The gift of Alzheimer’s
Suffering from Alzheimer’s, Aniiyah’s mother forgot who she was. Instead of letting this upset her, Aniiyah took it as a lesson. Here’s what she learned.
Family & Relationships / Featured / Healing / Real-Life Stories
by Aniiyah Klock · Published October 31, 2018
Suffering from Alzheimer’s, Aniiyah’s mother forgot who she was. Instead of letting this upset her, Aniiyah took it as a lesson. Here’s what she learned.
Family & Relationships / Featured / Real-Life Stories
by Jason Bentsman · Published October 28, 2018
As Jason was walking in Plaza St-Hubert, he saw a homeless man in a wheelchair. This is his short story about sorrow, compassion, and human connection.
My heart is full of stories: let’s release them all, ignite and rewrite, set fire to the old, free the present, create a soul space, wild freedom lived, to unfold and be told.
Family & Relationships / Featured / Healing / Poems
by Quinn Carver Johnson · Published June 17, 2018
How can I fix this? …How do I take how I really am and replace that with who you’d like me to be?
And I still keep on searching for happiness somewhere, anywhere, with anyone, by doing something or avoiding everything. I change who I am repeatedly until I no longer recognize myself.
Featured / Healing / Real-Life Stories / Self-Discovery
by Olga Bulanov · Published February 15, 2018 · Last modified May 7, 2018
One woman’s shocking, tragic Me Too story, and her struggle, decades later, to integrate her experiences into a society where women believe in their own strength.
Family & Relationships / Featured / Real-Life Stories / Self-Discovery
by Lauren Cecora · Published February 5, 2018
As Lauren was struggling to integrate motherhood into her chaotic lifestyle, she was laid off. At first, she saw it as the ultimate failure, but it turned out to be an incredible gift.
Family & Relationships / Featured / Real-Life Stories
by Claudia Vidal · Published January 7, 2018 · Last modified January 8, 2018
When Claudia couldn’t afford to buy her kids Christmas presents, she was crestfallen. But how her kids responded to the news taught her a valuable lesson.
“Why lay distinction, when we belong to the same organization? Why show hostility, when we belong to the same fraternity?” ~Tabna Shahid
An abuse survivor’s short poem about the power words have to hurt us, heal us, and help us move forward.