Stories

Apr 20, 2022

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...

Apr 20, 2022

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...

Mar 04, 2022

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,...

Feb 15, 2022

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...

Dec 15, 2021

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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