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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...
More Stories
Claiming Your Power
Weird
Weird. That mostly sums up my social life struggles growing up as a girl. Weird. My family is “weird”, my laugh is “weird”, my sense of humor is “weird” and...
Much stronger than I thought
I was in GOTR during my 5th-grade year (2009/2010) of elementary school in Charlotte, NC. It was the first time I had a sense of community, especially being a Black...
How I survived bullying and anxiety
When I was a little kid, my mom would always tell me that I had the most amazing attitude that could cheer anyone up. I was always smiling and making...
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...
Welcoming sadness
I am an adult child of a narcissistic mother. I was raised in a family that didn't accept separateness or validate me as an individual. As a result, I've struggled...
Without suck there cannot be growth
Ever since I was a little girl I wanted to be a pilot. Growing up just 20 minutes away from Frankfurt Airport I would spend hours watching the aircraft doing...
Speaking your Truth
Empowering women Empowering society
INDIAN working women (IWW) is a community initiated to promote women empowerment. We have a group of nearly women Pan India who are working under this platform, which works through...
Saga of emotions
Hey am rishika and am not here not to inspire someone I just wanna share my thoughts. Am a teenager -17 year old there are lot of questions that bother...
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 would have intense periods of mania and other times depression....
Puertas Corredizas: Un Nuevo Mundo
La vida es siempre sorprendente y aunque lo sabemos, ésta nos continuará asombrando con el paso de las situaciones o eventos. En cierto punto de mi vida, como muchas otras...
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...
We can do better
Women worldwide and in particular developing world bear the hurdles of raising up families single handedly without assistant. Women are symbol of hope. When times are difficult they stand strong...
Love
No Bullies Allowed
Girls on the run is so much fun because we exercise, do fun activities, we do laps, and we do not give up. We work hard, we have friends to...
20 year old me! 20 years later!
When I was 20 years old, I experienced an ectopic pregnancy—a traumatic event that nearly ended my life. At the time, I had no idea what it was, or how...
New and old problems: access to sexual and reproductive health and rights during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Kenya
As we reflect on how to commence this article and share reflections and musings on the COVID-19 situation and its impact on the reproductive health and rights of women and...
Dont wanna let go
Even though its been a year Im still living my one true fear Im so dumb to let her slip away I know its still not okay I dont understand...
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...
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...
Self-Empowerment
How i am a fixer in progress and why i don’t feel bad about it and why you shouldn’t either
How I am a fixer in progress and why I don't feel bad about it and why you shouldn't either I believe part of me will always be to some...
From There To Here – Simply Mary
Simply Mary From There To Here In her own words. 2017 www.simplymarymusic.com Take the Journey along side Simply Mary in the creation of the Album Freedom Bound and the doorway...
Courageous Self-Love
PODCAST: #ThePowerOfYourStory Podcast is an interview series with women from around the world, a collaboration between Girls’ Globe and SayItForward.org. In this episode, In this episode, Alaa Al-Eryani talks with...
A personal story of self-realization
I open my laptop. I find numerous files lying unattended. Each file has a piece of article that is half baked. All those correspond to the thoughts that once upon...
life under law and treasures
My name is Nicole and I had lived a terrible nightmare though my story may not go far it does grow strong, you see when I was belittle as a...
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...
Trauma
The different girl
Hi! Today i decided to share my story with all of you and maybe this can change your life, and if you dont agree with me for anything no matter...
The burden of Guilt lies on whom due to sexual harassment
So much has been said and written about sexual harassment of late. Much of it attributed to sexual harassment on campuses of colleges and universities, particularly in North America, and...
Perseverance
When you were younger, did you ever think that life as an adult was going to be easy? Simple? Full of happiness every day or a Cinderella wedding? Well... that...
I will survive
As a victim of child physical & mental sex abuse that with a cruel twist that happened with the family home that continued for 12 years until I managed to...
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...
Ended My Silence after 34yrs
Trigger warning: Before reading this post, please be aware that it includes references to childhood mental, physical, and sexual abuse. BREATHE! Ok, Hi my name is Jovi, I’m 37yrs old...
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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...
So proud of you
I'm so proud of you, you're always going to be enough for me... you choose what to do with that. ~ Photo credit: Image provided by the storyteller.
Domestic violence and mental peace
Just a small phase of my long life I've many things to say but this is for now, Dealing with domestic violence is one of the destructive situations you could...
La Hermandad de las Sobrevivientes de Cáncer
“Me temo que no tengo buenas noticias para ti”, dijo mi amiga quien también es mi ginecóloga. Podía escuchar la consternación en su voz. Este no era el resultado que...
Surviving an unhappy home
I was an extremely shy only child of a single mum, living alone with her after her divorce from my dad, and eventually she remarried a creepy guy who claimed...
Life is like a test and a trial and Trials are never easy to overcome
My Own story I am Ritika. I am a student of class 8. I have a brother who is 9 years old. My father works in the office. I lost...