Stories of Resilience

I was diagnosed with breast cancer for the second time. Chapter: The Resilience Dance – Bouncing Back with Grace and Grit On February 21, 2023,

My child’s father. I thought I found solace in our shared pain. However, he shattered me in the most public and humiliating way imaginable. The

At only 15 years old, I made a decision that most teenagers wouldn’t even dream of—I started my own business.  What began as a passion

My life story was growing up throughout that life of hardship. To laugh often and much;To win the respect of intelligent people andthe affection of

My resilience was forged in the aftermath of the greatest heartbreak I’d ever known—losing my only sibling, Yosef—which shattered my world and led me on

The day I found out my brother was murdered was a situation where I had to be resilient. October 9th, 2022, Thanksgiving (in Canada anyway)

I lost my middle sister, Carrie, who died by suicide on February 20, 2017, and my son had his 2nd episode of seizures on the

I had to be resilient when my 21-year-old son Alex died suddenly by suicide on August 7, 2016. “Alex is dead, Mom.” These four words

It was the autumn of 1959. I’m sitting in a cafe booth drinking a Coke with a guy my parents wouldn’t rate higher than zero.

I am the sibling of someone with high medical needs, which makes me a glass child. The day my sister Julie died, I yelled at

I want to share my story in hopes that it might resonate with others who find themselves stuck in a toxic relationship, feeling confused and

I grew up with a good background, a good family, and a good neighborhood. But I wanted adventure; I wanted to have fun. And with