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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
Legend of the Children
The Legend of the Children A long time ago on a place called Red Mountain, children were born and lived...
The Cost Of Justice
"Mficha Uchi Hazai." My mother has repeated these words to me for as long as I can remember. In English,...
The Friendship That Ended in Silence
Lately, I have been feeling bittersweet about a friendship that ended about four years ago. I met this friend on...
About me
My Special Needs Awareness Journey By Abigail Louise Francis Garvey My name is Abigail Louise Francis Garvey this is my...
holidays and death
not sure where to start but my grief kicked in when I watch my mother take her last breaths on...
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,...
The Silent Scream of Herat: Shrouded in Black, Stripped of Light
I am amazing because I am still breathing, still fighting, and still holding on to my identity in a city...
Sharing God’s love one letter at a time
Hello I am Allison I live in a small town called Lincoln Arkansas I run a ministry called KTLM PROJECT...
Desidolia
The quiet collapse of admiration for someone once revered - Grief started as confusion and misunderstanding, It became betrayal and...
Being me
Hey meet me, I'm a girl born and raised in Sweden and I struggled throughout most of my life. I...
My father ruined my life.
Back in 2021, I had reached out to my father. He never reached out to me at all I had...
Girl in Chicago, Il
Trigger warning: Before reading this post, please be aware that it contains references to childhood sexual abuse and assault. 2008...
More Stories
Claiming Your Power
A Girl from Sinking Bottom
Early in my childhood, my parents separated and eventually got divorced. My sister and I went to live with our grandmother in rural Jamaica. We lived in a farming community...
House of Secrets
I grew up in a house full of secrets. On the exterior of our home we looked like a picture-perfect family, but on the interior we all found ways to...
Growth is a necessary and BEAUTIFUL thing
I am sharing with you a post from my Facebook page from Tuesday, March 27, 2018. In fitness, Tuesday's are known as Transformation Tuesday. It's been a lifelong journey for...
Pursue your inner voice to be in a position “to accept”, not “ to be accepted”.
"My name is Bhagyashree Saini and more than anything, my primary identity is that "I am a child marriage survivor”. I fought for 11 years to come out of this...
Be the change you want to be!
Belonging to a city that is not visible on map, yet famous because it’s near Varanasi has always been a problem for me for not being recognized by work. I'm...
It’s never too late to be who you want to be
I didn’t pursue secondary education after high school because I had always been told that it wasn’t my role as a woman. The plan was always that I would be...
Speaking your Truth
My Journey Into Light
The story of my journey. A year ago, almost to the day, I sat crying with my parents and brother at the dining table in my family home. I had...
The war in my mind or my reality?
I share my short story of endurance with triggers of my past military wounds to help heal myself and others. To inspire you to believe in yourself and your dream!...
Universal love and the need to express the laws which were created to establish the basic principles of human existence!
Memorial Day weekend honors all the fallen who have given their lives so as Americans we would enjoy independence as they choose. I was not given the same comforts as...
Groat
Grout is an aggregate material often made with a cement or epoxy base. Grout is often used to hold tile in place and keep out moisture. Grout can be found...
Deliver the entire life
My name is Natalia, I am 26 years old, I was trained as an Obstetrician in the provinces of Tucumán and Entre Ríos, Argentina. I consider myself a feminist, an...
Madame Secretary General From the Slum
A few days ago, I was asked again a question I receive quite often, “How did you grow up so differently from the ghettos where you were raised?” My answer...
Love
LIFE CAN BE BEAUTIFUL
I wish for everyone to learn something useful from my story, my suffering. All refugees feel bad, but someone can understand them. When you lose someone you love, this is...
Crash: The Love Story
My awareness about my greatness came in stages due to the fact that that I was carrying a lot of baggage right up until the point of a near-death experience...
Untitled
Trigger warning: Before reading this post, please be aware that it contains references to childhood sexual abuse. I was molested as a child by my grandfather. I'm the one who...
My Story
Greetings, My name is Shatana Watkins, I am from Indianapolis, Indiana. I am divorced, with no children. I am a 46 years old African American woman living with (stage IV)...
My mom likes my boyfriend.
Hi I'm Lilly here's my story. So when I was fourteen years old my dad died my mom started to flirt with a guy named Brian. When I was fourteen...
With Darkness Comes Light
On December 13, 2017 I woke up in a strange place, to the sound of unfamiliar voices, dazed and confused, surrounded by nothing but darkness. In my barely conscious state...
Self-Empowerment
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...
Love and Empowerment
I once thought that it was major life decisions that determined whether we are empowered or not – deciding to stand up for ourselves when our voice is not being...
Wenn Schwäche zu Stärke wird
Ein Kind der Stille war ich schon immer. Gern in der Natur, gern allein – und gern von anderen übersehen. Oft beschlich mich das Gefühl, ‘anders’ zu sein als die...
The power of believe on yourself
Kwa majina naitwa Shella Salum nina miaka 33 naishi dar es salaam, Tanzania. Ni mhitimu wa chui kikuu degree of arts with education 2015, Sikupata ajira serikalini nikaajiriwa shule binafsi...
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...
Transparency will ignite unity
Trigger warning: Before reading this post, please be aware that it includes references to childhood rape. My name is Zoe van Zyl. Life has been a struggle, and in the...
Trauma
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...
The Gifts
I’m a grandmother now, and I have a story to tell. It is time to “say it forward”. Childhood is meant for innocent and happy times, but after age four...
Brain trauma awakening
My story. Take a moment to reflect. Through this physical embodied lifetime we go through immense changes that other species are incapable of, this may be due to the fact...
Putting Robin Together Again
Trigger warning: Before reading this post, please be aware that it contains descriptions of childhood rape and other forms of abuse. Putting Robin Together Again Innocence Lost What doesn’t kill...
My Story.
Hi there My name is Emma, I'm a teenager living in New Zealand, and I'd like to share my story. Not for fame, or recognition, or sympathy, or anything like...
Untitled
Hi, I am L. I am 14 and I am an attempt survivor. My reasons for it is my own but I want to talk about my journey with suicide...
Other Topics
Life Advice from a Life Advice Addict
I am asked more often than I thought I would be how I got to where I am today. It’s a position I wouldn’t have believed I’d be in ten...
Disability
I was born with a disease that leaves most kids unable to walk, unable to stand. I am very lucky. I was able to walk and to run, almost like...
Learning to love myself
Growing up I watched my mom deal with low self-esteem issues and I believe because of that, she didn't teach me to love myself. I don't blame her or resent...
The day I lost my mom
I am Cherilyn Riveral, I just want to share my story. I just want to let this out. I was 8 when my mom died, my sister was 12 and...
“Bringing Life to These Issues”
VIDEO: Jama Jack, of Think Young Women in the Gambia, talks with Elisa Gambino, One Production Place, about the power of survivors’ stories in efforts to end female genital mutilation...
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...