Instant Relief
How deleting my Instagram account helped reduce my anxiety By Emma Foster Nov. 18, 2016 As I sat with my American mission team and the Cambodian translators who traveled from village to village with us, I wrestled my phone out of my backpack. A moment like this...
‘We Have Completely Failed a Generation’
“I realized we have completely failed a generation,” Scott said. “This isn’t the ‘Just Say No’ generation.”
A Weight Off My Shoulders
Eventually, I want to learn how to apply makeup and start signing emails as Lucy, not Lucas. I still feel uncomfortable in my own skin, and I am still preoccupied with my weight. But now I’m starting to build the courage I need to present myself on my own terms. I can’t completely divorce my body image issues that come from being trans from my concerns about my weight, but I know now that being yourself isn’t contingent on everyone else’s approval.
Avalanche
The toxicology report took about two months. He had what the coroner determined was normal levels of THC, Xanax and cocaine. What killed him was fentanyl – an opioid pain medication that can be up to 100 times more powerful than morphine, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse.
The Thing With HIV
Twelve years ago, Michael Burks found out he was carrying HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.