“I am proud of the woman I have become. She is someone I never thought I could amount to.”
‘You are not weak for needing help,’ my mother-in-law said. ‘It makes you so brave.’: Woman shares lifelong journey with anxiety, mental health
South Asian Women With Vitiligo Create Stunning Photoshoot Raising Awareness Of Stigma Within Their Community
“I could see the concern in their faces when they looked at my skin. I could feel their tone changing. It’s like people assumed I was the victim, that I needed to be fixed.”
My Autistic Son Tossed His iPad Down A Flight Of Stairs, And It Changed His Life For The Better
“I thought I knew him so well, and yet, I didn’t know a dumb old device was keeping him shut away from the world. I’ve been trying to wrap my mind around the many changes that have completely caught me off guard.”
‘I felt like I was dying. I’ve never been so sick in all my life.’: Woman shares 20-year undiagnosed, untreated Lyme Disease journey
“Chronic neurological Lyme disease is a devastating disease. It has literally stolen everything from me, but it hasn’t taken away my will to live and to fight to find a cure.”
‘After my husband died, I thought trips like these were over for me.’: Widowed mom shares self-realization journey after feeling ‘limited and trapped’
“I felt guilt and shame as I compared myself to other moms on IG who looked so happy and content at home with their children, but what scared me the most was how badly I wanted to leave.”
Dear Moms – I See You On Your Hard Days, Trying To Keep It All Together
“I see you trying to be the calm amongst the storm. I hear you just trying your hardest to be heard.”
To The Person Dealing With Narcissistic Behavior
“I know you are tired of the gaslighting. One day, you will be free of the turmoil, the frustration, and the insufferable pain.”
‘The choice to have a child is personal, and sometimes people don’t have the choice at all.’: Mom of 2 urges ‘let’s normalize NOT asking women when they’re having kids’
“You never know the journey a person has been on through motherhood.”
‘I convinced myself I was ‘different’ because my drug dealer had an MD at the end of her name.’: Mom now 13 years sober shares harrowing prescription drug addiction
“When my mom answered, all I could get out was ‘I’m ready.’ It was brutal, but it has all been worth it.”
‘I woke up one morning to a huge lump in my neck that seemed to have grown overnight.’: Woman shares journey with cancer misdiagnosis, chemotherapy
“You are NEVER too young or too healthy for cancer. You’re not invincible.”