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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
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....
Children are wired for kindness
This sunny morning, Baby Madam was given a snack, and after taking a few bites, carefully broke pieces of the...
Life is sweet
On May 16 2026 my heart stopped.It started back up but was sputtering,every time it stopped I blacked out and...
Lost
Iʼm just a 21year old girl, society and people pressure you to get married when you reach certain age like...
My Divorce Was Not A Failure
It’s been several years since I went through the break-up of my marriage. I stayed in the shell of that...
Legend of the Children
The Legend of the Children A long time ago on a place called Red Mountain, children were born and lived...
The Cost Of Justice
"Mficha Uchi Hazai." My mother has repeated these words to me for as long as I can remember. In English,...
The Friendship That Ended in Silence
Lately, I have been feeling bittersweet about a friendship that ended about four years ago. I met this friend on...
About me
My Special Needs Awareness Journey By Abigail Louise Francis Garvey My name is Abigail Louise Francis Garvey this is my...
holidays and death
not sure where to start but my grief kicked in when I watch my mother take her last breaths on...
How a desire became Embrace Her
I grew up in Vietnam with loving parents and a family that always supported me. I had access to education,...
More Stories
Claiming Your Power
Pursue your inner voice to be in a position “to accept”, not “ to be accepted”.
"My name is Bhagyashree Saini and more than anything, my primary identity is that "I am a child marriage survivor”. I fought for 11 years to come out of this...
Long way to diagnosis
Hi everyone I rarely share any piece of my personal life with social media as I am a very private person but after reading your stories, whether you’ve been yet...
This Time Will Be Different.
So I decided to date someone older man. I put all my dreams and even self on the back burner, so that I can be there when he needed me....
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 dagger to the heart. Calling me out for every word...
When your body says “Reset”
I don't know what to call this feeling, but recently i have just been tired, not from doing anything, but one moment am okay, and the next one am battling...
Im Unstoppable
I am amzing beacsue i dont give up just yet but somtimes i wish there was better world for us women so im gonna create it by sharing with you...
Speaking your Truth
Fighting for Change
The past few weeks have been unsettling. First, Covid-19 forced us to stay at home, and we became masked-people. Then we witnessed on national TV the senseless murder of George...
The Smart Girl
My freshman year of high school, I wanted to stop caring. I was so burnt-out, trying to be the perfect student. I had straight A’s, got 100s on nearly every...
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...
I need to speak up
The first season I coached GOTR - I had only been home for a few years after a bad divorce. Curriculum 1 (this was fall 2012) was so amazing for...
B 4 I go
I was a special Ed child, hyper. I pray to God that I was sorry for the mean things I done. 1 st I had teen pregnancy. I got married,in...
When Weakness Becomes Strength
I had always been a quiet child, enjoying nature, keeping to myself – and being overlooked by others. Many times the feeling of being different from others overcame me, in...
Love
My story
When i was 3 years old my parents had got divorced, I have never known why they did until now. I'm only 11 years old right now but theres to...
My Testimony
The Christian Testimony of Teresa V. Our commission to do what Jesus commanded of all His followers: Mark, 16:15, "And He said to them, "Go into all the world and...
I’m strong enough to get through it
Trigger warning: Before reading this post, be aware that it contains descriptions of childhood rape, and other forms of violence and abuse. My story begins somewhere in the early 1990's....
MY story
Hello, My name is Molly, I'm a mom of 4, and 1 grandbaby on the way! I have a story that needs to be told and people who need to...
Fighting through the darkness with God’s light
God can take your brokeness, the ashes of your old self, your old life and turn it into something beautiful. I can literally say that I have been fighting for...
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...
Self-Empowerment
Un ángel para el cambio
Los títulos laborales y los salarios nunca determinarían mis cualidades como persona, eso era lo que pensaba y lo que compartía con aquellos cercanos a mí. Sin embargo, después de...
My body does not define me.
As a teenager and a young 20 something I suffered with body dysmorphia. I was the skinny fat girl. I had a childhood that no one should ever have, a...
About me
My Special Needs Awareness Journey By Abigail Louise Francis Garvey My name is Abigail Louise Francis Garvey this is my journey. I was born with a chromosome 12 deletion, which...
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...
Arriba de las nubes grises siempre habrá un cielo azul
Después de disfrutar de una adolescencia privilegiada dentro de los estándares de mi país, incluyendo mudarme a vivir a una ciudad a 4 horas de distancia de mi casa para...
Sisterhood
What do you love about Girls on the Run? I love the bond we have they treat like i'm their sister and the dedication they have on running. My favorite...
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...
its all in the past
hi, i'm Lily and i have a problem or should i call it a trauma ?? All I can say is, my school days weren't beautiful but they weren't so...
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...
From Abuse to Successful & Free
Trigger warning: Before reading this post, please be aware that it contains descriptions of childhood sexual abuse. In a world where mental toughness is much needed right now, I would...
I am Woman.
I am woman. I am strong, confident, powerful and bold. I am learning the value of my worth everyday with the awareness that self-care and self-love is a lifelong practice...
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...
Other Topics
The Power of Transitions
Everyone tries their best to start their year with so much hope, at least that is what social media shows us , the constant contents on "vision boards , resolutions,...
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...
The Reminders My Body Gives Me
This past weekend I noticed acne on the back of my shoulders and neck. At first, I was annoyed – 32 years old and religiously doing skin maintenance and I...
Mom …
I am Vaishali Singh sharing story of my motherhood. Like every other girl i also had big dreams about my career but due to pregnancy complications ..i left my so...
Be Afraid
Fear, a hollow feeling that swallows you from within, there are so many forms of it - Fear of being seen, fear of being unseen, fear of being at the...
Accepting myself as I am – Story of someone with Vitilgo
I wanted to share with you my story which is how I dealt with vitilgo and the stigma around it. When I was about 7 years I got this condition...