Welcome to SayItForward.org
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 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...
Growing up like an introverted and trying to share more about me.
Hello, My name is Maria, I like my name, it makes me feel protected and loved. I was born in...
Youngest in every room : First in my family
At 21 years old, I am on my way to earning my master’s degree in Cybersecurity before I turn 22....
Children are wired for kindness
This sunny morning, Baby Madam was given a snack, and after taking a few bites, carefully broke pieces of the...
Life is sweet
On May 16 2026 my heart stopped.It started back up but was sputtering,every time it stopped I blacked out and...
More Stories
Claiming Your Power
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...
Ria’s Stand Against Cyberbullying
Hi, I'm Ria. In my freshman year, I was cyberbullied along with other kids on an Instagram account under our school's name right before our finals. I was stressed and...
With Every Breath. A tale of struggle, survival & celebration
My Frisky Trifecta is living half-glass full. Bold, not blasé. Curious, not complacent. That saved my life and makes me 70 going on 30. At 62, an unidentifiable virus devoured...
Arriba de las nubes grises siempre habrá un cielo azul
Después de disfrutar de una adolescencia privilegiada dentro de los estándares de mi país, incluyendo mudarme a vivir a una ciudad a 4 horas de distancia de mi casa para...
My Voice Is My Purpose, What’s Yours?
I believe in introspection, where one digs deep in their heart to search for who they really are and what their purpose is. This introspection isn’t just for personal gain,...
I’m Worth; My Story’s Not Over
Trigger warning: Before reading this post, please be aware that it contains descriptions of childhood rape and other forms of abuse. Hi, I'm Coffee T., a 52 year old woman...
Speaking your Truth
My Fake Happiness
On my very first day at a private middle school, I was convinced that all 23 of the sixth graders attending there would be dignified, independant, and behaved. They were...
A boy did something to me
I had a stepdad and me and my mom would go to visit his family. I remember there were 2 girls and 3 older boys. We were sitting on the...
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...
My life story as a half latina half white girl and why I fucking hate America
Hi. No one know who I am but, I just want every conservative, white, republican, man to go fuck themselves. They are sitting all high and mighty while everyone else...
Finding My Inner Superwoman Despite Battling a Rare Disease
Devic’s disease is a neurological disease of the brain and spinal cord dominated by inflammation of the optic nerve (optic neuritis) and inflammation of the spinal cord (myelitis). It’s often...
My story of Inspiration
I am sharing my video of sexual abuse, trauma but most of all, strength.
Love
Finding my birth mother
Being adopted didn’t give me a better life, but it changed the route of my life journey and I’d like to share a little bit about that with all of...
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...
How a desire became Embrace Her
I grew up in Vietnam with loving parents and a family that always supported me. I had access to education, healthcare, and opportunities that allowed me to pursue my goals....
I’m still healing
Trigger warning: Before reading this post, please be aware that it contains a description of childhood rape. Before I start, I would like to note that this does not even...
Grateful and inspired
Gratitude Thank you doesn’t even begin to cover how grateful I am. As challenging as life can be or get, I have finally come to terms with who I am....
Ser una lesbiana joven
Ser lesbiana es lo mejor que me ha pasado en la vida. Desearía haber imaginado esa posibilidad cuando era más joven porque cuando tenía 11 o 12 años, todo lo...
Self-Empowerment
Academic Achievement As A Way Out
When I was 12 years old we (my mother and my three siblings) moved from Colombia to the US to live with my dad, who had migrated 7 years earlier....
Chicago Marathon
I have many GOTR stories but this one is my first! In 2016 I discovered and enthusiastically agreed to run as a SoleMate for Girls on the Run of NWI...
life under law and treasures
My name is Nicole and I had lived a terrible nightmare though my story may not go far it does grow strong, you see when I was belittle as a...
An Angel During Change
Job titles and salaries will never determine my qualities as a person, this is what I used to think and what I used to share with people around me. However,...
A Rare Silver Lining
A Silver Lining & True Act of Kindness: I am 32 years old and married my best friend in May 2013 and less than a month of being newlyweds I...
Breaking Chains, Building Futures
My name is Zul Norin, and I am 20 years old. I’m currently a senior at Vanderbilt University and a proud QuestBridge scholar. My journey has been anything but ordinary....
Trauma
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...
Surviving hell, in recovery
I was severely traumatized by my family. I am in recovery right now. I was abused through daily chores, cruel and hurtful words said by my mother due to her...
From ex addict to successful and published head chef
Hi! My name's Chef Chriso, So in a nutshell! I'm an ex alcoholic and addict who's battled with addictions and mental illness for years . Having bit of a rough...
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...
SUNSHINE after PAIN and STRUGGLE
One thing I have come to realize is that there is only one me and I am awesome and wonderful even if I don't see it. Life can be painful...
I am Woman.
I am woman. I am strong, confident, powerful and bold. I am learning the value of my worth everyday with the awareness that self-care and self-love is a lifelong practice...
Other Topics
Thinking Global
Growing up, people most often identified me as the “dark-skinned girl” or the “charcoal seller’s daughter.” I come from a community where most daughters end up taking over their mother’s...
A Future Full of Hope: How Cancer Led Me to My True Purpose
I never imagined that a cancer diagnosis would redefine my life in the most unexpected way. When I was diagnosed in 2012, my world shattered. The fear, uncertainty, and physical...
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...
i miss you dad
This is a story about a young girl who lost her dad at the age of 10 and I was doing standard 5.my father had long suffered from a deadly...
Missing my dad
My dad was my hero. He was my rock. He was always there for me. He was cheering me on at every skating, basketball, and soccer event that I had....
“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...