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December 6, 2021 Community stories / Healing

Balancing Mental Health and College Life

By Krysta Lindaman Editor Katie Williams Madison Lindaman is an alumnus of Grand Valley State University where she got her

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Two young women in graduation robes smile and hold each other, one Asian and the other Latina
March 16, 2021 Family / Healing / Immigration

I Grew Up Fast

By Joeli Alis Santiago Wendy Cheung’s story My name is Wendy Cheung. I was born and raised in Pontiac, Michigan.

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Two women smile hugging each other, one young with blond hair, the other older with brown hair. They're mother and daughter.
March 4, 2021 Community stories / Gender / Healing / Suburban

Life with an Eating Disorder

By Erica Kennedy Kirsten Haglund, founder of the Kirsten Haglund Foundation talks about the lifelong relationship she has had with

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Family of six, two adults, three daughters, and one son, smile in matching Christmas patterned pajamas by Christmas tree. Father holds small dog. Son in the front holds cat.
February 25, 2021 Ability / Family / Healing

Disease Does Not Derail Family

By Chelsea Wiggins Rare diseases are rare in most people’s reality. Many only ever witness them on shows like Grey’s

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February 18, 2021 Family / Healing

How A Caregiver Takes Care of Herself

By Alayna Currey Rebecca Agauas is a strong and brave woman. She is a sister, a daughter, a friend, a

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February 2, 2021 Healing

Life with ADHD

By Sidney Richardson Nathan is an Oakland University student studying chemistry. He has taken medication for ADHD, or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity

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Older woman with grey hair sits by window, looking outside, holding small dog wearing a dog-sweater on her lap
January 26, 2021 Community stories / Family / Healing

Living with Vertigo

By Marcela Sifuentes About 40 percent of the U.S. population may suffer from vertigo or vertigo-associated diseases at least once

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January 19, 2021 Community stories / Healing

Resilience with Health Challenges

By Bella Martinez Bella shares her father’s story dealing with several health issues in a short audio story. Today I’ll

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January 7, 2021 Healing

Happy Chemicals Through Anxiety

By Alayna Currey Alayna shares her experiences dealing with anxiety as a college student in a short audio story. Hi,

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December 31, 2020 Community stories / Healing / Race

Life with Diabetes

By Chelsee Peck Chelsee interviewed her aunt, Cynthia Williams Lanier, in a short audio story (transcript available) about her journey

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