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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
Stuck
There's a lot I wanna say to you but cant. I can't explain why you just changed my whole life...
Losing It All While Finding Myself
I am a child of trauma who grew into an adult shaped by it. The earliest pieces of my story...
From Darkness to Purpose
Title: From Darkness to Purpose: One Woman’s Journey of Survival and Empowerment Kristen Ellingson’s life story is a testament to...
I Miss You Sister
I use to have sister. My 25-year-old sister Mariah Symone Sanders was shot and killed by her boyfriend on March...
The Beauty Queen Who Exposed Corruption Before the World Was Listening
The Beauty Queen Who Exposed Corruption Before the World Was Listening** My name is Jesenia Orozco. I am an American,...
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...
You Never Know What the Future Holds
I have a mental illness, bipolar, and I am not ashamed. I started having symptoms when I was 14. I...
EVERYTHING I WANT IS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF FEAR
I have always had to deal with fear, anxiety, and not feeling safe, because of abuse in my childhood. I...
Love, Desire and Awareness
Being a highly sensitive person, I have always projected the same self-image onto others. Expecting everyone to understand and feel...
My Story
Greetings, My name is Shatana Watkins, I am from Indianapolis, Indiana. I am divorced, with no children. I am a...
Why do I have to endure so much pain so young
I love kpop and everything that comes from Korea but the problem is that I come from an Islamic family...
Warum muss ich so jung so viel Schmerz ertragen
Ich liebe kpop und alles was aus Korea kommt aber das Problem ist das ich aus einer Islamischen Familie komme...
More Stories
Claiming Your Power
“BUT WITHOUT HIM, YOU’RE NOT ALONE”
When I got married I had no parents, no mother... I loved him, I trusted him, and I put my life in his hands... Then several problems started. I saw...
Daily Affirmations
I bless the day I learnt about daily affirmations or rather Mantas. Growing up I was a very quite child with a low self-esteem and self-confidence. I stuggled to stand...
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...
Changing lives – one girl at a time!
Jaden was born the oldest child in a home of domestic violence. She lived in the home until just before her 4th birthday. Both of her younger sisters had life...
ვარდებს არასდროს იწვიმებს
“ვარდებს არასდროს იწვიმებს, თუ გვინდა რომ გვქონდეს უფრო მეტი ვარდი, უნდა დავრგოთ უფრო მეტი ვარდი” - მარი ან ევანს, ცნობილი როგორც ჯორჯ ელიოტი დავიბადე და გავიზარდე ერთ-ერთ ძალიან პატარა ქალაქში,...
A Promise to Myself
There have been so many breakthrough moments in which I crossed a barrier to self-acceptance and self-love, moments in which I chose to love me, and to stop sacrificing myself...
Speaking your Truth
Oh Shame – a true tale of ableism
Yesterday as I began my scathing rebuke of the lady at the beach who undeservedly pitied me My dad to me in a hushed tone: “Don’t say anything.” Me to...
Fighting for Change
The past few weeks have been unsettling. First, Covid-19 forced us to stay at home, and we became masked-people. Then we witnessed on national TV the senseless murder of George...
Soldier of Hope
Heart beating, tears streaming, blood running down my arm, the strength to take just one more breath. This is survival. My whole life has been a fight for life. I...
My story of Inspiration
I am sharing my video of sexual abuse, trauma but most of all, strength.
To Whom Do You Give Your Power?
I love kaleidoscopes because they remind me that in an instant, everything can change. In many of the “kaleidoscope moments” of my life, I have been able to see long-held...
Ended My Silence after 34yrs
Trigger warning: Before reading this post, please be aware that it includes references to childhood mental, physical, and sexual abuse. BREATHE! Ok, Hi my name is Jovi, I’m 37yrs old...
Love
I Hated My Body So Much, I Wanted To Stop Breathing…
When I woke up in the morning, the first thing I was conscious of was how much I hated my body. I had to get up, go to the loo...
She Had It in Her All Along
I often believe that the best way to celebrate someone’s birthday is to focus on the impact they have made on the universe. Today, I want to celebrate and say...
Scientific publications as a tool for gender discrimination
Not until did I enter the master program that I could understand the meaning of gender discrimination deeply. My master supervisor always used to say that women are inferior to...
Don’t Judge
I grew up in a good family. We weren't rich, we weren't poor. I had pretty good siblings. I was sheltered from alcohol, drugs, and smoking. I went to church,...
Growing with Girls on the Run
I first learned about Girls on the Run from a coworker, she was telling us at lunch how much her daughter enjoyed it. I checked out the website and knew...
Sliding Doors: un nuovo mondo
La vita è sempre sorprendente e anche se sai che è così, si rimane sempre sbalorditi dal flusso degli avvenimenti. Ad un certo punto della mia vita, come molte altre...
Self-Empowerment
From Bondage to Mental Freedom
Freedom is possible!!! When I say those words I literally mean it’s possible! I recall so many challenging days in my life; when nothing but inward voices, hallucinations, depression, bulimia...
Go forth and be great.-Caroline Mochoge
Society has coined us to believe that we are confined to a certain culture, lifestyle, beliefs of this world that determine wrong from right. Guess what? In this world, everyone...
The strongest person I know
When they asked me, who is the strongest person I know? I replied, it's me...i am the strongest person I know, I have been through things no one knows and...
A girl with full of dreams
My father passed away at a very early age due to asthmatic attack in 2010, I was pursuing my graduation. The moment I completed my graduation in 2012, I started...
Running the Race- A Testimony of Love and Grace
My name is De'Ana Forbes. I am a student at James Madison University (JMU) in Harrisonburg, VA. I enrolled at the university in the fall of 2013 after being recruited...
Committed to Mentorship
The year was 1997 and I had worked for Pathfinder International for 6 years in Program Administration and I loved my job. At the beginning of that year, my husband...
Trauma
What has death taught me?
Losing someone is hard, it shatters you. I remember as a child, I once cried for days when I lost my favourite toy. As a teenager, I experienced my first...
Respect and trust is earned, not givin’
Trigger warning: Before reading this post, please be aware that it contains references to rape and sexual assault. TW: mentions rape and sexual assault, well at first me and this...
The way life goes
I'm sorry if my English is bad. My name is Marie, I am 15 years old, and I live in an orphanage. Not because I don't have parents, but because...
My story of Inspiration
I am sharing my video of sexual abuse, trauma but most of all, strength.
I’m glad I experienced Epilepsy
My name is Sydney and I am almost 25. I have four sisters who are free from allergies and disabilities. I was born in the Philippines and named Sydney because...
Healing after a childhood of trauma
Trigger warning: Before reading this post, please be aware that it contains descriptions of childhood sexual molestation. It is very difficult to describe my childhood as even thinking about it...
Other Topics
Why I Am A Warrior
I believe that I am a warrior. I have tackled every challenge in my life. Although being a female with special needs in this world is a challenge, I have...
Turning Point of An 18 Year-Old Girl
I'm a girl who is 18 and was diagnosed with Ovarian Cancer 5 months ago. It was right after I took the university exam that I learned about it. I...
Deafening Silence
I have two black dogs. Sometimes I only have one. But once I see him, I know the other one will shortly follow. I don’t always have the black dogs...
Sabiendo Que Mi Voz Debería ser Escuchada
Alrededor de hace algo así como un mes, estuve extremadamente sorprendida por una orden de la Corte presentada en contra mía por parte de mi ex-esposo. Sin yo tener conocimiento,...
When your body says “Reset”
I don't know what to call this feeling, but recently i have just been tired, not from doing anything, but one moment am okay, and the next one am battling...
I can …
Hello, my name is Mercy. I had low self esteem growing up and not doing well in my school work and this also let me not to be exposed in...