When I entered college in the summer of 1998, I had one simple thought in my head:  Don’t be a statistic.  My teenage years were unstable, abusive, and marked by trauma I still carry in some ways today. I wanted out. I wanted distance from the chaos and a...

It’s dark… literally, because it’s 7pm and it's fall, but figuratively, it is more than that as social media and news continue to reveal the depravity of the human heart. Focusing on these horrid stories feels like a dark room with no light switch – overwhelming,...