“On days when things got too much with the kids, it was just a habit to pour another glass. It was starting to control me, rather than the other way around.”
‘I declared to myself it would be the last day I’d have an alcoholic drink.’: Mom shares journey to give up ‘wine o’clock’
There’s Just Something About A Big Sister That Feels Safe
“Like the big-hearted human you are, you stepped into the big sister role like a natural, have made it your own, and made ME your own.”
‘A CEO once told me he’d never hire someone with just restaurant experience. He’d never worked in a restaurant before.’: Bartender urges ‘this job is a career’
“I’m here to tell you to never hesitate to put your restaurant experience on your resume. Bold it. Underline it. Put it in bright red.”
‘The OB showed me a second baby—twins! At 33 weeks, I had a feeling something wasn’t right.’: Mom survives HELLP syndrome to deliver twins
“The nurse explained, ‘Your lab results came back, and they are scary.’ We were officially in ‘get-these-babies-out-ASAP’ territory.”
As Someone Who Lives With Anxiety, Please Know I Just Want To Be Easy To Be Around
“Anxiety is hard to explain. It’s even harder to live with.”
‘They didn’t know each other. They never even shook hands. Still, he remembered.’: Widow shares touching moment stranger honors late husband 6 years later
“Just when you think that people are forgetting, just when you think your loved ones legacy is quieting down, just when you think they don’t know their name…they do. And it’s probably one of the best feelings in the world.”
My Body Has Been Open For Judgement, Comment, And Mockery For Decades—Until Now
“I was 7 the first time I became aware my body wasn’t good enough. I was 8 the first time my body was openly mocked and sexualized. I was 12 the first time others decided what was acceptable for me to wear. I was 19 the first time I lost a lot of weight and became aware ‘thin me’ was a more valued member of society than ‘fat me.'”
‘We’ve lost upwards of $80,000 this year because of mental illness.’: Wife shares ‘unseen’ costs of mental illness
“People rarely talk about the financial burden mental illness brings. It’s a burden on your mind and your bank account.”
‘I’m grieving for three. And some days, it’s all consuming.’: Young widow shares grief journey in wake of husband’s passing
“I grieve for Joe just as much as I grieve about him—for the moments, the feelings, the experiences he won’t have here. And then I grieve for Vienna, who will not have a single memory of her dad.”
‘When I learned to accept my son, I learned to accept this world with all the different people within it.’: Mom shares journey to accepting son’s diagnosis
“For the first year, I thought I would fix my child to be ‘normal.’ But at some point, I realized he didn’t need fixing; my mindset did.”