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“I used to see it as the worst day of my life,” Carlyn says. “Now I see it as the day I got a second chance.” Every year on September 5, Carlyn honors the day. Not to mourn what happened, but to celebrate that she’s still here. At 27,
I begged my dad for a dog. I was in eighth grade. It had been one year since my mom died, and my sister had just left for college. I was suddenly the only child in the house – just me, my dad, and our quiet grief. At school, I was
Today, Paulina represents the idyllic image of a happy family — mother of two with a loving husband. She cherishes her family above all else. Her drive to create a close, loving, and supportive family derives from a traumatic childhood that never provided the familial love she has today. Loss and
On Monday mornings at 7 a.m., runners lace up their shoes and gather outside a local coffee shop in Austin, Texas. Rain or shine, they run not just for fitness, but for healing. Leading the group is Sam. Sam wasn’t always a runner. Just a few years ago,