first-person

The human heart is resilient.

Here's how I learned to embrace my curls, and why.

The process of beautification and adornment was not a vanity project but rather part of her creative healing process. It was a form of magic…

Getting a tattoo is permanent, and if you would like to get the most out of the experience, it's best not to do it on…

Sarah Wilson is a health coach and the author of New York Times bestseller, I Quit Sugar. Now, in her newly release book, Simplicious, she…

My heart breaks for the refugees streaming out of Syria, because I understand their pain and loss. When I was 12 years old, my family…

Four years ago, my mom and I stood in her home office with my 29-year-old younger brother’s will in our hands. We tried to find…

Nine years ago, I was in my second year at Cal State Sacramento and my roommate and I were heading to a friend's apartment for…

It's pretty hard to contest the health and environmental benefits of a veggie-heavy diet. And although everyone is bound to have their own unique eating…

When I think of my son, I feel love and pure joy. That wasn't always the case. When I was 20 weeks pregnant with my…

My most life-altering event occurred in September 2012. Before it happened, I was feeling like I was on top of the world. I am a…

If you or someone you know is depressed and needs help, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK or visit the American Foundation for…

I’ve been on both sides of the bullying experience. I started out being the victim of bullying, and then I became a bully. It makes…

Every evening each of us, alone and in the light of our own circumstances, surrenders to sleep… or tries to. Sleep accounts for about a…

Let’s talk about that “itsy bitsy teenie weenie yellow polka dot bikini." Like so many others, I have struggled for more than eight years to…