I thought I was in a loving healthy relationship. But one day, the abuse happened. It only happened once but there’s no excuse to justify...

According to a study by the Department of Justice, an average of 1 out of 5 girls are victims of sexual abuse and 1 out of 20 are boys....

About ten years ago, when my son was a small baby, I got an anonymous comment (of course it was anonymous!) on a blog post I had written....

26 Dec 2014 I write this with a feather boa around my neck and a glass of champagne in my hand. Ok, that’s not true. I’m in my pyjamas...

I spent all night wide-awake, weeping hard. It was not even halfway through reading a report on The New Yorker about a Hollywood...

I don’t recognise the person I see in the mirror anymore. Each day I look at myself in the mirror and I see someone different....

It’ll be just about almost three years since life with my daughter and I have changed. Two years ago we lived in Manila. The place we...

Here's the thing, I find myself inspired in a way that I have never been before and it comes from a very unexpected source. A source that...

"No, you're the pink power ranger, and I'm the yellow one." she said. I didn't understand why I couldn't be the yellow power ranger. I...

A few years ago, I was in Italy when I came across the story of a young wife and mother named Chiara. Chiara had met her husband Enrico...

I was 7 when I first lost it; all thanks to a silly pair of rubber shoes. All I did was wash them, hoping to come to school the next day...

The first time my friend Trisha showed us her room, I was floored. “You have your own bedroom?” I queried, as I eyed her closet...

Nobody really forgets their first time, although, if you’re anything like me, you’ve probably tried to. Molding. It’s what the four years...

On one November morning, I learned that you are never too old to cry on your mother's shoulder. I was 29, and the reason of course, was...

“THE THING YOU ARE MOST AFRAID TO WRITE, WRITE THAT.” These words, a magical writing prompt from Nayirah Waheed, are what we invite you...