Four-time Olympian Amanda Beard knows the highest highs and the most destructive lows. While winning medals in swimming, she battled eating disorders, drug use, self-mutilation and depression- all triggered in part by struggles with body image from a very young age. Sadly, her struggle is common. Her path may sound like yours, or that of… Read more »
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Hope in the Face of Suicide: My Mother Opens Up About Losing Her Brother
My Uncle: Colton John Broussard April 10, 1952-January 3, 1981 When I asked my mother if I could write about my Uncle Colton’s suicide because I thought it could help other families, I wasn’t sure what she would say. I thought she would at least have to think about opening up so publicly about her… Read more »


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