Personal Essays + Op-Eds | Motherhood, Identity & Culture

It was just a few days before Christmas, and I was packing for a holiday trip with my family to Big Bear Lake, California — completely unaware that my life was about to change. I’d been feeling off. I figured I’d picked something up while traveling — maybe a cold or some random airport bug, nothing serious. But after ruling out the flu and getting a negative COVID result, there was one last test I hadn’t taken.It was early morning, and I was still groggy and not feeling well. My partner was spen...

ICYMI, Brooke Schofield is currently at the center of a major controversy. Recently resurfaced tweets revealed the influencer making controversial and racist remarks, including defending George Zimmerman, the man who fatally shot 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in February 2012. The 27-year-old influencer has since released two apology videos in response to the resurfaced tweets. The first video, posted on Aug. 4, was widely criticized, as Schofield attributed her offensive posts to her conservative...