“We can’t just continue living as if there was no tomorrow, because there is a tomorrow,” says Greta Thunberg. While the 16-year-old Swedish climate activist has consistently turned away accolades...
In First For Women’s exclusive cover story, actress, deaf activist, mom of four, and author Marlee Matlin reveals how she continues to use her success to inspire others.
Marlee was the first deaf...
Lynn Wyatt, a mom of two, is an Atlanta native and a breast-cancer-patient advocate and grant reviewer with Susan G. Komen Atlanta. At age 40, she was diagnosed with breast cancer. This is the...
As her little girl Azri was dying in a hospital, Khylie Brown wrote a text message no mother would ever want to write. "I told my partner, Anna, I was going to bring our daughter home to die," she...
Can you believe Kathie Lee Gifford has greeted us almost every weekday morning for the past 10 years? As the TODAY Show host celebrates her 10-year anniversary at the popular morning show, we're...
Kathie Lee Gifford, 64, opens up to First for Women, in its cover story on stands now, about the self-care strategies that helped her heal after the loss of her husband of 29 years, Frank, in 2015...
Louise Duffy still remembers the time when she took her little nephew to a carnival a few years back. It was supposed to be a fun day full of enjoying rides together, but it turned out to be a...
There's nothing more uplifting than a bright light in a dark situation, and in the case of recent hurricane devastation, that shining light comes from TJX. The parent company of TJ Maxx, HomeGoods,...
Not every reddit story leads to an inspiring transformation, but that was totally the case with reddit user ‘EdmontonAB83’ and her weight loss journey. Starting out at 210 pounds, she lost 72...
Leandie Williams was on a flight for work when she realized something alarming: She was not able to buckle herself into her plane seat. At 275 pounds, the belt was not closing above her lap.
"I...
Mom of three Kari Hammond couldn't remember a time when she wasn't overweight. The 42-year-old had started gaining weight during puberty, but the pounds really started to pack on after she had her...
Back in 2014, Lydia Dziubanek felt a sense of "complete and utter hopelessness." Not only was she feeling depressed and trapped in an emotionally abusive relationship while raising three sons, she...
Jenna Winchester always weighed more than her peers while she was growing up. But when her father's weight-related insults started piling on in her teen years, so did more pounds on her already...
Big changes are coming for the "Little House on the Prairie." The deteriorating log cabin at the famous Kansas site is set for a makeover. And it's about time!
The current log cabin was re-created...
Meet Marian Ilitch. You've probably never heard her name before, but at 84 years old, she's the owner of a hockey team — the Detroit Red Wings — and a casino. Oh, and the Detroit Tigers baseball...
Like you, we were absolutely ecstatic when Shannen Doherty announced her breast cancer had gone into remission three months ago. And we were even more excited to see the actress emerge again after...
Michael Bublé’s wife, Luisana Lopilato, has opened up about their son Noah’s cancer battle in an emotional sit-down interview.
The actress — who shares Noah, three-and-a-half, and Elias, 17...
Former 'Leave it to Beaver' actor Jerry Mathers is finally opening up about a terrifying health diagnosis he received many years ago—and the important lessons he learned about taking care of...
It's no secret that Shania Twain is an incredibly strong woman. But now, as the country star prepares to release her first album in 15 years, she's revealing the painful journey it took to get to...
Every Princess Diana fan knows she was unhappy in her marriage to Prince Charles. But newly-released audio transcripts from the beloved royal herself show just how dark things got for the late...
As if we didn't love Jenna Bush Hager enough already, the TODAY host goes and writes this incredibly inspiring open letter to her daughters. And we can't thank her enough for publicly sharing an...
Céline Dion celebrated the 20th anniversary of her famous song "My Heart Will Go On" in a way only the iconic singer could—by performing said hit live at the 2017 Billboard Music Awards.
In honor...
It's not unusual to hear a woman's weight loss story that talks about how she saved her own life. But this woman lost weight in order to save someone else's life instead.
Rebekah Ceidro weighed...
Yes, it's their job to help their fellow citizens, but so often police officers, firefighters, and paramedics reach into souls (and pockets) to do the right thing. We celebrate some of their...
Hoda Kotb to the rescue! That's what many viewers must have been thinking when they saw her step in the middle of what could have been a distressing situation on the TODAY Show.
During a fashion...
When a young girl was bitten by an alligator in Florida, her death-defying escape proves there are absolutely guardian angels out there.
In what could be described as a miracle, 10-year-old...
As parents, the only thing we can do is try to be the best role models possible for our kids, and one mom is setting the bar pretty darn high.
Phoebe Kannisto and her family—which includes seven...
Putting their royal heads together! Prince William, Prince Harry, and Kate Middleton sat down to have a poignant conversation about mental health in a new video for their "Heads Together" campaign....
Actress Sandra Bullock just proved her "Miss Congeniality" title was well-deserved after her random act of kindness went viral.
The Proposal star donated $5,000 to an elderly man who was down on...
When 2-year-old Sophia found out she could pick out a gift for herself after finishing potty training, she knew exactly what to get--a potty training doll.
Specifically, she had her eye on quite...