Stories

You Are Worth Fighting For
Livia Koehler (she/her) @lovelyylivv   A 12-year old is not exactly Seventeen Magazine’s target audience. In 2011, before I became a teenager, I endured my first bout with mental illness. Little did I know that a seemingly harmless read of...
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Feeling Stuck
In December, I moved from Iowa to Florida and with the help of my dad, I was able to sober my life up and quit doing all drugs I was doing for 20 some years! I'm extremely blessed to have...
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Hello, it’s Miles.
Dear Amanda, You got me through my childhood. You got me through the awkward Sunday church and family pictures where I felt embarrassed and humiliated having to wear a skirt and socks with ruffles. You knew it was killing me,...
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Being Different Is A Good Thing
I always knew I was different. I couldn’t describe it or put it into words then, but I knew from a young age that something about me was different than the other girls I befriended. I was always drawn to...
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Creating our Family
From being a straight girl living in “Amish Paradise” to a happy lesbian with a wonderful wife and daughter. That is the beginning of my timeline to current. Growing up, I did not know that being gay was an option....
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