• True Story: I’m an Oops Baby

    True Story: I’m an Oops Baby

    Many people have an underlying suspicion that they are oops babies. But I had more than an underlying suspicion when I did some quick math and realized my sister was 19 years older than me AND we both had different fathers AND my parents weren’t married.

  • True Story: I Was in an Emotionally Abusive Relationship

    True Story: I Was in an Emotionally Abusive Relationship

    I’ll never be able to pinpoint the exact moment when my relationship with Chris started to become unhealthy. It could have been as early as the moment I met him. It could have been the first time he criticized my weight. It could have been when he started controlling who I could hang out with. It could have even been the very first time he called me a “stupid slut.”

  • True Story: I Have HPV

    True Story: I Have HPV

    I met him my first night of college. Although not the fairytale every girl imagines, we hit it off in the basement of a fraternity house. It was a passionate, whirlwind love affair that lasted about a month. Long story short, we don’t speak any more. I took it as a learning experience about relationships and the healing process was not easy.

  • True Story: I Have Melanoma

    True Story: I Have Melanoma

    It was a cold day in November when I got the phone call from the dermatologist telling me my results were back and I needed to come into the office the same day. As I put down the phone, I looked at my boyfriend and nervously laughed and said, “Well that can’t be good.”