Human Interest

Real stories that inspire, uplift, and connect us. From everyday heroes to personal journeys and community voices, explore the human side of life in and around Pittsburgh.

Personal Essay Stories of Inspiration

Navy Wife

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The Pittsburgh Better Times Team

  Copyright © 1999 Deborah Ivanoff It all began when I said, “I do.” Hearts full of love – future ...

Divorce Human Interest Self-Improvement Articles Stories of Inspiration

A Blueprint for Life After Divorce: Pittsburgh Author’s Book Inspires and Empowers Others to Find their “New Normal”

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The Pittsburgh Better Times Team

By Daniel Casciato Pittsburgh-based journalist, author, editor, and publishing consultant Gina Mazza lives by the philosophy that everything happens for ...

Human Interest Life Transitions Stories of Inspiration

There is Life After Loss: Widow Helps Others Along their Healing Journeys

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The Pittsburgh Better Times Team

By Daniel Casciato After caring for her husband Mike (a national record-holding police officer) through his over-two-year battle with amyotrophic ...

Personal Essay Technology

I Like Your Facebook Page, Why Don’t You Like Mine?

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The Pittsburgh Better Times Team

By Daniel Casciato A client of mine was dismayed that only 20 of his 600+ Facebook friends “liked” his business ...

Personal Essay Stories of Inspiration

Separated and Later Widowed–Why Domestic Violence Curriculum Needs to be in Schools

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The Pittsburgh Better Times Team

At age 17, I went away to college and was introduced to a world that I didn’t know existed. At ...