Welcome to SayItForward.org
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
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,...
The Silent Scream of Herat: Shrouded in Black, Stripped of Light
I am amazing because I am still breathing, still fighting, and still holding on to my identity in a city...
Sharing God’s love one letter at a time
Hello I am Allison I live in a small town called Lincoln Arkansas I run a ministry called KTLM PROJECT...
Desidolia
The quiet collapse of admiration for someone once revered - Grief started as confusion and misunderstanding, It became betrayal and...
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...
More Stories
Claiming Your Power
I can …
Hello, my name is Mercy. I had low self esteem growing up and not doing well in my school work and this also let me not to be exposed in...
A Global Force of Voices
VIDEO: Julia Wiklander, founder of Girls’ Globe, leads a global network of young women working to raise the voices of women and girls around the world.
From Survivor to Thriving Conqueror
I am the managing director at BTSADV, a dv educator in my community, a growing speaker, an empowerment blogger via holistic health at KayLa's Positivity Corner, and very recent masters...
Rise of The Go-Getter Girl!
A go-getter girl is on a mission to write one of the greatest stories ever written. She makes life happen for herself, and does not let life happen to her....
You are the change
As a girl growing up in Kenya, a patriarchal society with a strong cultural heritage, I knew from the onset that achieving my goals was not going to be a...
Baseball: A game for boys AND for girls
My name is Laura and I want to share my story about Girls playing baseball. When I was 6, I moved to Tokyo with my parents and immediately discovered baseball,...
Speaking your Truth
“Sharing my story makes it real.”
VIDEO: R.B. talks with Elisa Gambino, One Production Place, about #ThePowerOfStories to inspire others.
Sabiendo Que Mi Voz Debería ser Escuchada
Alrededor de hace algo así como un mes, estuve extremadamente sorprendida por una orden de la Corte presentada en contra mía por parte de mi ex-esposo. Sin yo tener conocimiento,...
My Story
My Story by John-Michael Lander At fourteen, my life seemed poised for greatness. My name graced the national spotlight when I secured eighth place at the Junior Olympics in diving,...
Why Say It Forward?
VIDEO: YOUR story DOES matter! It matters to you, it matters to us, and it matters to so many other women and girls who will be inspired by what you...
Adoption and my son
I lost my son to adoption and then suffered severe depression but now i’m Working hard to become self employed I want to share my story and maybe it will...
A process of accepting yourself
Okay, so I'll begin with telling you all that as a kid i was an introvert kid, a kid who is too shy in class or any occasion, so in...
Love
jaymal
My Story Page 1: I am Shichita from India. I am sharing my life story which I wanted to share because I don't want it to be lost inside me....
I’m Worth; My Story’s Not Over
Trigger warning: Before reading this post, please be aware that it contains descriptions of childhood rape and other forms of abuse. Hi, I'm Coffee T., a 52 year old woman...
My childhood sexual abuse story.
Trigger warning: Before reading this post, please be aware that it contains references to childhood rape and other experiences of sexual assault. I was 9 and homeless, living in a...
I miss my aunt
I had an aunt with inner talent but never showed it. She actually baked cakes for a living and they were so delicious. Other than that she also cooked for...
Thoughts Matter
Hi , This is Jiya. You must have not heard about me. I am short and cute girl who loves to be with my family and friends . So here's...
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...
Self-Empowerment
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...
To Whom Do You Give Your Power?
I love kaleidoscopes because they remind me that in an instant, everything can change. In many of the “kaleidoscope moments” of my life, I have been able to see long-held...
I am amazing because…
I am amazing because… I honestly didn’t think I’d ever face this kind of fear. When my business started going down, it felt like the ground beneath me was slipping....
From Mouse to Lioness ~ Listening to my inner voice.
Always a rather timid, shy woman, I was raised at a time when young women were seen and not heard. I'd sit in the company of those older than myself...
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...
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...
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....
Brain trauma awakening
My story. Take a moment to reflect. Through this physical embodied lifetime we go through immense changes that other species are incapable of, this may be due to the fact...
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....
Life on Brentmoor Ct (pt. 4/4)
FREEDOM That summer, Ivy's mother decided it was okay for them to go and visit their father in prison. At the time, he was located in a minimum-security prison, about...
Respect and trust is earned, not givin’
Trigger warning: Before reading this post, please be aware that it contains references to rape and sexual assault. TW: mentions rape and sexual assault, well at first me and this...
Mistakes Don’t Define You, Redemption Does
As each and every woman out there, I am good enough. I am a dedicated wife who admires my husband. I am a mom of three precious boys. I am...
Other Topics
I still have HOPE
So am not writing this story to not be pitied but for you guys out there to know and understand that some people who deal with a lot of problems...
Hello God, it’s me…
April 12, 2020 I admit. I am LOST. I was just asked by son if when will his baby sister be coming back here from heaven. It’s so hard to...
Empowering women in every aspect
I am a drummer from Iraq. Playing music or doing any music activity professionally as an Iraqi is a dangerous thing to do. Some people had their lives threatened for...
You are you.
You know, I don't know why I am sitting here in the middle of my math class reading all these stories about people, what they've suffered and what they've gone...
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...
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...