Hard Time
Uncle Billy, the father figure in my life, came back from prison broken and distant. And before long, he was dead.
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Hard Time
My Brother’s Keeper
To be a parentified sibling is to be swallowed up by guilt and grief...
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My Brother’s Keeper
When Mom Steals From Her Kid
One of the hardest things about being a seven-year-old with a drug-addicted mother was realizing why my....prized possessions slowly went missing.
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When Mom Steals From Her Kid
Yes, I’ve tried that too: When well-intentioned advice hurts
A feature article for Harvard Health Blog.
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Yes, I’ve tried that too: When well-intentioned advice hurts
Changing the script: moving past trauma and into the spotlight
A feature article for Headspace.
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Changing the script: moving past trauma and into the spotlight
Want More Americans to Work? Give Them Medicaid
A feature article for Talk Poverty.
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Want More Americans to Work? Give Them Medicaid
How Health Care Costs Keep Me From Getting Married
A feature article for GOOD online. Our current system would lead to financial ruin for my partner if we tied the knot.
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How Health Care Costs Keep Me From Getting Married
I Depend on Medicaid to Survive, but Congress Wants to Take It Away
A feature article for SELF online.
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I Depend on Medicaid to Survive, but Congress Wants to Take It Away
New Research Sheds Light on How Childhood Adversities Impact Adult Health
A feature article for The Colorado Trust.
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New Research Sheds Light on How Childhood Adversities Impact Adult Health
Chronic pain: The “invisible” disability
A feature article for the Harvard Medical School's Harvard Health Blog.
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Chronic pain: The “invisible” disability