It didn't take me long to go from financial stability to fearing homelessness. — Stephanie Land Financial stability Copy Share Image
During my last year of college, I maxed out what small available credit I had after declaring bankruptcy in my mid-20s to… — Stephanie Land College Copy Share Image
I've seen, and experienced, the anxiety of not being able to find work for months on end. — Stephanie Land Anxiety Copy Share Image
My day planner is a constant companion as my organizer. And shows me that I am, in fact, getting things done. — Stephanie Land Companion Copy Share Image
We need to look marginalized people in our community in the eye and listen to their stories of struggle, heartache and impossibility. — Stephanie Land Community Copy Share Image
Having the ability to walk to the grocery store, ride my bike miles away to a friend's house, and spend most of… — Stephanie Land Confidence Copy Share Image
I grew up in what some would call an immaculately clean home. I hated my mom a little for it. I wasn't… — Stephanie Land Brother Copy Share Image
I would never want people to point at me and say, 'Well, she got herself off of food stamps, so anybody can… — Stephanie Land Copy Share Image
Nobody wants to admit their kid is the one with lice. Not only because of the work involved in getting rid of… — Stephanie Land Dirt Copy Share Image
This resounding cry of 'welfare to work' enrages me because something like 75% or 80% of people who are on government assistance… — Stephanie Land Cry Copy Share Image
When people think of chronic fatigue syndrome, they imagine someone simply sleeping a lot or who's always tired. The stigma from that… — Stephanie Land Change Copy Share Image
Hunger changes you. As your body begins to claw at you, your stomach churning in anger, every person who shares a photo… — Stephanie Land Anger Copy Share Image
My mom grew up in extreme poverty, and always spoke of it with a look of disgust. She felt pressured to fit… — Stephanie Land Clothes Copy Share Image
I signed my first book contract without paying much attention to what it said. I didn't know at the time that the… — Stephanie Land Attention Copy Share Image
I don't like to think of goals I set at the new year as resolutions. I like to think of them as… — Stephanie Land Copy Share Image
Many of my single mom friends and I had a fear of appearing poor, especially when we bought groceries with food stamps,… — Stephanie Land Fear Copy Share Image
Public speaking is not something my mind and body are able to do easily. I sweat profusely with shaky hands to match… — Stephanie Land Body Copy Share Image
To me, the only way we'll see a collective change in this country is by listening to people who have experienced life… — Stephanie Land Change Copy Share Image
I expected college to feel like a major accomplishment. I walked across the stage, eight months pregnant with my almost seven-year-old daughter… — Stephanie Land Accomplishment Copy Share Image
There's a thing called a 'welfare cliff,' and what happens is you get up to a threshold - which is a very… — Stephanie Land Copy Share Image
