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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
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...
The Character of Disability
Having been born with a physical disability in the late 70's my future was already decided by the doctors, occupational therapists, the education department... to them it didn't look bright,...
Building Intergenerational Bridges
I started my work as a volunteer and I still volunteer. Late at night, in the weekends, travelling in and out of my city alone for 10 hours for both...
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...
Life of an adult bedwet
Living the life of a bed wet is more complicated than anything I know, cause I felt the world pass me by every single day of my life,untill recently when...
A Girl from Sinking Bottom
Early in my childhood, my parents separated and eventually got divorced. My sister and I went to live with our grandmother in rural Jamaica. We lived in a farming community...
Speaking your Truth
We are all amazing
I am amazing because of all the things I've overcome. My breakthrough moment was today when I watched Luckiest Girl Alive. I was not sexual assault but my ex drugged...
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...
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...
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...
BE MORE BUTTERFLY
My story before being more butterfly: I always come back to the same story in my life. When I was very young at primary school I started getting bullied by...
From Invisible to Invincible
Twenty years ago I was absolutely horrified of public speaking and silenced by shame. I have conquered countless health challenges, financial challenges, relationship challenges, and vocational challenges. Every form of...
Love
I can and I will.
The society I grew up in is one that still believes a female's place is at the back. She is not to aim high, dream big or speak out except...
MY UNEXPECTED ENCOUNTER BEYOND
I never imagined that a single moment could change everything. i didn't know it then, but for the next three days, u woul be caught between two worlds-one of the...
The Life We Create In Telling Our Story
We create and re-create our life in the stories we tell others about ourselves and in the stories we tell ourselves. Several years ago I heard Ben Zander, conductor of...
Untitled
my bf cheats on me few months before an now i don´t know how to break up with him and what to do so ...if someone u love do this...
she won’t love me
i did everything for her, all she couldn’t give her from her ex, undivided attention, constant compliments, pda, cuddles, no arguments, talk to her, make her my priority. that’s all...
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...
Self-Empowerment
Toxic relationship and how i managed to come out of it
Trigger warning: Before reading this post, please be aware that it includes descriptions of rape and sexual assault. I had a relationship for 4 years and my boyfriend cheated on...
A Rare Silver Lining
A Silver Lining & True Act of Kindness: I am 32 years old and married my best friend in May 2013 and less than a month of being newlyweds I...
Logro Académico como una Salida
Cuando yo tenía 12 años, nosotros (mi madre y mis dos hermanos y una hermana) nos mudamos desde Colombia a los EE.UU. para vivir con mi padre que había emigrado...
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...
The lie that came true
The Lie That Came True — A True Story from Myanmar After the military coup, a young woman in Myanmar made a difficult choice: she quit her government job. Not...
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...
Trauma
My Battles | Distal Pancreatectomy & Atrophic Pancreas
In 2003, an eight-year-old child underwent distal pancreatectomy (a surgery to remove a tumour from the body or tail of your pancreas) and cholecystectomy in Delhi, India. She still has...
My healing journey.
I am going to tell you my full story. There's several people who know different chapters of this, but not a single soul that's ever known the whole thing. Why...
Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
I knew early on in my life that it was not good, Not for me, my siblings, nor my relatives and friends who were growing up in very similar situations....
Survivor of sexual abuse
I was sexually abused at the age of three up to ten, I went through something so traumatizing that I don’t wish on anyone even if it was my worst...
Madison Story
Trigger warning: Before reading this post, please be aware that it contains references to rape and trafficking. Hi my name is Madison kokes I am from Nebraska I had always...
My sexual assault stories
Trigger warning: Before reading this post, please be aware that it contains descriptions of childhood sexual assault. I'm not gonna include any names or in depth detail because I am...
Other Topics
Finding Strength in Loss: A Journey of Grief and Growth
Losing someone you love unexpectedly changes everything. It's like the ground beneath you shifts, and suddenly, life feels completely different. For me, this journey started on February 17, 2022, when...
“We walk side by side”
VIDEO: Mitra Kadarsih discusses the diversity of Indonesia, and how midwifery embodies inclusive, non-judgmental, women-centered care that empowers women.
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.
For every woman who knows what it feel like to Bleed and not have a Solution.
Remember that day you felt your PERIOD coming yet you had not prepared for the first drops or the entire four days of the bleeding. Its either you didn't have...
SMILE
When I was in Elementary School, I was a gloomy and quiet kid. Average in my looks and grades, I got often overlooked by my peers and my teachers. I...
Daily Affirmations
I bless the day I learnt about daily affirmations or rather Mantas. Growing up I was a very quite child with a low self-esteem and self-confidence. I stuggled to stand...