Posts by Taylor Bennett:

We all have innate beliefs—whether it’s a belief in God or Christianity, the notion that good things come to those who wait, or the certainty that one’s actions will come back around and influence their future. While children seem more inclined to believe…

A young girl, Hailey Dawson, was born with a little-known disorder called Poland syndrome, whose victims come into the world with missing or underdeveloped muscles on one side of their body. For Hailey, this meant being born without…

Before I graduated college, the working world to me meant fast-paced, constant movement. This is because I was a server at the local restaurant in my neighborhood. I was paid to be quick on my feet; to run back in forth between the…

Over the course of even just a day, we can experience a wide range of emotions: we might feel excited to go to work, or quite oppositely dread it; we feel joy when we see our friends and our family; we grow angry…

Expectant and new mothers dream about what their child will be like. Will she be smiley or cry all the time? Will he be an adventurous little guy or on the calmer side? Will they grow to be smart like their father or…

Hurricane Harvey was unrelenting—its intensity shocked meteorologists and left thousands displaced from their homes and their families. Now, as Texas is just beginning cleanup and restoration efforts, another hurricane is rolling in…

Substance use disorder and addiction affect millions of people around the world; whether it’s that prescription medication she now craves or his unstoppable yearning for a glass of whiskey. Whatever the case, the disease often has the same crippling effects on its victims….

This past August, the city of Charlottesville, Virginia was shaken by a rally-turned riot, held by white nationalists. It resulted in one person being killed at the center of the rally, and two police officers dying…

One of the biggest fears we have for our grandparents, our parents, and our lovers is the onset of Alzheimer’s. As we age, we start to become more forgetful. We can’t remember where we threw our keys…

I used to be a big crybaby. I mean I would tear up upon getting a papercut, bawl during the Lion King (by this point I was at least 15 years old),…

Fall is fast approaching—the temperature is cooling down, boots and sweaters are being dug out of closets, and the anticipation of pumpkin spice lattes is flooding social media. People are clearly excited for the hot summer to come…

All of a sudden, my playful, adventurous little brother developed an obsession with using hand sanitizer. He had to squirt some into his hands after running outside and before eating dinner. He insisted on using it after touching the dog and before shaking someone’s hand. We…