Kelly Corrigan Wonders

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Moira O’Connor submitted this 2-part eulogy written and originally read by her nephews Jona

The Power of Word Choice

2023/7/14

Thanks to a brilliant TED talk by Baratunde Thurston, I’m thinking about how people tell th

With the demand for excellent mental health care at its all-time peak, it’s a good thing pe

High school junior Clare Murphy wrote this touching, personal and evocative essay for a sch

With our hearts in Ukraine, here’s a story to love about a group of caring people in San Fr

Let’s say this: the number one driver of happiness across time and culture is meaningful co

A touching eulogy for Walter Barry, written by his son Stewart (“Bear Bear"). This is a be

Sometimes, the only way to figure out what truly makes a life worthwhile is to get out ther

In this final episode of our Life Worth Living series, Kelly reflects on some of her favori

Today’s Thanks For Being Here was submitted by Heather Hoskeer. It’s a poignant, beautiful

Loss and New Beginnings

2023/6/23

Today’s For the Good of the Order is a speech that Kelly gave at Camp Kesem, a very special

Sadly, this is the last conversation with Claire Danes and Kate Bowler about what makes lif

Amy Zuckerman shares a remembrance of her late father Harry “Wes” Westlund. Wes was a spec

Loss and Growing Up

2023/6/16

In this tender essay, Kelly traces her understanding of death from the day her goldfish die

Claire Danes, Kate Bowler and I try to figure out how the hell to live lives of real meanin

Writer Courtney Martin wrote this loving, humorous tribute to her mother for her 75th birth

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How do the values we inherited clash or complement the cultures we come of age in? How can

This is the story of an oncologist named Amy who diagnosed herself with leukemia in her own

In a recent high school graduation speech, Kelly shared her take on the things only we know