Mona Gagnon, of Waterville, has spent the last few years trying to re-learn her life, and get reacquainted with her loved ones, following a traumatic brain injury, Emily Higginbotham writes.

Seeing uncorrupted beauty in nature can bring new resolve after being worn down by a news cycle full of hardship, Emily Higginbotham writes.

New college students, know that this first year is a hard transition — but that feeling doesn’t last forever, Emily Higginbotham writes.

We need to be active in calling out hate when we see it — especially when it’s being projected by people we love, writes Emily Higginbotham.

Already the consequences of 2016 have fostered a wider female community, one that is standing up for itself, writes Emily Higginbotham.

Summer no longer brings a swell of expectation or independence — but it offers an escape, Emily Higginbotham writes.