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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
The truth will set you free.
I do not think that I fully understood my inner strength until I was old enough and wise enough to understand what it meant. I must have been in my...
Stand for yourself and fight when its wrong.
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...
For Every Door That Closes, Another Opens
I've always struggled with my gender identity. Growing up, I started playing baseball because of my older brother. I was always the only girl on my team, but it never...
2 months clean
After a lifetime of drinking and 7 years of shooting crystal meth , now 2 months clean .I was crying the other day, tears of joy but also sadness. Why...
Sinless Cathelin
This story starts from the teens where a girl was growing to be a brave, innocent, and smart child with great features like black shiny hair, black eyes, and a...
Women-ChangeMakers
I am Aysha Sanober 36 years old accidental entrepreneur in the footwear manufacturing industry of Ambur.,a town famously known for its briyani & its leather in the state of Tamilnadu...
Speaking your Truth
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...
Stand for yourself and fight when its wrong.
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...
My worst fear is becoming like my parents
Well, it all started when I was around 7. Both my parents are alcoholics and they started drinking. I didn't fully understand what was going on, I was 7 years...
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,...
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...
Your Personal Triumphs
VIDEO: Share YOUR personal triumphs on the path to empowerment, and remind other women and girls that they are not alone.
Love
I’m strong enough to get through it
Trigger warning: Before reading this post, be aware that it contains descriptions of childhood rape, and other forms of violence and abuse. My story begins somewhere in the early 1990's....
God has blessed me
Hello my name is Evangelist Stephanie Florence and God has blessed me to start a women ministry and it Chat And Chew Reaching Hurting Women Ministry. God place this on...
The girl with no face
The girl with no face could tell no lies because she had no mouth to tell them with. Everyone said she was fine but no one knew the truth. So...
love is fake
hello.......im a 13 year old girl just wanting to share my story, i fell in love with this boy named ******* he is currently 14 years old. when i use...
Love your children and teach them to love themselves
When your family is your worst enemy but they make you believe that you are, that’s the worst. When you believe the stuff they call you and start questioning your...
to the one i loved most, but then lost.
He had really silky black hair, he was about 170 cm, one of the cutest kid in class. When I was in 6th grade(12), I didn't take that much attention...
Self-Empowerment
I started to do things I love
I am someone who just got out of depression. And something that pulled me out was music and my own imagination. I tried explaining my feelings, that feeling of not...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
Los Momentos Que Nos Definen
Vivimos nuestras vidas de momento a momento, de respiración a respiración. A veces, aguantamos nuestra respiración para que el momento dure, pero otras veces, cerramos los ojos y rogamos para...
Trauma
My healing journey.
I am going to tell you my full story. There's several people who know different chapters of this, but not a single soul that's ever known the whole thing. Why...
Anxiety Feels Like a Bully
In my mind anxiety feels like a massive bully. It holds me back from taking up new opportunities and to speak up. It makes me constantly put myself down. Anxiety...
Strength & Surviving DV: The Makings of Dr. KayLa N. Allen
There are few words that can be used to describe KayLa Allen: unstoppable and unparalleled in her compassion, resilience, and drive. KayLa successfully balances the challenges of being a full-time...
Mental Health Matters
My name is Emily. I am a 16-year-old, junior in high school, and approximately 14 days ago was the anniversary of my third suicide attempt. On September 16th, 2020, I...
International Author Incest Survivor Breaks Generational Curse!
Trigger warning: Please be cautious when reading this post. It describes childhood sexual abuse. In October, 1998 watching Oprah's Family Secrets Show with my mother, I so wanted to tell...
Grow Through It
The world looks so big through the lenses of a young girls eyes. So many opportunities, so many ways to go. Daydreaming, I would think of all the things I...
Other Topics
My introvert friends, you are not alone
The world is full of diversity. There are different types of persons all around us. Some of them are quite different than others. Introverts are one of them. I personally...
Partear la vida toda
Soy Natalia, tengo 26 años, me formé como Licenciada en obstetricia en las provincias de Tucumán y Entre Ríos, Argentina, me considero feminista , activista por los derechos de las...
Empowering Girls and Women to Achieve their Potential
It was a startling discovery five years ago that prompted me as a then 21-year-old girl in Uganda to found Go Girl Africa. My inspiration came from a chance encounter...
K quirk
i was a bit concerned about my weight. im a little under, but i didnt feel healthy. i felt i was fat, and i needed to lose weight.. i recognized...
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,...
Kijan nou ka simonte pè ki nan nou.
Kijan nou kapab simonte pè ki nan nou? *premyèman* Si ou vle ale lwen nan lavi ou fok ou kwè nan tèt ou.Chak ou doute de tèt ou,ou ap anpeche...