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Personal tales from the edge of life

Beautiful, intimate and ultimately uplifting stories of challenge -- from making a new home in a strange country, to rebuilding life after unthinkable tragedy.

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How the worst moments in our lives make us who we are
20:13

Andrew Solomon

How the worst moments in our lives make us who we are

20 minutes 13 seconds
My escape from North Korea
11:58

Hyeonseo Lee

My escape from North Korea

11 minutes 58 seconds
The bridge between suicide and life
13:59

Kevin Briggs

The bridge between suicide and life

13 minutes 59 seconds
Embracing otherness, embracing myself
13:38

Thandiwe Newton

Embracing otherness, embracing myself

13 minutes 38 seconds
There are no scraps of men
18:45

Alberto Cairo

There are no scraps of men

18 minutes 45 seconds
My stroke of insight
18:24

Jill Bolte Taylor

My stroke of insight

18 minutes 24 seconds
In search of the man who broke my neck
18:17

Joshua Prager

In search of the man who broke my neck

18 minutes 17 seconds
My immigration story
11:59

Tan Le

My immigration story

11 minutes 59 seconds
Break the silence for suicide attempt survivors
03:57

JD Schramm

Break the silence for suicide attempt survivors

3 minutes 57 seconds
How electroshock therapy changed me
22:04

Sherwin Nuland

How electroshock therapy changed me

22 minutes 4 seconds
The family I lost in North Korea. And the family I gained.
13:38

Joseph Kim

The family I lost in North Korea. And the family I gained.

13 minutes 38 seconds
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