Stories

Every woman & every girl inspires us.

We are deeply grateful to those who have shared their stories about breakthroughs in their lives, the ways in which they have overcome fears, beliefs, or events that once kept them from connecting with their inner strength and recognizing their amazingness. Some of these stories are stories of pain and how a women or girl triumphed over it.

As you read these stories, rather than focusing on the pain, choose to focus instead on the triumph and the ways that others have overcome what may once have seemed impossible to overcome.

Let's celebrate their triumphs!


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Surviving hell, in recovery

I was severely traumatized by my family. I am in recovery right now. I was abused through daily chores, cruel […]


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The note i wrote before I tried to go away

Dear people if u are reading this then Im ded or I might be , I’m writing this cause I’m […]


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Learning to Live Again: Finding Purpose in the Midst of Grief

You can never truly fathom what grief feels like until you lose someone close to you. For me, loss did […]


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My Testimony: Created for Freedom

My Testimony: Created for Freedom For years, I lived in a room with no air, constantly told that my suffocation […]


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The Tangled Web

When I returned home as a child after living abroad, my father placed a large welcome sign written in Arabic […]


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Growing up like an introverted and trying to share more about me.

Hello, My name is Maria, I like my name, it makes me feel protected and loved. I was born in […]


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Youngest in every room : First in my family

At 21 years old, I am on my way to earning my master’s degree in Cybersecurity before I turn 22. […]


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Children are wired for kindness

This sunny morning, Baby Madam was given a snack, and after taking a few bites, carefully broke pieces of the […]


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Life is sweet

On May 16 2026 my heart stopped.It started back up but was sputtering,every time it stopped I blacked out and […]


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Lost

Iʼm just a 21year old girl, society and people pressure you to get married when you reach certain age like […]


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My Divorce Was Not A Failure

It’s been several years since I went through the break-up of my marriage. I stayed in the shell of that […]


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Legend of the Children

The Legend of the Children A long time ago on a place called Red Mountain, children were born and lived […]

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