By the time Ginny Burton was 14 years old, she was smoking crack cocaine. By 16, she was the victim of sexual assault, addicted to heroin, and already facing the kind of trauma most people couldn’t imagine in a lifetime. But at 48, she walked across a graduation stage wearing honors cords from the University […]
RESILIENCE
It’s been a rough few years for Simon Cowell, but he’s now confirmed what we all suspected about his son. I don’t care what you think about the man himself, but this must have been an extremely hard decision. Over the course of two years, Simon Cowell had two distinct bicycle accidents that resulted in […]
I used to think I had a good life — a stable job, a dream home, and a husband I could trust. Travis wasn’t perfect, but he was steady. At least, that’s what I thought. I believed I’d married a good man, someone I could rest on to keep our family safe while I was […]
I didn’t even realize my taillight was out. With two kids, a broken stroller, and rent unpaid, I was just trying to keep the car running long enough to get to the park. They needed fresh air; I needed a moment of peace. So when the police lights flashed behind me, I was startled — […]
In 1992, Annette Herfkens was truly living her dream. She had a flourishing career as a Wall Street trader, a vibrant love life, and the entire world seemed to be at her fingertips. However, when she boarded a flight with her beloved partner, everything changed in an instant, becoming a nightmare. Thirty-three years ago, Annette […]