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!

“Lady with green bottle”

This is the story of a woman with trauma yet studied psychology because her parents don’t want her to become a musician but a psychologist as they say that she will be getting good money and good life partner when all she ever wanted was...

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Trigger warning: Before reading this post, please be aware that it contains references to rape. When I was in my first year in university, I got r**** by a friend… I was a virgin at that time. He invited me over to play a game. I had no idea...

Because fact:

They say healthy love is scary if you’ve never seen it before. If only they knew you are the only one that I adore. I love your reasoning, it adds flavour to my being like seasoning. I love that you made it out of the jungle but continue to...

I am Not a Mystery

My name is Lasaunia Thompson. I lived with a disease for 7 years that didn’t have a name. It came out of nowhere and was extremely painful. It came with painful wounds that would take well over a year to heal. It was so painful that...

My recovery story

Hi,  I’d like to share my story about having anorexia for 22 years to help as many people as possible. I want to heal the world, and I hope sharing my story will do just that. I have quite the story to tell. My name is Kari Kluter...

Missing piece of me

I never knew my dad other than when I was a baby. My bio parents were both addicts and I lived with my grandparents. My mom was still in my life, even though I didn’t live with her and she was in rehab/treatment a lot, she was still a...

13 and the colour green

I witnessed domestic violence between my mother and her boyfriend every day from the age of 6 up until the age of 11. I witnessed brutal attacks, one time my mother actually stopped breathing. He was a very jealous man. He wanted me out the way...

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Trigger warning: Before reading this post, please be aware that it contains descriptions of childhood rape and sexual assault. I was 5 when I lost my childhood. I had to come to terms with what life would be like without having the one thing...

Stop Coping, start feeling.

Trigger warning: Before reading this post, please be aware that it contains references to childhood sexual assault. What happens when you try to cope and not feel? You break down and don’t heal. I wish I knew that information when I was...

unspoken love

The unspoken love I’d like to think I experienced the feeling of love even with the bad traits behind it there was still a precious little heart happy. The tears, the arguments, the fussing and fighting only lead me up to love you more...