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...
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!
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...
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...
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...
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...
‘Quitting is leading too’ is a thought-provoking Nelson Mandela quote that lends itself to my journey to early retirement from the United Nations (UN) in Vienna, Austria in November 2022 at the age of 55. Throughout 2023, there have...
My story is about someone I thought loved and cared about me as a daughter, but had been caught doing something I never thought anyone would do, especially to me.
My life never was as perfect as in the movies. I’m a new generation to this world who still is trying to find myself. Mu childhood was like anyother family. We did trips together, spent the days laughing and playing around. Alrhough my family...
The gripping story of life doesn’t come together sometimes. I thee am a traveling soul searching for the identity I am to hold. The one stolen from me. I may be in a better place now, but I will never forget what it feels like to be...
I am going to tell my story, I think it’s interesting but long. Let’s just begin. I was a normal kid when I was growing up, but when I turned 12 it all started. I started getting in more fights, already problems in school and got a bad...