I used to believe anything was possible. Anything at all. At what precise moment did I ever forget to look up at the moon admiring…
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*Trigger Warning* Seventeen years and however many months, I sat across from the very together, all business woman shrink, who handed me a ‘life sentence.’ I looked…
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Host Amalia Natalio Colyer of KarmicKindness conversation with Guest Author Jackie Cioffa: SS: The Manic Mind (Episode 2: Part 2) Soul-Full Sessions Listen on Apple Podcasts Part 2…
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My love affair with Prince runs long, hard and deep. His ability to stretch beyond the limits and create music that is absolutely unique and alive filled the crevices of my broken mind with hope, dreams, and possibility.
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Briana Smith, Spectrum News In “The Red Bench,” Jacqueline Cioffa gives readers a glimpse of her journey as an international model who suffered from bipolar disorder.…
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A DESCENT AND ASCENT INTO MADNESS A decade ago I made a commitment to myself and a promise if I could write my deepest, darkest…
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I Am Adam Lanza, Dec. 14, 2012 A decade ago I lived a frivolous, spoiled, privileged life. An International fashion model, I worked in more…
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As I sat across from my mother and really looked at her face and tiny frame, I saw her age, frailty and worry lines for…
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When life throws shit at you, and most assuredly it will, remember this. I see you. You are stronger than you think. You are kinder,…
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When they zapped my brain, I did not recognize the nurse who had been there all along. I recalled my mother’s face, worry lines and…
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