MY TURN
'I Was Staying Across The Street From The Twin Towers on 9/11'
At the area we were evacuated to, one block away, we began to see people jumping out of the towers, It was absolutely horrifying. I spoke to a woman who was distraught because her husband worked in the twin towers and she had just dropped her son at school close by. I just hugged her.
'I Was a First Responder Firefighter on 9/11'
I happened to look up and I saw this 110 storey tornado coming at me; just curling itself towards me. I shouted "run, run, run!" Afterwards, we just saw dust. Everything was dust. I desperately looked for people everywhere, but there was nothing. We inhaled them. They were there, and then they were part of us.
'I Invented The Happy Dog Song, My Dog is One Happy Guy'
Happy Dog first went viral on TikTok in April 2020 at the beginning of the pandemic and it blew up again in late 2020. Then, in early 2021 Happy Dog song was used in other TikTok videos that have been viewed more than 150 million times.
'I Teach People How To Complain and Save Them Thousands'
In 2019, one individual shared in an online review that they had received a $31,000 (£23,000) refund on a car riddled with faults after following my advice about consumer complaints.
'I Was Miss America in 1970—I Never Felt Objectified'
At first, when they made the changes like removing the swimsuit competition in 2018, I was a bit taken aback. I wasn't against it, but I was taken aback. Some former contestants were disappointed. They felt it wasn't about your measurements, it was about being fit.
'I Was a Syrian War Reporter at 15, Now I'm Working With Angelina Jolie To Help Children'
I'm really proud of the fact that I've managed to get the truth of the Syrian tragedy out to people everywhere. But I wasn't expecting everything that has happened since. I never expected to meet Angelina Jolie.
'I'm a Former United Airlines Attendant, I'm Walking 220 Miles For Colleagues Lost on 9/11'
Flight 175 was a route I worked on all the time. Of course, I knew the crew who were on that flight on 9/11. It might sound crazy but I almost wanted to have been on that flight. I would have rather been up there battling with those terrorists. I just couldn't comprehend those crew members being hurt.
'I've Helped Capture More Than 1,400 Murderers, Fugitives and Wanted Criminals'
Every day through the work I do, particularly in cases involving missing children, I keep my son Adam's memory alive. Because it's Adam, and all the other victims, who matter the most.
'I'm a Former U.S. Marine, I'm Devastated By How The Afghanistan Exit Happened'
In August, those Marines and service members weren't in Afghanistan to fight anymore, they were risking their lives to help Americans and other Afghans depart safely. To see them killed feels like a punch in the gut. It hurts.
'I Thought I Was a Fussy Eater, I'm Actually a "Supertaster"'
I'll go out for a meal with my husband and I can tell if the food is sour or stale. If I go to someone's house I can smell if their milk is rancid. When I was pregnant I could smell KFC across the street when I was inside my car. It's like having a superpower.
'I Help People With Pet Grief Using Hypnotherapy'
I mainly see people about their cats and dogs, which is probably because throughout the population they are more common pets. But I've also had people come to see me about the death of their guinea pigs and lizards.
'I am an Immigrant. Racism in America Almost Killed Me'
I changed everything about myself. I altered the way I looked and I lost my Indian accent. Yet, in the early 2000s, all too often I would be walking down the street and hear a voice shout out: "Hey! Osama, go back to where you came from!"
'I'm a Financial Dominatrix—Men Pay For My Home, Bills and Vacations'
In the past four years, I've made more than $100,000 from dominatrix work, and had everything from people putting me onto their life insurance policies, to people paying my rent.
'I Gave up Sex Three Years Ago'
I had partners who were complex and not ready, and I thought that love would fix everything. I also thought that sex was love and love was sex. I couldn't understand why I was having great sex but the relationship wasn't working.
'Richard Branson Took a Photo of My Late Wife Into Space'
The picture I found was from Kath's last bucket list vacation. It was taken on July 11, 2015 and Richard Branson actually went to space on July 11, six years later.
'I'm a Marriage Therapist—There's a Hidden Reason Couples Therapy Can Fail'
I find there are generally three reasons couples are unable to work through their issues. Two are more widely understood, but the third reason is one people are often less aware of.
'I Used To Be a Bloods Gang Member, Now I Sing to Hospital Patients'
Most of my personal transformation happened when I was working in a trauma unit. I was reminded that I had been involved in hurting people. I could have been one of those people or I could have been someone who caused a person to be in hospital.
'I'm 11, I've Raised $750,000 For Charity'
My family and I camped at London Zoo in July, that was a whale of a time! Then I pitched my tent up at 10 Downing Street and had a one-to-one chat with Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
'I Teach Sex Ed to Millions on Tik Tok—People Ask About Sex Hurting, Periods and Libido'
My platform allows me to show people that there is no shame in saying the words vagina and vulva on social media. We have commercials for erectile dysfunction so why can't we talk about vaginismus and vulvodynia?
'I'm a Non-Binary Jewish Drag Queen. My Husband is a Rabbi'
Our daughter, Isadora, was born in November 2020, But the notion of gender is not playing a front and center role in how we parent our daughter. I get to both mother and father, I don't think I have to make a decision about how I show up.
'I Discovered My Uncle Is My Biological Father'
My mom immediately called me and confessed. I was at work, and this news was all coming to me via text. My mom said: "It's true."
'I'm a Doctor in Florida. COVID ICU Patients Ask For The Vaccine, But It's Too Late'
When the question, "did you get vaccinated?" comes up, the answer is always, "no doc, I didn't." You can see the disappointment they have with themselves in their faces, and the way they talk to you. They know that this might have been preventable.