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My Varicose Veins Horror Story
What I learned from a life of painful varicose veins and the treatment that nearly killed me.
Sara Duck
4 minutes
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I Booked A Solo Trip To Get An Aerial View Of My Life
After too many months of too many deadlines and duties, I needed a thorough, quality hangout with myself. So I booked a solo week away and waited for the life-changing epiphanies to strike.
Sophie Kohn
9 minutes
Real Life Stories
An Ode To My Many Mothers
'The people in this chosen family of mine have shown me that I don’t need to worry so much and that I’m enough as I am. They helped raise me, and are—in many ways—my mothers, too.'
Sarah Ratchford
6 minutes
Real Life Stories
For Me, Mother’s Day Is Complicated
Growing up, my mother and I fought constantly, and the older I got, the further we drifted. I always thought we had time to still fix things.
Raquel Farrington
7 minutes
Real Life Stories
After My Marriage Fell Apart, Renting My Basement To Strangers Saved Me
After my husband left, I was left broken and empty—I didn’t want to lose my house, too. Somehow renting my basement to strangers helped me find my way back home.
Shoshana Sperling
8 minutes
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