#personal-journey

#personal-journey

That decision to come out, it's weird-like, people don't come out as straight. It could ruin some relationships, but it can make others better. And you get to be who you authentically are.

After the loss of my husband, I had to make a choice: either to give up the farm or to carry on and make it my own. I decided to take on the farm myself and transform it into something sustainable and fruitful.

After years in Dublin, the Galwegian musician returned to her home village on the shores of Lough Corrib in the midst of the pandemic.

"I felt like this country gave me so much, I really fell in love with it. A way to give back through food was to educate people about the country and their cuisine and the history, because it's all so intertwined."

We met on the (very sticky) dancefloor of an iconic Mancunian pub, The Star & Garter, dancing to You Spin Me Round by Dead or Alive and clicking immediately.

I started trying to do one of the jumps that I had done. That's when Marylin Schnibbe came up to me and asked if I would play ice hockey.

I felt I owed it to myself to make an entrance in style.

I've been trying really hard to pay attention. I've just been tearing up the whole time and trying to stay focused, but I'm really good at suppressing my feelings."

Writing emerges from a compulsion in me—when an idea takes root, I must express it, hoping to inspire others as I’ve been inspired.

I'm incredibly grateful to those who gave me that push. Few moments more perfectly capture that journey than standing at my own election count in the early hours of the morning, about to be interviewed, and hearing reports come in from around the country that we had hit our target and secured not only my seat, overturning a 28,000 Labour majority, making a total of four constituencies, along with an amazing 40 second-place results. We had absolutely smashed our previous records.

I needed to get out of my house, and museums were one of the few things that were open and doing a really good job at social distancing.

Rereading it now, as an adult, comparing it to what it meant to me when I was younger, I thought, oh God, I totally get this. This was giving me an excuse to be isolated and solitary and moody and to completely indulge in my senses.

"For me, coming to Sweden was a new start. I had to succeed in what I'm doing so I can build a life, also running away from the trauma of war in Syria."

For someone who studies the brain's ability to predict future experiences, there is little about Nghia Nguyen's life that could be described as predictable.

At the end of 2021, I lost everything I had in an overnight fire at my home in Boulder, Colorado. Without my beloved cat or my condo, my life completely fell apart.

"I left LA for New York in 2011 with, as they say, a suitcase and a dream. My first apartment was teensy tiny, but despite the criminally small square footage, filling it with furniture felt mind-blowingly intimidating".

Bobby's life was shaped by his family, education, and friendships that lasted a lifetime. His infectious personality and career in tax law marked his legacy.

"I'll never forget the care they gave me at the Royal Free Hospital. I want to make the most of this second chance."

I immediately purchased a one-way plane ticket to stay with her and help with my 2-year-old nephew and newborn niece. Over the next two and a half years, I watched my once strong and bossy sister slowly become bedridden.

For a long time, I had an almost obsessive affection for philosophy... I believed I had to be a philosopher.

"I've seen a lot of comments of people asking how I lost the weight so my weight loss journey started once getting out of prison so when I started eating healthier instead of prison food, the weight begin to fall off."