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By JOANNA BUONICONTI

To start this column, I would like to take a minute to walk down memory lane with you all, my dear readers. About a year and a half ago, I wrote a column called “Is It OK to Ask for Help,” in which I discussed my discomfiting experiences with gaining...

By JOANNA BUONICONTI

As readers of my column are well aware, I tend to spill my guts about what’s currently going on in my life in the ink on this page for all of you to see — and fair warning, this is going to be another one of those. I have been wanting to write this...

By JOANNA BUONICONTI

Since we are now well into 2024, I want to take a moment to address an issue that seems to keep cropping up no matter what year we’re in — school shootings and the need for stricter gun laws.I know this is a bold statement with which to start an...

By JOANNA BUONICONTI

As everyone knows the Christmas season can be perpetually chaotic and stressful. Between shopping, get-togethers with family and friends, cooking, baking and putting up decorations, it’s a holiday that brings out the perfectionists in all of us....

By JOANNA BUONICONTI

‘You’ve got a match!”My phone makes that familiar chime; the one that never fails to immediately interrupt my train of thought as I sit at my desk typing away, stating that a new match — for the sake of this column we’ll call him J — has messaged me....

By JOANNA BUONICONTI

In previous columns, I’ve talked about how it often feels as though I’m pulling back the curtain and letting you all get a glimpse into aspects of my soul that I may not talk about with even the closest people in my life.But I do that intentionally....

By JOANNA BUONICONTI

As anyone who lives with a chronic condition knows, a multitude of positive and negative effects come with it. One positive that I’ve discovered — as a necessary result of growing up with my condition — is that I am an avid planner. I take a small...

By JOANNA BUONICONTI

Ever since I was a little girl, I have had these life goals instilled in me: to go to college, graduate with a high GPA and find a job. It’s hard to articulate how completing these milestones has been tied to my sense of self-worth because they have...

By JOANNA BUONICONTI

Five mornings of the week, I am awakened by the sound of soft footsteps echoing around my bed. They serve as the preamble for moments later when my nurse-of-the-day peels off my sleep mask covering my eyes, allowing the morning sunlight to temporarily...