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Flea playing with the Red Hot Chili Peppers in 2016. – Photo credit: via Stefan Brending/Wikimedia Commons

Heroes, Joy

‘I wanted to age gracefully’: Chili Peppers’ Flea on how quitting drugs led to amazing changes

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Pictured here: Anita Omary; her son, Osman; and Omary’s close friends – Photo credit: Array

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Family, Modern Families, Motherhood

Once a refugee seeking safety in the U.S., Anita Omary is using what she learned to help others thrive.

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