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'This film reminded me that healing and growth happen when we stop hiding parts of ourselves and let others in.'
A new study shows that parenting kids with disabilities over a long period of time jeopardizes cognitive function—especially memory—i...
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Icelandic photographer Sigga Ella created a series of portraits of children and adults with Down syndrome to question whether a future wi...
By Jessica GeboersWhen I told my mother that I was writing for BLOOM, she said it was ironic given her memory that we were kicked out of ...
This piece made me tear up, reminding me of what it feels like to give birth to a healthy child while caring for your firstborn with a ra...
Judith Scott was an acclaimed sculptor whose abstract pieces—combining fibre and found objects like an umbrella or bicycle wheel—show...
This painting by Bryan Pearce is part of a 38-image collection called BBC's Your Paintings.I'm intrigued by how such divergent perspectiv...
Yesterday my hubby sent me an e-mail with a link to this story about a 13-year-old Peterborough, Ont. boy with Asperger's. He invited 15 ...
By Madeleine Greey“Okay ladies, here's your homework. Figure out what you're willing to let go of. Make a list. Then prioritize it over...
By Beth DangerfieldThree days before this picture was taken we rushed my daughter Abby into the emergency room. She had a stomach bug and...
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