture. I generally get annoyed at whoever took it. But this picture was different.’: Mom reminds others to capture childhood moments, ‘Be proud of these pictures’
“Normally, when I see a picture of myself that I haven’t ‘posed’ for, I never post it. But not this time. He snuck this picture of me and my daughter. I don’t ever want to forget it.”
I Am Not The ‘Fun Parent,’ And I Never Will Be
“I will never be crafty, soft spoken, fashionable parent, but that’s okay. Because I am the mom I was always supposed to be, with the kids that were destined to be mine.”
‘Really? But you’re so young! You have your whole life ahead of you! How can you know what you want yet?’: Young married couple celebrating 11-year anniversary offer newlywed advice
“Marriage is work, yes. But I’m here to tell you newly engaged, newlywed people—it’s working at your dream job. The one you’ve always wanted. With the person you’ve always wanted to work with. Some days suck, but at the end of the day, you wouldn’t wanna work anywhere else.”
Please Stop Asking Women When They’re Having Babies
“Today, I literally had to hold the tears in while my lips quivered under my mask.”
‘That’s all we were, Facebook friends. Until one day he commented, ‘Would you like to go on a date?’: Woman grieving soulmate to random act of violence gets ‘wink from heaven’
“From the second we saw each other, we had a connection like we’d known each other for dozens of lifetimes. Only 5 years later, he would be found lying on the side of the road. Just as I was questioning if he was in heaven, a 2-year-old saw something.”
OCD Is So Much More Than Cleaning Obsessively
“It is debilitating, mind warping, and disturbing.”
‘Follow me mom. I’ll protect you.’ I realized this wasn’t just an iPad game. This wasn’t just another screen time activity.’: Boy finds comfort ‘healing’ mom with breast cancer in Roblox game
‘In our world of surgeries, doctors appointments, and chemotherapy, he is powerless. In Roblox world, he can protect me. On our couch, tapping our screens, we both rediscovered our strength.”