“The second Jackson was put on my chest, it all became real. I didn’t have that instant bond a lot of women talk about. I dreaded the time I would be by myself with the boys. Every day is a struggle, but I can’t imagine my life without them.”
‘Here…AND HERE!’ The reality of having TWINS hit me. I cried alone at night, thinking I wasn’t doing enough.’: Single mom by choice delivers twins, shares parenting journey
‘Don’t eat too much, boys don’t like FAT girls.’: Woman shares journey from eating disorder to body positivity, ‘My weight may fluctuate, but my worth will not’
“Having been at least 80 pounds lighter than I am now, I wake up with more energy and zest for life than I EVER did back then. I wouldn’t trade my fat body for anything in the world.”
‘I don’t make twins.’ He accused me of having an affair. I didn’t know it should have been different.’: Abuse survivor finds ‘loud purpose’ advocating for others’ voices
“I began to speed toward the rail. Right before I hit it, I heard a sniffle. ‘This is not how it ends.’ I knew I had a purpose to live for.”
‘I finally came out to my mom. ‘I GUARANTEE you won’t have a happy life!’: Woman accepts sexuality, opens queer business, urges ‘it’s okay to cut people out of your life’
“’You better NOT be gay! I hope you find a man who will sweep you off your feet!’ I could NEVER be in a relationship with a girl.”
‘On my birthday, I drank whatever was in arm’s reach. The day after marked six months since we lost Adelaide.’: Mom shares grief journey through the pandemic
“I would have masked my grief with make-up and pretty clothes, attended all the events, and popped dangerous amounts of Xanax. But with Covid, there was nowhere to go, no mask to hide under, no excuse to avoid my grief.”
‘I don’t know how you’re alive.’ If I’d gone home, I would have died in my sleep.’: Woman survives pulmonary embolisms, urges ‘always listen to your body’
“’Oh, you are a gym rat! Your legs are always sore.’ I was a workaholic, so with my chest hurting and shortness of breath, I finished my shift. ‘I feel like I am going to die.’”
‘At 30 weeks pregnant, he put down the wand, took me into his office, and began to talk about a recurrence.’: Three-time cancer survivor delivers miracle baby during chemo
“I was sobbing uncontrollably. My husband told them to unhook me and washed my bald head and pregnant belly. It was too much. I was not OK with subjecting my baby to this too.”
’Is it my brother?’ She nodded with tears in her eyes. I fell to my knees.’: Woman shares ‘life-shattering’ journey of losing brother at 26
“My mom’s legs trembled, and she almost fell to her knees as we saw police officers moving in and out of the lobby. I was in disbelief at how the world around me just continued to function.”
‘I swiped right on the man of my DREAMS. I KNEW I was marrying him AND becoming a role model to his 2 beautiful kids.’: Mom of 5 shares journey to blended family
“Life has a funny way of giving you exactly what you never thought you’d want, only for you to realize it’s what you should’ve been dreaming of all along.”
‘If you can empathize with others, you’re not autistic.’ I wondered if I was an alien.’: Nonbinary person shares long journey to autism diagnosis, urges ‘knowledge about autism can save lives’
“‘You’re not trying enough.’ They gave me even more diagnoses, so I worked on them a lot. But nothing helped. It made me hopeless. Now, I know I was working on the wrong disorders.”