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.
‘Oh, I know Papa Luis!’ His big brown eyes looked at me. ‘He was sitting on a cloud with me when I was waiting to be born.’: Boy details meeting grandpa who passed from lung cancer in heaven
“He said matter-of-factly, ‘Papa Luis sat with me on a cloud and told me it would soon be my turn, and not to worry. God just had to find the perfect family for me.’ I hugged him with tears in my eyes.”
Life Will Not Be Better If You Could Just Become A Different Size
“Take it from me. I’ve worn a size small and I’ve worn a 3X.”
‘We deliver everlasting hugs to anyone who may need it.’: Grieving family send over 10k suicide prevention blankets after mom of 3 passes away
“We were in such a dark place, we had to find a way out. We chose to put Annie in front of us, not behind us.”
‘I’m living proof things can and do get better.’: Woman returns to place of suicide attempt with notes of hope for others
“I was very nearly just another statistic.”
‘Without any praise we tell her, ‘You are lucky to have a man who helps.’: Mom urges ‘dads are not babysitters, they’re parents’
“Dads are not babysitters, and mothers are not machines.”
‘Do not start anything in life you do not finish.’: Elderly man graduates college with honors after 43-year hiatus
“One Sunday afternoon, I knocked on the door of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity.”
I Won’t Be The Girl Who Puts Likes, Hearts, And Wow Emojis On Your Before-And-After Weight Loss Photo
“Souls are not measured in size.”
I Tuck Notes Behind His Headstone
“Someday, maybe 500 years from now, someone might open those graves, find those notes encapsulated, and read about a love that transcended death. That could not be killed by cancer. That could not be beaten down by time, and could not be stopped by any force.”
Dear Mom, I Had No Clue Being A Mother Was So Tough
“I don’t know how you did it, but you did. And I am choosing to pay it forward for my kids.”
A Letter To The Person Without A Positive Mother Figure This Mother’s Day
“You were simply chosen to be strong.”