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.
by Nathalie Delorme · Published October 17, 2018 · Last modified October 17, 2019
Nathalie tried everything to cure her eczema, trying every miracle product and magic potion. Then, she discovered the real source of her skin problem.
by Karen Koenig · Published August 5, 2018 · Last modified October 17, 2019
For decades, Karen struggled with body image and eating disorders. This is how she turned her life (and her relationship with food) around.
Losing a brother to suicide is complicated and painful. Reading and writing poems about losing a brother to suicide can help you process the pain.
In this poem, Laura, who lost her only brother to suicide, takes us on her journey of healing. She wrote this beautiful, moving, and intimate poem, and we’re pleased to share it with you today.
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?
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.
Janet Ruth Heller’s vulnerable and moving poem about women who have survived hysterectomy. She calls it a secret sisterhood.
An abuse survivor’s short poem about the power words have to hurt us, heal us, and help us move forward.
“Empty vessel, you’re in desperate need of filling, it says. Search. Yearn. Feel hollow. It’s deeper than you could ever reach. The demon just for me.”
A poem about one woman’s journey of healing her body and confidence after breaking her foot in a car accident.