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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
Being me
Hey meet me, I'm a girl born and raised in Sweden and I struggled throughout most of my life. I...
My father ruined my life.
Back in 2021, I had reached out to my father. He never reached out to me at all I had...
Girl in Chicago, Il
Trigger warning: Before reading this post, please be aware that it contains references to childhood sexual abuse and assault. 2008...
Afiya Shafiq (25) born and raised in the Netherlands, life as an Afghan and Russian girl
Dear person reading this, let me introduce myself! My name is Afiya Shafiq, 25 years old, born and raised in...
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...
More Stories
Claiming Your Power
My Fake Happiness
On my very first day at a private middle school, I was convinced that all 23 of the sixth graders attending there would be dignified, independant, and behaved. They were...
The Superpowers We All Have
I remember when I was around eight or nine years old, I used to doodle encouraging messages to myself on my school notebooks. “You are really cool!” or “Kinga is...
Estoy prosperando a pesar de todas las cosas que me decían que no debería hacerlo
Yo soy increíble porque estoy prosperando a pesar de todas las cosas que me decían que no podría hacerlo. Hola, tengo 23 años y soy estudiante de maestría. Si hace...
We can all say NO if what others propose doesn’t suit us
My name is Tiacoh Hyacinthe-Arnaud Yao Kpri Junior II. I know, it’s long… very long, actually. But it’s necessary for the rest of the story. I was born into a...
after my darkest moments
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...
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...
Speaking your Truth
Ser una lesbiana joven
Ser lesbiana es lo mejor que me ha pasado en la vida. Desearía haber imaginado esa posibilidad cuando era más joven porque cuando tenía 11 o 12 años, todo lo...
“This is who I am”
Many a times women refer to other women as their own enemies, the thing is we focus a lot on the negative and forget about the positive and amazing things...
The strongest person I know
When they asked me, who is the strongest person I know? I replied, it's me...i am the strongest person I know, I have been through things no one knows and...
My art
I am an extremely extrovert, optimistic, people person and for me a regular day wouldn’t end without meeting with at least 50 people. It was around 5 years from the...
“I was going to finish that sentence.”
Well into my career, I was in a meeting with a great group of intelligent, successful and confident business leaders. I respected every one of them. They were all men....
My Fake Happiness
On my very first day at a private middle school, I was convinced that all 23 of the sixth graders attending there would be dignified, independant, and behaved. They were...
Love
Scientific publications as a tool for gender discrimination
Not until did I enter the master program that I could understand the meaning of gender discrimination deeply. My master supervisor always used to say that women are inferior to...
I Survived…
My name is Johanna Leblanc and I am a Haitian-American immigrant. I had the unfortunate privilege of being born into a dysfunctional family that did not have the capacity to...
My bullying experience
Hi my name is Jules Let me give you some background information about me before I start this story. I went to a Christian school. I had some friends but...
Ecos of My Compass
My name is Karla Wheelock and I’m a Mexican mountain climber. When I think about what it means to lead from the heart and be authentic in my leadership, I...
Strive To Be Better Than Who You Were Yesterday.
Two of the most prime dates in my life are 12.14.2020 and 19.01.2021. It was on these two dates (respectively), that I gave my acceptance speech to my country for...
Soldier of Hope
Heart beating, tears streaming, blood running down my arm, the strength to take just one more breath. This is survival. My whole life has been a fight for life. I...
Self-Empowerment
The Adolescent Girl Puzzle
In my community, being a girl is like putting together a really difficult puzzle. Being a girl can often mean that the different pieces of you don’t quite fit together....
Destigmatizing Menstruation in Swaziland
I am inspired in the hope of destigmatizing menstruation and be period positive. It was one of the days whereby you feel that everything is against you. As a mother...
Living as a Undocumented Teen
There is a lot of teenagers and people that are undocumented and who have low self-esteem and…with guys for the wrong reason. So, I think [other young women] will be...
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...
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...
The Power of Periods
The first time I was embarrassed of my period was the first moment I got it. There was no pretext to that feeling of shame. It was as innate as...
Trauma
the life that sucks
my life has been screwed from the start, my dad left before i was born. when i was 4 i was the first to see my step-grandfather commit suicide. my...
My Story
Know That I wrote this because if I keep bottling everything inside me I’ll burst. So I guess this is a rant that is somewhat depressing. But I’d rather let...
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...
Mental Health Matters
My name is Emily. I am a 16-year-old, junior in high school, and approximately 14 days ago was the anniversary of my third suicide attempt. On September 16th, 2020, I...
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 live in my body more than my memory, embedded in...
Other Topics
I started to do things I love
I am someone who just got out of depression. And something that pulled me out was music and my own imagination. I tried explaining my feelings, that feeling of not...
Sunday Best
I think I like Sunday best now Now that I’m self employed No one expects anything of me And I have Monday to rest too Under the radar When most...
It was a case of maintaining peace. Peace of mind.
Leading up to the year of me going to high school I remember experiencing feelings such as excitement, curiosity and gratitude, and contentment. Little did I know that would not...
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...
Be kind.
I try to look all put together, but I'm as conflicted as any other - trying to make sense of life. I had been told from an early age that...
“This is who I am”
Many a times women refer to other women as their own enemies, the thing is we focus a lot on the negative and forget about the positive and amazing things...