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Welcome to Say It Forward, where every woman & girl is encouraged to share her remarkably unique story of overcoming the fears, personal beliefs, or circumstances that have held her back in any way. We are grateful to the women & girls who have already shared their stories and invite you to read them. We hope you will be willing to share a story that highlights a breakthrough you have had in your journey to realizing how truly amazing you are.
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The three stories most recently posted...
(not)Healed.
It all started during COVID. The first time I remember vividly other than the other times was when I was trying on my old clothes and It didn’t fit and...
Continuethe day my world shattered
The world crumbled around me that morning. Waking to find Ben, my love, my partner, unresponsive, was like plunging into a nightmare. The frantic scramble for the phone, the desperate...
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I don’t want my father to love me. As far as I can remembrer, my father was always a family man. He was more a family person when it came...
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A rotating collection of past stories…
Survivor of teenage domestic violence
Hello, I wanted wanted to share my story to reach out to other young girls who may feel alone and not sure if what they are going through is normal...
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Above dark clouds the sky is always blue
After having a privileged adolescence in my native country, including going to a very well known university 4 hours away from my parents’ house, I found my self living in...
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Alice- My strength (from me to me)💕
This is a story of an Empowered Girl- “Alice”! A baby girl with snow white like appearance born to very loving and caring parents, they named her “Alice”. They grew...
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Resilient: A Survivor’s Path to Triumph
Resilient: A Survivor’s Path to Triumph It took me 25 years to understand what was wrong with me. It all started when I turned 18 and I decided to go...
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Hey. Meet me, Angel Maria. I’m a teenager from back in school looking for a simple, peaceful life. My early years were marked by terror and horrific experiences. My cousins...
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You don’t like him don’t wait for your gut to scream at you until it turns you inside out. When it inevitably does because you’ll do what you want regardless....
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Stories submitted by women under 30…
Stories Have An Impact
VIDEO: Andrea Vazquez shares her experience of the positive impact on others of sharing her story in this brief conversation with Elisa Gambino, One Production Place.
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The Power of Your Voice
The narrative of a woman’s value being in her vagina, ability to do homely chores and care to the family is one that has lingered for a long time. As...
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Our defining moments
We live our lifes from moment to moment, from breath to breath. Somethings we hold our breath to make the moment last but at times we hold it, close our...
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The Word No is Sacred
My story highlights issues around gender violence in groups and attitudes toward women’s civic activism and women in politics. My main message is to show the relationship within the activist...
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There is a lot of teenagers and people that are undocumented and who have low self-esteem and…with guys for the wrong reason. So, I think [other young women] will be...
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Obstetric Violence
I realized that I really didn’t know my body until this situation. I felt that wasn’t right, and it was violence in a sense. I knew that many women have...
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