For people growing up in the northeastern U.S., ice-skating is a way of life, and Rachel Pickering was no different. “I think I started skating when I was about 10,” she says. “Everybody used to go skating. We had a little rink.” ...

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Matt's addiction to pornography was a dirty little secret until it escalated to sex with a prostitute....

Brenda was an untrained artist when a dream inspired her to create a masterful 16-foot sculpture of Jesus in agony on the cross....

Childhood traumas set Rosemary on a course towards alcoholism. For years her struggles with the bottle defined her life....

A childhood of neglect and abuse left Jennifer hurt and confused. She desperately sought love from men, then babies, but eventually turned to drugs to numb the pain...