Stories

Every woman and 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!

Wait for the guy.

Wait for the guy who opens and closes the car doors for you. For the guy who offers you his jacket without hesitation even after you have declined the offer time and time again. Ironically you sleep in the jacket that night whilst hugging...

Creating Safe Strides

Hello, My name is Carly Harrison. I am a graduate of Lassiter class of 2019. Running was a big part of high school and it came to an even bigger part of college. I got a full ride to Reinhardt University for xc and track. That was something so...

A Rebound

My journey started on Sunday, December 6, 2020. The first day I put a drink and drug down and wanted to change my entire life! My name is James Lee Monahan, I go by Jamie, and life has been hard for the past 20+ years. Drugs and alcohol had...

Youth voices

Hey, I’m Shadowstar. An hour ago, I realised I needed to share my story. Here it is. So I’m a youth, I believe that we should have rights. We have barely any and I believe that has to change. I need my message to get out there. So I want to...

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I always knew something was “wrong” or as i perfer to say “different” but i didnt know what, and nobody else did either, including my parent, family and educators. i didn’t speak much people would say hello to me and i would ignore...

THIS IS MY LIFE

Hi, I have a lot to share, I am a teenager, 16 y/o. I wanted to share my story because I want to move forward and maybe to do that, I might have to look back once again, not to dwell there but to take a look and be satisfied with whatever...

Don’t be a Jerk!

The day I got pregnant with my daughters and son was the best day of my life! So at least I thought because that same day I went to my boyfriend’s house and told him he was going to be a dad! He was excited about becoming a dad until he...

she saved me

HI, i will call myself xz2023 my story that I want to share here is because I don’t have many friends I might sound selfish in this story I’m really not that person 2016 was separated from my ex we lived together for 13...

Slow start and Overcoming Obstacles

Trigger warning: Before reading this post, please be aware that it contains a reference to rape. My story starts when as a girl I was not encouraged to succeed. But I was an A+ STUDENT. ALSO A REALLY GOOD artist 🎨. In HS a large newspaper...

It was a case of maintaining peace. Peace of...

Leading up to the year of me going to high school I remember experiencing feelings such as excitement, curiosity and gratitude, and contentment. Little did I know that would not be the case for most of my high school career. Attending an elite...