The author's grandmother, shown with the author's mother (left image) on the beach in Goa, India, and with the author and her mother (right image) in Dubai.
Kelsey Birch remembers the crushing pressure, the sharp jerks, and the feeling of hands inside her abdomen. "I felt like I was being torn apart," she said. "I couldn't handle it."
Arthur C. Brooks, a bestselling author and Harvard professor, structures his day with early morning workouts, writing blocks, and time with his family.
