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A Drunk Driver Crashed Into Me. When I Woke Up, I Was A Completely Different Person.

"My daughter’s 'diagnosis' was by far the worst. She said her mom disappeared."
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I Thought I'd Given My Mom A Good Eulogy. Years Later, A Phone Call Made Me Question Everything.

“You make it sound worse than it was,” I replied, though as I said the words, I suddenly wasn’t so sure.
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I've Been Incarcerated For 22 Years — And I've Never Seen Prisons This Out Of Control

"Prison violence should concern everyone, because most incarcerated people reenter society."
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My Doctor Prescribed Me A Weight Loss Drug. Here's How It Ended Up In The Trash.

"I could keep chasing thinness. Keep tying my life to it. Or I could let the quest go. Just let it go."
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I Drove Cross-Country In Search Of Proof Of The Divine. I Found It In The Place I Least Expected.

"As I neared the end of my journey, I was still looking for that 'big' moment of revelation, when I hoped to see unmistakable evidence of the Divine."
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My Family Kept My Dad's Secret For Years. I Wasn't Prepared For What Telling The Truth Would Mean.

"I understood that not talking about the pain I was feeling would protect them. So we all learned to pretend."
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I Was A Happily Married Mother Of 4. Then I Met A Woman At Pilates.

"'I can’t explain it,' I told my husband. 'But it’s all-consuming. I go to bed thinking about her. I wake up thinking about her.'"
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I Was Shattered When My Husband Left Me. Then I Saw A Post On Facebook That Changed Everything.

"Almost three decades spent with someone is not easy to shake off in a little over a year — or maybe ever."
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I Was Raised In Purity Culture. Then I Began Wearing A Secret Purchase Under My Clothes.

"Like so many who were raised in conservative Christianity, the sex education I received was light on 'education' and heavy on shame."
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I Need A New Kidney. My Daughter Wants To Give Me Hers — But How Can I Accept It?

"Over the years, I’ve stressed the importance of kindness. Maybe she’s taken that lesson too far."
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