Being Laid Off Was the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me
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 / 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.
Healing / Real-Life Stories / Self-Discovery
by Don Karp · Published April 7, 2016 · Last modified October 16, 2016
Don Karp spent 10 years going in and out of psychiatric hospitals for psychosis. This is his story of not only healing, but learning to help heal others.
by Claire Jones · Published March 30, 2016 · Last modified March 28, 2017
Claire faced death when her brother died, but little did she know that she’d soon face her own mortality and find strength she never knew she had.
Healing / Kindness / Real-Life Stories / Self-Discovery
by Vironika Tugaleva · Published July 20, 2015 · Last modified October 20, 2016
Vironika’s journey of realizing why all her attempts to help the people around her failed and how she could succeed at making a difference.
Healing / Real-Life Stories / Self-Discovery
by Kat Gal · Published March 6, 2015 · Last modified October 15, 2016
An honest, vulnerable account of the journey from being trapped in jealousy, self-sabotage, and anger to discovering freedom, purpose, and love.
Courage / Real-Life Stories / Self-Discovery
by Jordan Bates · Published November 22, 2014 · Last modified October 15, 2016
“…another craving was welling in Scott’s being, and this longing would not be confined within the walls of an academic institution.”
by Chiara Irvine · Published May 26, 2014 · Last modified October 16, 2016
“My life has changed, yes, but I don’t see my chronic illness as a life sentence. It is just a new path of discovery.”
Healing / Real-Life Stories / Self-Discovery
by Naomi Goodlet · Published May 14, 2014 · Last modified March 28, 2017
Naomi was overwhelmed with trying to get pregnant, until she realized that her infertility pointed to a bigger problem—one that she could fix.
Courage / Healing / Real-Life Stories
by Llinos Mai Thomas · Published May 14, 2014 · Last modified October 15, 2016
“All I knew about cancer was that it killed people. I was a 12 year old girl. How on earth could I hope to survive against cancer?”