
Did you know that the term “going steady” originated in the 1950s, where it referred to a couple that was ready to commit to a marriage? Today, “going steady” takes a looser...

Though Annie and I had only met a year ago, we became best friends in no time. Not only were we in the same group of friends in the same CCA โ we also attended the same church and cell. We...

When I sit across the table from someone going through the process of divorce, or whose parents are considering a divorce, itโs hard to find the right words to say.ย โYou canโt tell me what to...

I grew up with love stories. When I was younger, it was about how true love made a mermaid abandon her home for a prince.ย When I was older, it was the Korean dramas which showed how true love...

Since young, I hated looking at myself in the mirror because of how ugly I thought I was. I wouldn’t even take pictures with anyone. It was suffocating, living with this fear of mirrors and...

Some time ago, I sat in a conflict resolution meeting with some of my cell members. Simply put, the conflict was caused by mistakes I had made. There was a lot of unease going into that meeting as I...

I grew up in a Christian family. We attended Church every Sunday, my parents taught me to pray and they read the Bible to me. Everything was smooth-sailing โ until my parents got into a fight that...

I’ve been a straight “A” student all my life. I constantly topped my cohort โ and was Head Prefect to boot! But while my life seemed perfect on the surface, it was far from that...

I have always struggled with self-worth since young. Being overweight for a large portion of my life and having to endure nasty name calling made for a difficult time growing up. I looked for...