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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
711 Heal My Hurts
Life’s storms ⛈️ may be unpredictable, but one ☝🏽 thing is for certain - the rainbow 🌈 will follow. Keep...
Accepted. Funded. Rejected.
I was born as one of six daughters in a South Sudanese polygamous family—where, from the very beginning, my worth...
The rest is still unwritten
Natasha Bedingfield was onto something when she released Unwritten. Staring at the blank page before you. Oof. It’s like a...
Born Too Close to the End
By B. A. ⸻ Chapter 1: The Womb of Death I came into the world fragile, almost nothing. My tiny...
Warriors Without Swords: The Unstoppable Power of Women
A woman is the full circle. Within her lies the power to create, nurture, and transform.” – Diane Mariechild A...
A letter to able-bodied people
Dear able-bodied people, Can we please agree that praying for a disabled person to be healed after they’ve said no...
To my late mother, Latika
My mother who passed away in 2013 in Nashik city(India) used to tell me her story of going to school...
Broken To Brilliant
I Wrote On Here Multiple Times On Here. My Recently One Was About My Baby Sister “Mariah Symone Sanders” On...
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...
More Stories
Claiming Your Power
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!...
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....
Una historia personal de auto realización
Abro mi portátil. Encuentro muchos documentos que siguen desatendidos. Cada documento tiene parte de un artículo que quedo medio horneado. Cada uno corresponde a los pensamientos que alguna vez pensé....
It all starts with YOU!
BELIEVING is CHANGING. how I did it and how I am still managing to do it. I'll start with my story with stress, and how stress changed me over the...
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....
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...
Speaking your Truth
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...
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...
Should I leave or stay
Hi I'm sweety I'm from a middle class family I am a nurse. A year ago I got married and it was an arrange marriage everything was good. But after...
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...
Let yourself heal
Growing up, I lived with my grandparents. I couldn't tell them anything. I'd always feel like they would judge me. My brother was the only one that would be there...
Transformation of belief system- “Yes” to a “Bold No”
Years ago, I had met a girl who was undoubtedly bold, and confidence reflected in her words and action. She was a perfect blend of empathy and audaciousness. With the...
Love
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...
SUFFERING WILL NEVER END BUT THINGS WILL GET BETTER
Growing up and seeing how my parents fight being a only child seems other to be a golden spoon in my mouth from outside but it was a disaster from...
Hardships can be overcome
The purpose of me sharing this bit of my life is because I want those who read it to acknowledge that hardships can be overcome. My dad was killed in...
Warriors Without Swords: The Unstoppable Power of Women
A woman is the full circle. Within her lies the power to create, nurture, and transform.” – Diane Mariechild A woman is not merely a role; she is a spectrum...
GIRL, TAKEN
Trigger warning: Before reading this post, please be aware that it contains descriptions of kidnapping, captivity, and the violence of war. The world is full of victims. In the fall...
I need people who support me
in this life, you need to surround your self with positivity, be happy, I did very annoying things in life and I'm sorry about that but people still hate me...
Self-Empowerment
The Difficult Decision to End an Unhealthy Friendship
Most of us vividly remember the joys and pains of adolescent friendships, and the dramas inherent in them. Thankfully, as adults our friendships with other women are deeper and richer,...
The truth Untold – My Version
As I was scrolling through TikTok, I stumbled upon a motivational video featuring Keanu Reeves. His words resonated deeply with me: "Stop waiting for life to get easy. Stop hoping...
Remember
Sometimes we forget how tough we are, how resilient. That even in the most awful, difficult and painful circumstances, we come out of the other side. It almost feels impossible...
My body does not define me.
As a teenager and a young 20 something I suffered with body dysmorphia. I was the skinny fat girl. I had a childhood that no one should ever have, a...
Happiness is our birth right
For a huge period of my life, I tied my self-worth with being a good house wife, my values as a woman consisted on learning how to cook and cleaning...
El recuento matemático de mi vida
Gracias a las redes sociales hace un par de años me reencontré virtualmente con una amiga de mi adolescencia con quien había perdido contacto por casi 3 décadas. La alegría...
Trauma
The Guilt of Staying Home after Baby
Have you all noticed the shift in what the average American household consists of? If you are unsure of what I am exactly implying, I mean… have you ever looked...
Postpartum Depression and Anxiety
When my son was born, it was the happiest moment in my life. I've never loved anything or anyone as much as i did him. I would die for him,...
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...
This is my story
I grew up knowing i would be dead before 18. I grew up in a house full of hatred. I grew up in an adoptive home where I felt worthless...
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...
CoCo’s Story
As of today, I decided that I’m tired of keeping quiet about my hardships. I've became single recently, but in the most fucked up way. I was genuinely happy with...
Other Topics
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...
Keep Telling Your Story
VIDEO: Esenam Nyador reminds us that it is our right to share story and important that tell it ourself, and shares some aspects of her story in this brief conversation...
Bloodroot
I remember a moment when I was 19 having an experience in the wild, in nature, in which I celebrated myself and stepped across a threshold in which I could...
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...
You are you.
You know, I don't know why I am sitting here in the middle of my math class reading all these stories about people, what they've suffered and what they've gone...
Life of a 14 year old: Part 1
Part 1: So….I am not sure how to start this, I’ve never written anything about myself and never have discussed anything personal. I was 13 when I went for a...