I Had a Miscarriage — and I’m Secretly OK with It While many women grieve their loss, some do not; and some — like me — grieve and celebrate at the same time. And that's okay. Body & Mind
How Growing Up Poor Still Haunts Me Today "When I was 10, my world changed. My father lost is job and all at once, we lost our happy little life." Parenting
Why I Plan to Tell My Daughter About My Sexual Assault I'm doing everything in my power to ensure my daughter grows up with the tools I wish I'd been given. And that starts now. Body & Mind
When Grandma Doesn’t Come Home for Christmas "The mother I knew disappeared when my father died. Depression left a shell of her, and she became distant as the darkness swallowed her." Relationships
Becoming the Mother I Never Had Twenty years ago, my father's death plunged my mother into a dark depression — one she still has yet to emerge from. Parenting
I Was Raised by a Hoarder — and It Affects Me to This Day "I hated the mess and constant state of chaos she forced us to live in." Parenting
My Father May Be a Convicted Felon, But Please Don’t Call Him a “Bad Guy” "Please remember that criminals are more than their crimes. They are more than police reports and public records — they are people first." Relationships
My Mother Has Never Babysat My Daughter, and the Reason Is Often Too Painful to Face My mother's illness is robbing my daughter of the grandma she deserves — and the saddest part is that she doesn't even believe she's sick. Parenting
How My Husband and I Are Working Off a Debt That Equals Half Our Income $49,244.38 isn’t just a big number — it's a huge number. And it's just the start of what I owe. Home
I Live in Constant Fear of Getting “The Call,” Telling Me My Mother Has Died In many ways, the mother I knew died years ago. Ever since, I've waited for the inevitable ... Body & Mind
How $1.48 a Year Can Save Victims of Domestic Abuse Like Myself The government wants to cut funds to the Office of Violence Against Women — but at what cost? Body & Mind
What It’s Really Like Living with PTSD The truth is, I am never really OK. My mind is always racing; the fear is always there. Body & Mind
I’m 32 Years Old and I’ve Never Told Anyone the Real Reason Why I Don’t Drive The truth is far more complicated than I ever let on. Body & Mind
To the Woman at the Bar I know deep inside, you think you're happy. But the beer on your chin tells me differently; the stumble in your stride tells me the truth. Parenting
