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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
Learning to Live in a House That Isn’t Burning
There has never been an example of a healthy relationship in my entire family lineage, so how do you expect...
Some are Celebrating 10 Years of Marriage
I got married at 30 years old (a couple of weeks before 31) ten years ago. I didn´t know it...
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....
More Stories
Claiming Your Power
Give yourself the time.
I felt like my heart had been so thoroughly and irreparably broken that there could be no real joy again, that at best there might eventually be a little contentment....
In Bloom Not Broken – Mental Health
I have suffered with mental illness for most of my life starting with self harm and depression at the age of 14 which then led to anorexia in my 20's...
You Can Choose
What I love about Girls on the Run is that I can express all my feelings and emotions. I feel like I don't have to hide my problems anymore. I...
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...
Relationships
After the heartbreak in 2019 august alot changed from an ambitious girl to a depressed one I was the one who left I dumped him because he deserved it however...
Black and White pearls
(Venus in front of the mirror) Dear you and me, I always had the dream to help other people and to share a story, to inspire people. Yet I feel...
Speaking your Truth
My Identity
Lost Black Boi I didn't ask to be here or even ask to see what my eyes has seen.. See I wasn't your typical Black Boi my gender didn't match...
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 that tries every single day to bury me alive. I...
Silence Falls
Why do we keep silent? Why don’t we just “speak up?” It’s a fair question for someone who hasn’t ever been used and exploited and manipulated for their body. Those...
Being me
Hey meet me, I'm a girl born and raised in Sweden and I struggled throughout most of my life. I therefore want to share a little of my story and...
Feeling Good About “No”
Recent conversations with four friends from different walks of life left me wondering what happened to our collective ability to utter that very simple, two-letter word that could help make...
Your life is worth living
Things I learned from a previous suicide attempt. By Sierra. On March 14, 2019, I tried to take my life. Earlier that day, I had come home from a long...
Love
A Safer Future for Me and My Baby
Sometimes, I wake up from crying in my sleep during the night. Why? Every night for the last three years I have been abused by my husband. I cannot sleep...
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 heaviness in my heart and the emptiness my soul has...
Abience
ABIENCE The absence of presence . Prefers to stay away. A silent spectator , Who hides her pain so deep Even she cant find it anymore . Emotionless with a...
Give and Take
It’s hard not to feel like you’ve been robbed. I wouldn’t even call it robbery really. When you get robbed, at some point the items taken will be replaced or...
I couldn’t do it, you do it for me!
I'm a 16 year old, turning 17 in a few months. I had a dream which others my age don't really care that much about. I wanted to become a...
I just felt the need to share my progress with someone
This is the first time I’ve ever written my story down in words, so here goes nothing. I’m 17 years old, and I have struggled with eating disorders, abuse, alcoholism,...
Self-Empowerment
I am amazing because…
I am amazing because… I honestly didn’t think I’d ever face this kind of fear. When my business started going down, it felt like the ground beneath me was slipping....
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...
A Week of My Own
There was a time I wore my To Do List like a badge of honor. I did it all: held down a full-time job while raising three children; volunteered for...
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...
The Voice of a Survivor
During the three decades I have lived as a woman, I have experienced, felt, and witnessed many discriminatory practices, especially harmful traditional practices such as female genital mutilation and child/forced...
It is Never Too Late
It’s Never Too Late For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under the sun Ecclesiastes 3:1 Jacqueline Maynard-Campbell April 8, 2016 It is never too...
Trauma
Reclaiming My Power From Fatherlessness
This is my story. I faced a lot of adversity including poverty, physical and sexual abuse during my childhood which created a cycle of abuse that followed me into my...
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...
My life history
Growing up, I’ve noticed that many people, especially men, think they are entitled to a lot from a woman. They think they have the right to look, to gaze with...
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...
The Courage to Leave An Abusive Relationship
“A woman in an abusive relationship tries six or seven times to leave before she is successful.” This is the statistic the DSHS caseworker gave me as I sat in...
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...
Other Topics
I survived 3 years of postpartum hell
My husband and I fell in love with our little girl from the moment we first saw her. The first few months flew by and I gave very little thought...
I have the right to express myself
As long as I remember, I haven’t been sincere and open with people about who I’m, my dreams and hopes, and how I want to live my live. In fact,...
Some Girls Don’t Fit In
Some girls are not meant to fit in. This has always been the story of my life. As a child, I never dreamed of weddings. I didn't give in to...
The Power of overcoming
The gripping story of life doesn't come together sometimes. I thee am a traveling soul searching for the identity I am to hold. The one stolen from me. I may...
Empowering women in every aspect
I am a drummer from Iraq. Playing music or doing any music activity professionally as an Iraqi is a dangerous thing to do. Some people had their lives threatened for...
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,...