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Nancy Gonzalez knows that the struggles of domestic-violence survivors don’t end when they leave their abusers. In fact, some of their biggest challenges are only just beginning.In 2010, Nancy gave up on a troubled marriage, leaving her home with her three children, a bag of clothes, and not much else. They spent the night at a friend’s house without even toothbrushes. “I thought, I can’t even look after my own kids,” says Nancy. Her memory of that difficult period lingered until one day in 2015…

They’ll learn and have lots of fun. Win win!

Sam, creator of YouTube vlog Halloween Happy, has been obsessed with Halloween since she was a kid. “I filled notebooks with fall activities, costume ideas, and ghost stories,” Sam tells Woman’s Day. In her early 20s, she started throwing elaborate Halloween parties, and the second the holiday was over, she’d start planning next year’s bash. And after every party, fewer and fewer Halloween decorations went back into storage. “I realized that because the holiday made me so happy, I should just su…

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, people are spending more time at home than arguably ever before. And while that most certainly means more work for some (hi, moms!), it can also mean more free time for reading. Enter: the best books of 2021. Every book on this list is guaranteed to be a fantastic addition to your reading list. So whether your New Year’s resolution is to finally find more time to read, or you’re just looking to escape from the real world one page at a time, you won’t go wron…

Fun fact: One member does have a pacemaker!