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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
Back Home Again
From 2000-2009 I was in a weird, I’m not me place.....
1st marriage ended after 14 months....Never really fixed the “why” I was where I was and how I felt about...
Let Things Go, It Lessens The Pain.
I was 18, when I started dating a guy. It was a complete fairy tale for me. The feeling of being loved & taken care of. I never wanted it...
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....
Blooming and Becoming through Mentorship
I believe I am one person who was born lucky, and this is because of all the support system I have had growing up. Having five siblings meant I had...
I am not the child called it
I am a survivor. I was beaten by my mom's husband for years. He was a nasty drunk. We feared weekends they were worse. Whatever he grabbed we were hit...
Building Support and Trust Through Volunteering
When I was 15 years old, I joined Youth for Youth, a Romanian non-governmental organization working on youth sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). I became a volunteer and...
Speaking your Truth
I’m not a victim of sexual abuse I’m a survivor
This is my story, I get labelled a victim of sexual abuse. But I’m not a “victim” I’m a survivor. My abuser was my father, he started to abuse me...
my teacher
in school i had a teacher reach down my bra and up my skirt to grab my behind I've had this happen with the same teacher 3 times so my...
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...
unspoken love
The unspoken love I’d like to think I experienced the feeling of love even with the bad traits behind it there was still a precious little heart happy. The tears,...
Breaking the Mold
I am so afraid to speak publicly about how far I have come away from the traditional, religious, conservative upbringing I had. I am more than proud of who I've...
From the Ashes…… I Rise
"Where are you?", this is the kind of a conversation i have with myself every morning , my mornings have become so tough, this is what happens after 5 years...
Love
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...
A girl with full of dreams
My father passed away at a very early age due to asthmatic attack in 2010, I was pursuing my graduation. The moment I completed my graduation in 2012, I started...
My Story
Throughout my childhood I was exposed to numerous bad things. Most of them came from the worst person I've known to this day, sadly it is one of my parents...
A Future Full of Hope: How Cancer Led Me to My True Purpose
I never imagined that a cancer diagnosis would redefine my life in the most unexpected way. When I was diagnosed in 2012, my world shattered. The fear, uncertainty, and physical...
Serendipity
Serendipity describes "finding something beautiful without looking for it." A chance where a lot changes and the world might turn upside down. Quite funny to hear someone saying that many...
“Pompous Aristocrats: The flawed perception of art and art styles that we are all guilty of.”
Art is supposed to represent what the first amendment stands for. That is what I was taught to believe years ago. Apparently, times continue to change for worse instead of...
Self-Empowerment
Recovery
Once my grandmother passed away, my mother had to leave to country. I was given immense stress and I fell prey to whenever people called my ugly. I starved myself...
Alice- My strength (from me to me)????
This is a story of an Empowered Girl- "Alice"! A baby girl with snow white like appearance born to very loving and caring parents, they named her "Alice". They grew...
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...
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...
You are worthy. You are loved. You are powerful.
My story, of course, like all amazing women, started at birth. I knew from childhood I was different. I saw things differently. I was softer in my response to situations...
TB SURVIVOR (Lost Her Job but She keeps fighting against tuberculosis irrespective of that)
SUCCESS STORY CREATING AWARENESS TO STOP TUBERCULOSIS IN NIGERIA. My name is Dosumu Oluwafunke, a mother, a wife and a Graduate from university of ilorin Nigeria. Am a TB survivor....
Trauma
Ripples
It was a September evening in 1968 when two men dressed in their military dress blues knocked on the door of our home. I remember it like it was yesterday....
How my life changed
Trigger warning: Before reading this post, please be aware that it contains descriptions of childhood sexual molestation. I was molested at year 8 (12) by a year 11 (16). It...
Ray’s Transformation
I am a Survivor of family/relationship trauma. Mother was abused by my father for 15 years and I growing up in a home where violence was prevelant swore I would...
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...
Christine’s Courage
My story is actually a story about a woman I met in Madagascar last fall - her name is Christine. She and I met while I was on a visit...
Being my own son’s surrogate
It started when I was a little over 7 months pregnant with my son. It was also around this time that I had begun to tell a few of my...
Other Topics
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...
unspoken love
The unspoken love I’d like to think I experienced the feeling of love even with the bad traits behind it there was still a precious little heart happy. The tears,...
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...
De deshuesada a empoderada
Algo chistosa mi historia, porque lo más característico de quien soy ahora es algo que apenas y puedo recordar. Mi nacimiento fue, en palabras de mis padres: 'un milagro', desde...
Overcoming Fear and Personal Beliefs
Life can be very hard and full of ups and downs when you feel like you don’t fit in anywhere or when you face challenges. Lately, I’ve been gone and...
Blooming and Becoming through Mentorship
I believe I am one person who was born lucky, and this is because of all the support system I have had growing up. Having five siblings meant I had...