Life Challenges
Let’s be honest—life throws curveballs that we never saw coming. In this space, we confront those unexpected moments that knock the wind out of us. From sudden changes to long-term struggles, we explore how people navigate the tough stuff, how they stumble, and somehow, how they keep moving forward. Because if there’s one thing we know, it’s that life is hard, and it’s okay to admit it.
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The Trauma Sponge
Jeremy Norton has been a firefighter for over 20 years, a job that’s considered heroic and honorable…a job that sometimes means showing up to a false alarm…and sometimes means soaking…
September 19, 2023
The Teachers Are Not Alright
Like many teachers, when Kristen started her career at 22, she was hopeful and excited. She loved working with students with special needs, and loved learning how their brains worked.…
August 29, 2023
57. Shooting Star
Today’s okay thing comes from Nikki in Montana, who shares a story of finding hope when her babies were in the NICU.
July 17, 2023
Jamie The Good Times Gal
There are a ton of money stories out there. Stories about people who are screwed financially through no fault of their own. People who did everything right and still cannot…
March 28, 2023
Debt, Lies, and Other Things Our Parents Leave Us
Identity theft is something many of us are familiar with, but we have a specific image of what this looks like – our data being stolen online, or someone getting…
February 7, 2023
How To Lose Your Name
Cheval spent her entire life trying to be a wedding dress designer (she started sewing at 7 years old and studied fashion design in college). In her mid 20’s, she…
January 24, 2023
Anything Can Happen
The thing about having your life fall apart is that there’s just so much to do, and there’s so much that you don’t know until it’s too late. In today’s…
August 23, 2022
Girlboss or Bust
Girlboss culture is now, as they say, cringe, but during the 2010s, SO MANY of us thought we were on the precipice of busting through that glass ceiling. We thought…
May 24, 2022
How’s It Going In There? 2022 Edition
In 2020, we asked how it was going in there … wherever it was you were isolating, quarantining, social distancing. Somehow, it’s been *checks watch* TWO YEARS of COVID and…
March 22, 2022
Miss North Dakota
In 2012, Rosie became the first Black woman to win the Miss North Dakota pageant. She got to do what she loves most — play music and perform! — and…
October 27, 2020
