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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 one of your stories that highlights a breakthrough you have had in your journey to realizing how truly amazing you are.
Latest Stories
The Story of Savanna L. McKee
The Story of Savanna L. McKee A Life of Losing, Searching, Breaking, and Finding My Way Back Where do I...
Everybody Thought I Was Crazy
For The Longest Time, I Felt Like I Was Seeing Things That Nobody Else Could See. I Would Notice A...
Learning to Live in a House That Isn’t Burning
There has never been an example of a healthy relationship in my entire family lineage, so how do you expect...
Some are Celebrating 10 Years of Marriage
I got married at 30 years old (a couple of weeks before 31) ten years ago. I didn´t know it...
The Perception
I am on a 5 hour ride with the famous Kenya SGR train going back to Nairobi from the coastal...
The Rainbow I Asked For
There Was A Moment When I Was Tired Of Trying To Understand Everything. I Had Questions. I Had Emotions. I...
When God Writes A Story You Didn’t Know You Were Living: From Hannah To Milk & Honey, Ruth, Will, Winnie & Shrek 🥛🍯🫏💚♈️♓️
My Story Is Honestly One Of Those Stories Where I Have To Step Back And Say, “Okay… God, You Were...
Surviving hell, in recovery
I was severely traumatized by my family. I am in recovery right now. I was abused through daily chores, cruel...
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...
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...
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...
The Tangled Web
When I returned home as a child after living abroad, my father placed a large welcome sign written in Arabic...
More Stories
Claiming Your Power
These Lines are…. BOUNDARIES
“Something brand new for me in 2021 is to stay actively away from drama and keep enforcing my boundaries. Infused in this action is to stop feeling guilty for the...
Catherine Constantinides – A Superhero Without A Cape
Catherine Constantinides’s list of achievements and accolades is long enough to fill pages of books yet to be written by her and about her. Who starts their first business at...
A personal story of self-realization
I open my laptop. I find numerous files lying unattended. Each file has a piece of article that is half baked. All those correspond to the thoughts that once upon...
Type 1 Diabetes Disease of the Mind
My name is Christian Courtney and I want to share with you how Type 1 can be more than just a physical disease but a mental one. I was diagnosed...
Taking Flight, Again.
In elementary school I was the fastest girl runner in my class. I could even beat most of the boys. I would always win the races at field day. I...
My whole life I have been struggling with self love
My whole life I have been struggling with self love. I have felt lost like I don't belong anywhere, I have been trying to look for validation from everywhere else...
Speaking your Truth
GIRL, TAKEN
Trigger warning: Before reading this post, please be aware that it contains descriptions of kidnapping, captivity, and the violence of war. The world is full of victims. In the fall...
sexual assault.
Trigger warning: Before reading this post, please be aware that it contains references to childhood sexual assault and descriptions of self-harm. i just want someone to know, someone random to...
We want our rights.
Përshëndetje, unë do të flas për gjërat që i ndaj nga mendimet dhe statistikat e mia, i shprehem plotësisht botës, për t'i treguar atyre që me të vërtetë besoj se...
A Blessing In Disguise: My Experience With Acne
Three years ago, my skin broke with, in my eyes, severe adult acne. I was devastated to say the least. My self-esteem and self confidence entirely depleted as everyday I...
“This is who I am”
Many a times women refer to other women as their own enemies, the thing is we focus a lot on the negative and forget about the positive and amazing things...
Overcomer By Jacqueline Williams
I was born on January 1, 1968, with my feet turned backwards—a physical reminder of a drug that changed the course of thousands of lives. That drug was Thalidomide. Thalidomide...
Love
Estoy prosperando a pesar de todas las cosas que me decían que no debería hacerlo
Yo soy increíble porque estoy prosperando a pesar de todas las cosas que me decían que no podría hacerlo. Hola, tengo 23 años y soy estudiante de maestría. Si hace...
A New Identity
California, a state I have known for years. My best friend who turned into my worst nightmare. I grew up in a household full of drugs and alcohol. I grew...
A poorly written life Tw sa tw abuse tw death suicide
Trigger warning: Before reading this post, please be aware that it contains references to childhood rape and other experiences of sexual assault. My story begins the earliest I can remember,...
GOTR
If I can be grateful to the pandemic for anything, it would be that my daughter gets to participate in GOTR. I’ve wanted this for her since she was barely...
Unlucky one
Well my entire life i have been scared to get a boyfriend so I never did until I was almost 19.I was always so scared that my family will find...
My Life: My dads traces on my mental behavour
This is my story on What its like to feel different to everyone mentally. Since a very young age ive been aware and ive known what its like to have...
Self-Empowerment
What Running Taught Me
I started running the fall after my daughter was born to lose a few pounds, get back in shape, and sneak in a few miles of "me" time after being...
Never Allow Anyone To Tell You What You Are Not Capable Of
Being dyslexic was a struggle for me growing up as a kid but I got through it by going to a school for kids with special needs, taking speech therapy...
Change is Constant
PODCAST: #ThePowerOfYourStory Podcast is an interview series with women from around the world, a collaboration between Girls’ Globe and SayItForward.org. In this episode, Julia Wiklander, founder of Girls’ Globe, talks...
How my traumatized childhood shaped who I am today
I grew up in Calgary, Canada. I grew up with a lot of family issues and these fights in my family (physical and verbal) have traumatized me. My dad is...
Every Woman is Powerful
I believe that every woman is powerful, and just needs to explore her inner strengths. This is a story of an ordinary woman who opened her eyes in the very...
I am not one of them
Going through school was quite hard, I can’t say I suffered for sure because my mother tried to avail the best money could offer for my siblings and I. Being...
Trauma
A journey of grief
It has taken me 14 years to finally learn how to grieve. When you’re 17, no one really teaches or prepares you for the waves that come with it. Sure,...
I Survived, You Can Too
Trigger warning: Before reading this post, be aware that it contains descriptions of childhood rape, and other forms of violence and abuse. My name is Leigh* and I want to...
Narcissism,bullying,abuse,domestic violence and trauma
Hello, my name is Rosa. I have recently published a book called Trapped inside my mother’s mirror, I have a passion for Youth and would like to share it with...
My Dream to Inspire Kids / teens through my terrible school experiences
My Dream To Help And Inspire Students In Similar Situations Hi everyone I am Angela, I am 17 years, and I live in Delhi The story I am sharing is...
Andrea’s journey to self love
Trigger warning: Before reading this post, please be aware that it includes references to child abuse, sexual assault, violence and rape. I can’t remember a time when violence and trauma...
its all in the past
hi, i'm Lily and i have a problem or should i call it a trauma ?? All I can say is, my school days weren't beautiful but they weren't so...
Other Topics
“Their story deserves to be told”
VIDEO: Eleanor Gall from Scotland shares her thoughts about her work with Girls' Globe and why women's and girls' stories deserve to be told.
My mom. My hero.
Strong. Humble. Powerful. Courageous. Brave. Independent. Hard-working. These are the words that come to my mind when I think about my mom. Raising two little girls in a single-parent household...
SPEAK UP
Trigger warning: Before reading this post, please be aware that it contains references to rape and to childhood sexual molestation. I am a 32 year old woman.Growing up in a...
Blooming and Becoming through Mentorship
I believe I am one person who was born lucky, and this is because of all the support system I have had growing up. Having five siblings meant I had...
A journey from Silence to Symphony
In the silence, I found strength. In the darkness, I found light. And in the journey from silence to sound, I discovered the true essence of resilience." These were the...
Hello God, it’s me…
April 12, 2020 I admit. I am LOST. I was just asked by son if when will his baby sister be coming back here from heaven. It’s so hard to...