True Life

Imagine being so self-sufficient that you don’t need public utilities for electricity or water. It’s called living off the grid. As energy costs rise, and fossil fuels continue to damage our planet, more and more Americans are giving it a try. On this episode of True Life, you’ll meet three people who are taking green to the extreme by living in the wilderness for an entire year without using modern technology.

It starts with a simple heartfelt question, and ends with a kiss. But all bets are off during the months in between. We're talking about getting married, and for young brides and grooms it can be the most romantic, but anxiety-ridden time of their lives. In this episode of True Life, you'll follow two couples as they try to overcome huge hurtles on their way to the alter.

Every summer, thousands of young people flock to beaches across America to shack up with friends for the season. Most have just two things in mind - making money and having a good time. But on this episode of True Life, you'll meet two young people whose summer living situations may just determine their futures as well.

Making a relationship work is hard enough, but what's it like if the person you're seeing is also in love with someone else? On this episode of True Life, you'll meet two young people involved in complicated and heart-wrenching love triangles.

Most of us enjoy having some good-natured competitions in our lives, but what happens if you're so combative that you turn even casual activities into cut-throat contests, and constantly make your friends your foes. On this episode of True Life, you'll meet two young people whose ultra-competitive ways are getting out of control and threatening to tear their closest relationships apart.

What's it like to survive the nightmare of war, but still be haunted by your experiences after returning to the US? One in five Iraq war veterans suffer from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, a mental condition that can lead to extreme anxiety, insomnia, depression, and even suicide. On this episode of True Life, you'll meet three young people struggling to overcome their PTSD so they can finally adjust to civilian life.

Snorting an illegally obtained narcotic, is just as dangerous as snorting a line of cocaine. But prescription meds are fast becoming the drug of choice for millions of young Americans who mistakenly believe them to be safer than street drugs. On this episode of True Life you'll meet two young people fighting to free themselves from their addiction.

They are the descendants of Puerto Ricans who immigrated to New York City and they straddle two very different and often conflicting worlds. On this episode True Life, you'll meet three young Nuyoricans who are trying to balance the demands of their old school heritage with the outside influences they experience in a very diverse city.

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.

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.

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.