by Arko Dutta | May 21, 2026 | Mental Health, Real Voices
After countless mental health battles culminating in an ADHD diagnosis, life for university student Sebastian Novak was in turmoil. Aided by his medication and rediscovering his love for cooking, he’s slowly navigating his way to feeling his best, one recipe at a...
by Jimmy Tse | May 21, 2026 | Immigration, Real Voices
Displaced by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Yana Smaglo did not merely rebuild her life in Britain. She founded her own business NENYA, worked through loss, responsibility, and an unfinished sense of home. She had fifteen minutes. There was no time to decide what...
by Casey Peyton | May 21, 2026 | Real Voices
After two years behind bars, one woman shares her story of life in prison. She reflects on her road to reclamation, and hopes her experience empowers other women to find the same resilience she did. The distribution of drugs was, in Toni’s mind, the solution to all of...
by Matt Galloway | May 20, 2026 | Community, Homelessness, Real Voices
Laws and rights are one thing, but LGBTQ+ youth are still far more likely to face life on the streets. Uproute speaks to LGBTQ+ people who have turned their life around after homelessness, and questions why the system is still failing people like them. When Mikey...
by Matt Galloway | May 20, 2026 | Addiction, Real Voices
The typical depiction of an alcoholic is usually not a young middle-class woman like Mary-Kate Harrington. But by 24 years old, she was leaving rehab and now works to make sure stories like hers are told. We spoke with Mary-Kate and expert Dr James Morris to why youth...
