I am Black—my guidance counselor called my list of colleges "too ambitious"
By 17 years old, I'd come to expect, and was learning how to confront, discrimination.
It took me 30 years to achieve my childhood dream
After decades of effort and delayed gratification, I was ready to do just about anything to realize a dream I'd had since I was eight.
I thought I had PTSD. A shock diagnosis changed everything
It was as if life was playing a cosmic prank, revealing the true nature of my ailment after years of assumption.
I was married and miserable. One breakthrough made me end it
I almost felt like a Stepford wife; robotic, trying to make everything look good on the outside.
I had the Golden State Killer's DNA. I drove to his house
No one knows where I am. I didn't radio in. I didn't call home. I was alone.
I suddenly realized why my marriages failed. I was to blame
I blamed my husband because I didn't see how I was doing anything wrong.
I save families in crisis—I give them all the same piece of advice
I'm working with a very interesting family right now who has a 24-year-old female in a relationship with a 52-year-old male.
Dad secretly got a gun. Then he ended life as we knew it
I remember collapsing on the kitchen floor, I remember screaming. I didn't say words, I couldn't.
How Ozempic could help combat the next pandemic
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Extreme weather threatens religious sites
Temples and pilgrimage sites across the world are experiencing new challenges from and even fatal consequences of climate change.
I didn't know I had albinism
My parents were told I'd have a hard time doing most things and would probably need a caretaker.
We tried to marry in every country until a tragic diagnosis
I felt that something was wrong and immediately took her to a doctor. It was heartbreaking.
I thought my pain was due to age. I never saw my diagnosis coming
I was easily able to rationalize my symptoms as my being out of shape.
I felt like a failure. Trump calling was like divine intervention
I could be dead in a few minutes, and this is not what I want to deal with on the way out.
I was taken in the middle of the night. Life as I knew it ended
There were two strangers standing in front of me; one man and one woman. "We're here to take you," they said.
Libertarians sense golden opportunity to make 2024 breakthrough
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I was raised in a cult. Like the Duggar family, we had dark secrets
Who is being controlled in these groups? Are the men? Never.
I was snorting crystal meth before going to the office
All the anxiety I had, it somehow just went away. I finally felt like I'd found something that would fix me.
I had crippling back pain until a life-changing diet switch
After getting my diagnosis, I have more energy now than I've had since my early 20s.
I'm biohacking my health, the results are incredible
Biohacking has truly revolutionized my mental and physical well-being.
I was an influencer. AI will destroy us
Now that AI is being used for content creation, I see creative burnout coming on an epic and terrible scale.
Empty nest syndrome had an unexpected impact on my marriage
I felt bereft and lonely without the man who had been—and was still—my best friend.
How organized shoplifting became a billion-dollar industry
Facilitated by the rise in online shopping spurred on by the pandemic, retail crime is on the rise and having a direct impact on consumers.
Morgan Freeman: Black history is American history
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I was attacked as a politician. Then I did psychedelic therapy
A mob attacked the town hall, from where I had to be rescued by riot police.
My AI partner helped me leave a dysfunctional relationship
AI chatbots are not a replacement for human life, but could be used as a tool to improve the lives of many people.
I'm a white man. I'm a victim of racism
I feel the tables have turned; it's White people who are being marginalized and demonized.
I was diagnosed with skin cancer. All I cared about was my looks
My emotional response to this news had nothing to do with skin cancer per se.
I was reunited with my sisters after 43 years
I didn't know where they were going as they held small suitcases in their hands. I was too young to understand the concept of foster care.