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Jim Rendon

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Author of Upside: The New Science of Post-Traumatic Growth and a freelance writer for The New York Times Magazine and newspaper, Marie Claire and others.
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Post-Traumatic Stress's Surprisingly Positive Flip Side

Post-Traumatic Stress's Surprisingly Positive Flip Side

The New York Times Magazine — Sgt. Jeffrey Beltran pulled a heavily creased Post-it note from the pocket of his fatigues, unfolded it and looked over a list he jotted down earlier that day: pick up an order of beef lo mein, take his dress uniform to work (jacket, pants and boots), do schoolwork. Beltran’s Army-issue organizer is also filled with these reminders, and he checks them every so often to jog his memory — folding and unfolding them throughout the day. Beltran’s life is filled with sticky notes because his short-term memory is no longer reliable, a result of what the Army calls a mild traumatic brain injury that he suffered in an I.E.D. attack in Iraq in 2005. “I have pictures,” said Beltran, who is 44, as he pulled a worn Ziploc bag from his backpack and removed a half a dozen photographs. He began laying the images on his desk. “We were turning our vehicle around when we got hit.”
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Skating for Justice

Skating for Justice

Marie Claire — Bridie Farrell was a promising 15-year-old speedskater when she started training with Andy Gabel, one of the sport's most decorated athletes. Now, more than 15 years later, she's opening up about disturbing allegations of misconduct— and raising unsettling questions about whether Olympic officials are doing enough to protect athletes from abusive coaches and competitors.
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Why So Many Young Cancer Survivors Are Thousands Of Dollars In Debt

Why So Many Young Cancer Survivors Are Thousands Of Dollars In Debt

SELF Magazine — A cancer diagnosis can do much more than damage your health. For young women in particular, it can be a financial disaster.
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After Trauma, New Strength as Well as New Scars

After Trauma, New Strength as Well as New Scars

The Wall Street Journal — Who is happier, the winner of a lottery jackpot or someone confined to a wheelchair after an accident? The answer seems obvious—the lottery winner. But it isn’t that simple.
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In Social Sports, It's About Camaraderie, Not Competition

In Social Sports, It's About Camaraderie, Not Competition

The New York Times — Social sports leagues have increased in popularity and help adults meet people in a fun, noncompetitive atmosphere.
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Falling Toward Grace

Falling Toward Grace

Marie Claire — Six years ago, a parachuting accident left extreme-sports daredevil Karina Hollekim near dead. Doctors said she'd never walk again, that her life as she knew it was over. But in the grueling years that followed, Hollekim had an epiphany: What if losing everything was the best thing that had ever happened to her?
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Inside Mark Cuban's Gilded Cage

Inside Mark Cuban's Gilded Cage

Mother Jones — DAN RATHER IS EBULLIENT, more so than usual, as we hurtle north from San Diego in a rented Chevy SUV. The former CBS News anchorman is recounting a story he'd reported in 2007 about problems with electronic voting machines.
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Rusty Cloutier Has Money to Spare

Rusty Cloutier Has Money to Spare

The New York Times — Rusty Cloutier wants to lend money. If you live in Lafayette, La., you already know this. In large black letters hovering above a pile of bundled green bills, billboards all over town announce, “We have $200 million to lend.”
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The Curse of Duncraig Castle

The Curse of Duncraig Castle

The New York Times — SAM DOBSON LIVES IN A SCOTTISH castle set on 40 acres of forested land with its own train station, boathouse and two private islands. But when the rain picked up one evening in late June, as it often does in the Highlands, Dobson wasn’t warming himself by the fire with a glass of sherry. He was getting soaked in the courtyard next to the kitchen as he wrestled with a four-foot-tall propane tank. Natural-gas lines don’t reach his rural estate, so he needs the propane to run his expensive Aga stove. After loading the empty tank into his car and dodging both wandering sheep and oncoming traffic along the winding single-lane road, he would be lucky to get to the store before closing time. And without a refill, there would be no dinner.
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