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This Is Your Life

By Joan Acocella — 2013

Adam Phillips, Britain’s foremost psychoanalytic writer, dislikes the modern notion that we should all be out there fulfilling our potential, and this is the subject of his new book, “Missing Out: In Praise of the Unlived Life” (Farrar, Straus & Giroux). Instead of feeling that we should have a better life, he says, we should just live, as gratifyingly as possible, the life we have.

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The Inside Story: The Surprising Pleasures of Living in an Aging Body

What if the secret to healthy aging has been inside you all along? Find out in this enlightening guide to better aging through embodiment for women at midlife and beyond.

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Susan Sands
2025
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Trapped: My Life with Cerebral Palsy

Living in the Belgian Congo with her husband in the 1960s, Fran’s mother became pregnant with a daughter. However, right after she gave birth in the hospital, she felt strange. Unbeknownst to anyone, another daughter was on the way, but before anybody responded, an hour had passed.

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Fran Macilvey
2025
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Love for Imperfect Things: How to Accept Yourself in a World Striving for Perfection

Many of us respond to the pressures of life by turning inward and ignoring problems, sometimes resulting in anxiety or depression. Others react by working harder at the office, at school, or at home, hoping that this will make ourselves and the people we love happier.

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Haemin Sunim
2025
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Gracie Gold on Loving Her Legs that Were Once Her ‘Biggest Insecurity’ | TODAY Originals

Figure skater Gracie Gold says her legs were always her “biggest insecurity.” Today, she’s grateful for them and the journey they’ve taken her on. She also explains why it’s important to her to be honest and the response she’s gotten to sharing her mental health struggles.

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2019
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The Reality of Self-Acceptance | Tamara Bong’o | TEDxYouth@BrookhouseSchool

Tamara talks about self-acceptance. People should appreciate themselves as they are. Tamara is 15 years old at Brookhouse School. She is currently in Year 11. She is about passionate singing, painting, and dancing and aspires to be an engineer.

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2019
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Stop the Cycle of Intergenerational Trauma. You Matter | Jabrea Ali | TEDxYouth@Jacksonville

In her talk, Jabrea will discuss the three steps in self-transparency that can improve mental health among our youth. Jabrea is a high school senior. She also is the President of her school’s Black Student Caucus, a member of the National Honor Society and Golden Eagle (School) Ambassador.

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2020
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BBC Three: #SORRYNOTSORRY for the Way We Look —Harnaam Kaur

Harnaam Kaur gathers together inspiring examples, to speak on the topic of individuality and the power that comes from being yourself, regardless of others opinions.

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Harnaam Kaur
2017
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Unashamed: A Coming-Out Guide for LGBTQ Christians

On a daily basis, author and LGBTQ advocate Amber Cantorna receives emails asking the same question: How does one reconcile their sexuality with their faith? Depression, despair, and thoughts of suicide often haunt LGBTQ Christians as they feel unable to imagine the possibility of living a happy,...

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Amber Cantorna
2019
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My Thinning Years: Starving the Gay Within

Jon Derek Croteau brings a heady mixture of raw emotion, pathos, and humor to his powerful journey from self-hatred and punishment to self-affirmation and healing as a gay man in My Thinning Years.

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Jon Derek Croteau
2014
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What It’s Like to Be Gay in the Military

“There was no way for it to work together, so I created two people…”

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2016
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