Self-Esteem

I knew the dirty little secret. One of my closest friends sat stirring her Starbuck’s frap into mush. Tears gripped the corners of her eyes and a halfhearted smile forced through as she started [...]

Growing up I had an attitude and a big mouth that got me in trouble. I was never open to critique and my home life was often filled with verbal abuse, which caused major respect and authority [...]

Mattie shares why he talks about God on stage, how he handles criticism, and how if you conform to what people want of you in the music industry, you lose out on the beauty of the art in music.

Ashley Costello of New Years Day shares about growing up in hand me downs, kids teasing her and never kissing a guy in high school, being the ugly duckling, and what it took to overcome.

The summer after my freshman year of college, my grandmother told me in a Kohl’s dressing room that I needed to lose weight. “Everyone goes through it, honey. Your mom, your aunt. Everyone gains [...]

Chris Cerulli of Motionless in White shares about his struggles growing up being bullied and the community that helped him see his worth.

Matty and Kellen discuss self-worth issues they see in the scene and how to overcome them.

“SHOW ME YER TITS,” the sign read. This wasn’t just a crudely drawn cardboard sign like you’d see a bum carrying, oh no, this was professionally made. Someone had the audacity to go to Kinko’s [...]

Kansas is so flat, I thought to myself as we drove on the backroad interstate through Nowheresville, Flatland. I looked over at my wife, and she was drop-jaw zoned-out. We were an hour into our [...]