When I got home I mentioned this to my roommate, the whole nanny-robot thing.

Everyone in the room watched as she steered me towards her office. Then she slammed the door and said, “Don’t you EVER betray me in front of people again.”

At the age of twelve, Deborah Jiang Stein found a hidden letter that said she was born in prison, to an addicted inmate. What happens next will shock, inspire you.

realized that like alcohol and other drugs, cigarettes were part of the cover-up for my inherent state of spiritual search and belief.

After every new shift in my status at the cult, a new “me” emerged. But each one was as hollow as the next.

Are some people more vulnerable to cults thank others? Here’s one person’s take on why she was an easy victim.

“I have a name for all of you—“Poopologists”.

While I cannot give 100% of the credit to fermented food, for pulling my son back from the abyss of schizophrenia, I believe that powerful components of properly-fermented anaerobic lacto-fermented foods all contribute to improving metabolism, digestion, and mood.

Why, within minutes of eating did he leap off his chair, screaming, clutching his legs, grabbing his upper arms, screaming “Hurt! Hurt!”? Later, when he learned more words beyond “tree, fire, and wheel”, he described the feeling in his head, “like ants crawling in my brain.”

Can dietary changes really improve some symptoms of autism, childhood onset schizophrenia and related problems?

We first “met” Kathleen over the Internet because of C.R.’s interest in healthy eating. C.R. began to explore the Pickl-it web site in order to write about natural fermentation for her natural foods blog. What she found was an extraordinary story about a boy variously diagnosed with autism,  schizophrenia, and pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified (in other words, an atypical autism spectrum disorder) and his heroic mother’s search for answers.

Kathleen’s story is extremely compelling and important reading. So we’re going to allow Kathleen to tell it (she’s a natural writer), over the course of a few interview posts.

Part 1: Heartbreak and Hope