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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
We live to continue his legacy
I had promised myself that i would document every step of grief , but i wasnt very ready of the...
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...
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Claiming Your Power
My story
My name is Samira Kohdamani. I was born in Afghanistan, in a country where war and insecurity were part of daily life. My childhood was filled with both challenges and...
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...
Start of a life
My life right now is like hell with the thoughts of suicide. Every day, I feel like an empty guy ... I'm having a really difficult life situation today, March...
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...
The spectrum of empowerment!!!
“A woman is the full Circle. Within her is the power to create, nurture and transform”. – Diane Mariechild A women’s role can be appropriately described as ‘multi-dimensional’. A women...
What being chronically ill taught me…
I’m deep in the demanding process of transformation. From August 2020 till October 2020 i was away from social media, was missing from most family & friends gatherings, switched two...
Speaking your Truth
Super-gluing my ears for 14 years. The ????????
Hello dear beautiful children of this planet, Today, I wish to share my story with everyone and anyone that wants to listen. This was not an easy task for so...
How an Iranian married professor faculty member at both an Iranian university and a top American University sexually harassed female students.
Not until seven years ago did I enter the Ph.D. program at an Iranian university. Some professors of this university were considered to be renowned scientists graduating from the most...
“It gives us courage”
VIDEO: S.Y. comments on why she believes it is important for women to share their stories in this conversation with Elisa Gambino, One Production Place.
Childhood
Trigger warning: Before reading this post, please be aware that it contains descriptions of childhood rape. I remember when I was younger, feeling, that I was different from other kids....
Bye.
When you write something about someone…whether they see it or not, be sure you can tell that to their face too. For instance, if I directly told someone something over...
“The wounded recognized the wounded”
At the age of 11 your dreams were snatched away from you. The key people in your life rejected you for telling the truth about your abuse, but you are...
Love
i didn’t know my own strength
Trigger warning: Before reading this post, please be aware that it contains references to rape. "have courage & be kind" when I was young I was bullied for a very...
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...
Addicts are heroes
Addicts are heroes It's really tough to have an addiction or bad habit. It ruins your life, your confidence, your career, your family, and your self-worth. Some people even lose...
Life on Brentmoor Ct (pt. 4/4)
FREEDOM That summer, Ivy's mother decided it was okay for them to go and visit their father in prison. At the time, he was located in a minimum-security prison, about...
the flower that grew without water
Trigger warning: Before reading this post, please be aware that it contains references to rape, childhood rape, and other forms of sexual assault and abuse. The voice I have now...
The power of having faith
My story is based on me faced with a difficult situation and through having faith in God used it and witnessed God pulled me through The power of having faith...
Self-Empowerment
Waking up to your dreams
My name is DosumuFlexxy, I survived TB. It was really a time and period of pain but indeed I survived it. My story is to inspire a heart that gives...
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...
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 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...
Take a Moment for Yourself
In a world where we as women are expected to always put others before ourselves, it can feel self-indulgent to take even a moment for ourselves in the midst of...
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
Surviving: Made To Battle
Trigger warning: Before reading this post, please be aware that it contains descriptions of childhood rape and sexual assault. Hello my name is saida luvenia Mahoney I am 25 years...
IN UNEXPECTED PLACES
I picked this story because it's my own experience. I was traumatized deeply from that, and it was very hard for me to get out of this experience and get...
be a monster
From the day i was born i have been an outcast from society. My mother was 22 when she gave birth to me on the side of a country road...
Ro9se
Angelea Story I am a mother of four children and recently my oldest son 19 was killed (11-30-18). Shortly after my husband whom I met and started dating in the...
This Is Not The Last From Me
Trigger warning: Before reading this post, please be aware that it contains descriptions of childhood sexual assault and rape. My story starts at 8 years old, although I’m not going...
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...
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Untitled
For all of her life, she always wanted to be someone else. Because that's what she was raised to be... the girl with the ideal figure, the most attractive face,...
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...
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...
Guts
Have you ever had a gut feeling about something and ignored it, just for it to turn out to be the worst thing in the world? Like thinking it’s a...
Sunday Best
I think I like Sunday best now Now that I’m self employed No one expects anything of me And I have Monday to rest too Under the radar When most...
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...