Seeking to Help Others
J. Wheeler,
Kansas City, MO
Many years ago, my
daughter developed an eating disorder when she was in
her junior year in high school. I had no idea about
these kinds of things and was caught completely like a
deer in the headlights. It took a lot of time and
effort to figure out what was wrong, and then what to
do. Now, after all these years, I feel like I want to
do something about that for others.
Losing Weight and Starting Over
M. Willis,
Fresno, CA
I have been heavy
most of my life. It was never really a biological
problem, I just ate too much. I was very fortunate to
meet a man that loved me even though I was overweight.
My family was surprised, because they were all average
weight and assumed I’d never find anyone until I trimmed
down. In fact, my family is probably one of the reasons
I was overweight, but that’s not the point. Two years
ago, my husband died suddenly and I was in shock. But
as I go my life together, I decided to lose weight, and
I’m now down 68 pounds!
Flying into My Own
Franchise (but still in mid-air!)
C. Jennings, Indiana
My castle is to open
my own franchise for kids. I’ve been in the corporate
world most of my life and I finally decided to make the
change and do something on my own.
From Commodities to
Art Gallery
B. Thompson, Florida
My story started with a trip to the ER.
I was a commodities trader in Chicago and like everyone
else I knew, I worked too hard and too long, and rarely
took a break. My kids (from both my first and second
marriages) had grown and were off to college, and since
I had made plenty of money over the years, this was
supposed to be an easier time for me and my wife. But
one day, I had the big pain in the chest, and was rushed
off to the hospital.
Left in Mid-air by
the Dotcom Crash
Anonymous in
California My
story is a pretty common one these days. At least it
feels like it is in my part of the country. I’m a guy
in my early thirties, and in the late 90’s when the
internet explosion was happening, I jumped out of a good
job in a consumer package good company as a marketing
manager and joined an internet start-up. Standard
story… we raised a bunch of money, went public, and we
were all millionaires on paper. Then it crashed.
Trusting the Trapeze
Madeline Yeats, Princeton, NJ
In 1991, I found myself between trapezes - no job, just finishing my
undergraduate degree at night school, a shrinking economy, the end of
unemployment checks and notification the professional job I had been
interviewing for (8 interviews) had just been given to the male candidate.
Making the
Choice and the Commitment to Love
Alexandra, Chicago, IL
My story is a little different from all
the others. At least it feels like it. I am a bisexual
woman, and I found myself at a crisis about five years
ago. Now my life is amazing.
A Journey of Rebuilding
Amy
Halpern, Winnetka, IL
I’ve gone
through a number of crises in the last 10 years and I can identify
to such an extent with the things that you say. I have spoken to so
many people that tell me how to live and ultimately judge me as a
result of my experiences, and, occasionally you accept the
perception that they have of you as being who you really are.
From Rockette to Writer
Lillian Colon
In January, 1996 I had just finished the Radio City Rockette Christmas Spectacular. I
was exhausted. I was also feeling frustrated with my career. Don't get me wrong, I was
quite proud of the accomplishments I had made in the performing industry. After all, the
struggle from an orphanage to the stages of the Radio City Music Hall had been quite a
journey. But I was beginning to feel unfulfilled. Something was missing.
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