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True Life volume 10
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What if you lost a massive amount of weight only to find you were still desperately unhappy with the way you looked? On this episode of True Life you'll meet two young people who have lost hundreds of pounds, but are still struggling to come to terms with their new bodies.
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True Life volume 20
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Many of us feel fortunate to have a strong bond with our mother. In this episode, you'll meet two young people who are hoping to reconnect children with their mothers who abandoned them long ago.
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True Life volume 8
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English
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What if you threw a wedding and nobody came? In this episode of True Life, you're invited to meet two couples who actually planned it just this way. As the economy worsens, more and more young people are foregoing traditional celebrations and eloping. Exchanging vows in private, less-costly ceremonies, unbeknownst to even their closest family and friends.
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True Life volume 14
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What if you were years out of high school but regularly sleeping in the same bedroom you had as a kid? That's the often-humiliating reality for the millions of twenty-somethings who are still living at home with their parents. On this episode of True Life, you'll meet three young people who are doing everything they can to leave their all-too-comfy nests.
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True Life volume 15
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The Internet is not just for emails and Googling fun facts anymore. It's becoming increasingly popular as an interactive social arena. But in a world where you can become whoever you want, where do you draw the line?
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True Life volume 4
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There is nothing like the feeling of kissing your mother goodbye and moving into your first room away from home, but being a college freshmen means more than just going to frat parties and football games. On this episode of True Life, you will meet three young people trying to balance the thrill of newfound freedom with the sobering responsibility of adulthood during their first year in college.
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True Life volume 21
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Are you a boy or are you a girl? For most of us, the answer is an easy one, but for anyone whose sex organs differ from how they perceive their own gender, these are questions that can cause anguish. On this episode of True Life, you'll meet two young people taking extreme measures to bring their bodies and minds into alignment once and for all.
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True Life volume 24
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At some point or another, most of us fall in love with the work of pop culture, a movie, videogame, or maybe a comic book character. But if your enthusiasm goes over the edge and becomes all-consuming, then you're probably a fanboy. In this episode of True Life you'll meet three young people whose passion for their geeked out hobbies is so intense, it's completely taken over their lives.
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True Life volume 25
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What if you had it all, and then, simply lost it? In this episode of True Life, you'll meet three young people who achieved financial success at an early age, only to see their fortunes wiped out when the recession hit.
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True Life volume 9
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Admit it; you've snuck a peek at least once or twice. Maybe on occasion you've checked it out even more than that. But imagine living with a compulsion to watch or even engage in pornography all the time. On this episode of True Life, you'll meet three young people who feel they're actually porn addicts.
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True Life volume 11
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Out of the estimated 23 million Americans who are considered drug addicts, only a fortunate few ever get to walk through a drug rehab doors. Meet two young men with addictions so severe that rehab just may be their last hope.
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True Life volume 13
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What if you have a brother or sister you've never met, but desperately want to find? When parents break apart, their children sometimes grow up cut off from one another. On this episode of True Life, you'll meet two young people determined to reconnect with their long lost siblings.
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True Life volume 17
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The tears, the diaper changes, the utter lack of sleep. Adding a baby inevitably rocks your world, but what's it like to have two at once? On this episode of True Life you'll meet several young women who are struggling to care for newborn twins, without losing their minds.
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True Life volume 9
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The adult entertainment industry is more popular and more mainstream than ever. However, working in such a sexually charged field still greatly affects the personal lives of those who make it a career.
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True Life volume 22
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This episode explores the trials and tribulations of three young people who are struggling to raise children on their own.
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True Life volume 1
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Meet three young people who are expressing their individuality, which is causing them to be anything but the pride of their pack. Will the pressures of conforming to the family's standards prove too much to handle?
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True Life volume 10
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They have a reputation for crime, violence, and drug use -- but for hundreds of thousands of low-income Americans -- federally subsidized housing, or the projects, is often the only place they can live.
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True Life volume 5
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How would you feel if you never got a good night of sleep? For the more than twenty million Americans who suffer from chronic sleep disorders, that feeling is agony. In this episode of True Life, three young people try to function at school, work and home while seriously being sleep deprived.
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True Life volume 30
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They went to extremes and battled their demons, stared down their fears and chased their dreams. On Made and on True Life, you watched young people test their resolve as they attempted to transform their lives. Now in this season of change, as we ready to ring in another new year, you'll find out what's happened to some of them since.
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True Life volume 6
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Excitement and anticipation; anxiety and even fear. What were you feeling when you walked into high school for the first time? In this episode of True Life you'll meet three Long Island teens navigating their way through the ups and downs of freshman year at Roslyn High.