“I texted my mom. ‘We can have the kids,’ she replied. It was time to finally let go of my past experiences with love and open myself up again.”
‘I sent my husband home while I delivered our baby girl. I could tell he wasn’t coping. I knew my life was about to get worse before it got better.’: After husband’s suicide, mom shares journey to find self-love
‘When COVID-19 first broke, I was a 44-year-old woman pregnant with my first child.’: Mom shares shift to being a stay-at-home mom, importance of resolutions
“I poured a lot of myself into family life this past year with some beautiful results and some really crappy ones. Resolutions are a promise to yourself, and I’m starting now.”
‘I hated my life, hated being different. I’d hit rock bottom, to the point where I didn’t want to live anymore.’: Mom survives sexual assault, toxic marriage to find self-love
“This little baby woke up a dormant side of me I had been too afraid to show to the world. I knew then that I couldn’t be the best mom to my child by living in fear. It was time for me to learn to live authentically.”
‘You’re going to die at any moment.’ All I could say was, ‘Good.’: Anorexia warrior shares journey to recovery, ‘I deserve this life’
“Living in a malnourished state made me OBSESSED with food. I would spend my spare time walking around supermarkets staring at food, picking food up, and buying food for other people to fill some sort of void.”
‘Yes, I’m so lucky. I only had to sacrifice my hormones, my social life, and mental wellbeing. But hey, at least I’m lean!’: Woman shares anorexia recovery, road to healthy pregnancy
“It didn’t hit me when my heart rate was at 40 bpm and the doctor called cardiology in a panic. Or when I was freezing cold in the summer heat. Or when I woke up at 3 a.m. every morning, dripping in sweat. I finally realized something was wrong when I stopped loving my dog.”
My Reality As A Burnt Out Nurse
“This is nursing. This is why we are burned out. This is why nurses and CNA’s are leaving the profession.”
‘I was recording a piano cover when I noticed someone at my window.’: Video captures neighbor’s act of kindness for piano player who ‘lifted everyone’s spirits up’ during pandemic
“We live in a society where people often live on automatic mode. Let’s take the time to slow down and appreciate the little things.”
Why I Decided To Quit Teaching After 11 Years
“I walked away from my job and my $64,000 salary.”
OCD Is So Much More Than Cleaning Obsessively
“It is debilitating, mind warping, and disturbing.”
Today My Child Banged On The Door And Yelled ‘Mama’ 67 Times During My Shower
“Being needed all the time is simply draining, and a mother never stops being needed.”