Learning to inhale
I brought my newborn to visit a hospice patient. It took me far from what I’d thought medicine was
by Lynn Hallarman
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Stronger
When grief and distraction spun my mind out of control, only the strain of my muscles could keep it intact
by Nancy Uddin
My cousin Anna
As a Korean adoptee, I’d never expected to meet a blood relative. Then a 23andMe email landed in my inbox
by Andrew Lee
Experiments in resistance
When I tested people’s blood after a protest, I discovered that science itself could be a form of dissent
Alexander Samuel, as told to Christine Ro
Loafing around at Rikers
What making – and breaking – bread in jail taught me about work and friendship
by Jamie Valentino
Let the mystery be
As a hospital chaplain, I watched lives end, faiths fracture and certainties crumble. My job was holding hands in the dark
by Nettie Reynolds
Sticks and stones and words
A smart, educated woman, there’s no way I could have ended up in an abusive relationship, could I?
by Zoe Michaels
Mind the accent
When I spoke like someone I wasn’t, people listened more closely. What did that say about them – and me?
by Erica Mayor
The sauna life
Each cycle of steam and cold brought me closer to the land, my mother, and the version of myself I’d left behind
by Katja Pettinen
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When grief and distraction spun my mind out of control, only the strain of my muscles could keep it intact
by Nancy Uddin
My cousin Anna
As a Korean adoptee, I’d never expected to meet a blood relative. Then a 23andMe email landed in my inbox
by Andrew Lee
Experiments in resistance
When I tested people’s blood after a protest, I discovered that science itself could be a form of dissent
Alexander Samuel, as told to Christine Ro
Time stands still for twin brothers on the verge of adolescence
Directed by Justine Martin
The Teds
Like characters outgrowing their creator, our teddy bears developed lives of their own
by Sam Firman
Trafficked
Cast out by my family as a child, I was groomed by a sex trafficker. I’m finally done with cowering
Jose Alfaro, as told to Larry Lindner
The long goodbye
Losing my father to forgetting and my brother to silence, I grieve the living in two different ways
by Steph Auteri
What comfort can images give us when someone we love is gone?
Directed by Natalie A Chao
Loafing around at Rikers
What making – and breaking – bread in jail taught me about work and friendship
by Jamie Valentino
The joyful groove never stops at a legendary Chicago roller rink
Directed by Benjamin Buxton
The art of hiking
The desert acted as a mirror that seemed to say: you are like me – harsh, inventive, and full of life
by Skye Anicca
What can we learn by taking transcendent UFO stories seriously?
Directed by Matthew Salton
The unravelling
I’d lived through two eras: pre and post OCD diagnosis. Nothing prepared me for what the third era held
by Lux Alptraum
From prison, a bank robber and acclaimed author reflects on time
Directed by Jason Young
A psalm for lost spaces
You have to sit down somewhere, unhurried and unbothered, to really hear yourself. But where?
by Atar Hadari
Hand-drawn animation brings a meeting of ‘voice-hearers’ to life
Directed by Tristan Thil
The empathy lie
In medicine, empathy came easy. In friendship, it fell apart. An autism diagnosis helped me understand why
by Zoë Read