“You can be flawed and still be good at what you do. You can never finish your college degree and still achieve so much. You can still love yourself and not look like the image of perfection that only exists in your mind.”
A Letter To The People Who Doubt Themselves: Don’t Let Imposter Syndrome Keep You From Your Dreams
‘I said, ‘I’m going through an ongoing divorce,’ thinking he’d run. Instead he said, ‘Life is full of the unexpected. I’m here as long as you want me.’: Woman finds love, passion for music after toxic marriage
“I got an Instagram message from a woman saying my husband and her had been texting for weeks. ‘I thought it was best to let you know.’ When I told him he needed to stay with a friend that night, he didn’t hesitate. He packed a bag and didn’t turn back. When I got home from work, I collapsed. I called and called but he wouldn’t answer.”
‘Why Andie have seizures?’ Seeing her so worried, I wanted to answer all her questions.’: Mom of daughter with Dravet Syndrome writes children’s book about seizures, ‘I was inspired by my girls’
“‘Andie is acting strange.’ Our baby’s left arm and leg were rhythmically jerking. After an hour, she’d not stopped seizing. ‘Call 911!’ In a matter of minutes, our future shattered.”
‘Yes, I am autistic, and no, I am not a r*tard.’: Proud mom shares autistic daughter’s inspirational poem, ‘I am NOT hiding, I am proud.’
“I didn’t want to seem like I was crazy. Believe me, I hate my autism as much as you do, but it is also a part of me.”
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.”
‘Unsubscribing from marketing emails in my inbox clutter, a lightbulb went off. Why can’t we unsubscribe from the mental clutter, too?’: Woman urges ‘you don’t have the space’
“Unsubscribe from the people who judge you. Unsubscribe to the idea you’re being bad if you eat bread with your salad. Unsubscribe from the need to be at a certain place by a certain age. Mental clutter is just as tiresome as the inbox clutter.”
‘Redheads are witches!’ From my first breath, I was different. I had to find love within myself.’: Bullying survivor shares journey to self-love
“My hair put me in the spotlight. People thought I was strange or unhappy, but on the inside was a party full of light and laughter. I had to choose ME.”
‘I want a divorce.’ I was blindsided. In one moment, my entire life turned upside down. I needed to escape it all.’: Woman shares healing journey after divorce, ‘You WILL be happy again’
“They say in New York you only get two out of three: a great career, love, or apartment. I had all three. By all accounts, I had a perfect life. Then my husband dropped a bomb on me.”
‘She won’t have a normal life.’ I realized things needed to change. We shouldn’t be ashamed of our disabilities.’: Woman details journey with Cerebral Palsy, ‘Love yourself always’
“I couldn’t walk like most kids or use my arms. The doctor tried to scare my parents, ‘She won’t survive.’ My mom was frightened when she heard this. She didn’t know if I would have a future or what would become of me.”
‘That’s just the coke talking!’ I shook 5 Ambien into my hand. It had become a full-blown dragon.’: Former addict celebrates 20 years of sobriety. ‘I made the mess into a lesson’
“I didn’t think of prescription drugs as ‘drugs.’ I washed pills down with Amstel Light. I thought I was doing what I needed to do to sleep.”
