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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
Childhood
Trigger warning: Before reading this post, please be aware that it contains descriptions of childhood rape. I remember when I was younger, feeling, that I was different from other kids....
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....
ME
as a kid i was all the time sick i had surgiries everytime my parents lose hope saying that i'm gonna ended up dead allah gives me bearth again saying...
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...
The Brave
When you're in pain brought on by confusion, denial of care or lack of compassion, and excuses does very little to help repair, know you have it in you to...
Somehow, I survived
Trigger warning: Before reading this story, please be aware that it includes a description of childhood rape and assault. For years, it felt easier to just rewrite the story. Hmm,...
Speaking your Truth
Yes, YOUR story matters!
VIDEO: Yes, YOU have an inspiring story to share! Check out this 45-second video that explains why... https://vimeo.com/306191247
Sling the Mesh: the story of an accidental advocate
Looking back to 2015, I could never have imagined how dramatically my life would change. At the time, I was a journalist and photographer - fit, active, and simply seeking...
The dark shadow under my bed
Trigger warning: Before reading this post, please be aware that it contains descriptions of childhood sexual assault and abuse. I am a strong and independent women today. What makes most...
Ro9se
Angelea Story I am a mother of four children and recently my oldest son 19 was killed (11-30-18). Shortly after my husband whom I met and started dating in the...
Growing up as a diamond in the rough
Trigger warning: Before reading this post, please be aware that it contains descriptions of childhood sexual molestation and assault. I am a 29-year-old woman, born in Oakland, California. When I...
Speak out loud for your rights
Mahwash Athar from Islamabad Pakistan. Just After I did my Graduation my parents arrange my marriage. I went to Karachi Pakistan as my ex husband resident of Karachi. I lived...
Love
Expressing happiness… ?
Expressing happiness… ? Dr. Subhra D.B As a small cheerful child, a beaming school girl, a studious collegeer and further as an optimistic adult, I remember my mother always telling...
The day a call saved my life.
I’m a United States sailor. I’m away from home. And I have severe anxiety and bi polar disorder. While I’ve been away I had a manic episode. I started to...
Time Heals All Wounds
I still remember that night that everything fell apart. I remember the distinct sound of glass breaking. I remember the yelling and the crying and the sounds of the sirens...
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...
Motorbike Crash
My story is on my motorbike crash that happened 14th of March 2021 I’m still in hospital, I was in a coma for 7 days and unresponsive for 2 months,...
Suicide… Ending a book that isnt over yet
This subject is a touchy one but I can't seem to get it out of my head. I have clinical depression, anxiety and have personally been through it all. When...
Self-Empowerment
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...
Life on wheels you can still face the world with a beautiful smile:)
*Life On Wheels You Can Still Face The World With A Beautiful Smile*:):) I Have Overcame Many Challenges , Obstacles & Giving Up Was Never An Option.. *Life On Wheels*...
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...
Not too long ago, my son and I were the face of SNAP, hunger and poverty in Idaho
June 8, 2008, I remember the day vividly—the nurse practitioner told me I had Type 2 Diabetes. I argued with her that was not possible. I’m a nurse, I do...
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...
My Journey Into Light
The story of my journey. A year ago, almost to the day, I sat crying with my parents and brother at the dining table in my family home. I had...
Trauma
My story of Inspiration
I am sharing my video of sexual abuse, trauma but most of all, strength.
A Life Of Loss
Life began for me in February 1991, I was born to two wonderful parents Leighton & Jacqueline, my mum had me later in life at the age of 48, she...
Expressing happiness… ?
Expressing happiness… ? Dr. Subhra D.B As a small cheerful child, a beaming school girl, a studious collegeer and further as an optimistic adult, I remember my mother always telling...
How my traumatized childhood shaped who I am today
I grew up in Calgary, Canada. I grew up with a lot of family issues and these fights in my family (physical and verbal) have traumatized me. My dad is...
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 Past My Strength
My ordeal all began in 1994 when I lost my Dad at the age of seven. I was then single handedly catered for by my mother who had no specific...
Other Topics
From Death to Life
I want to stay Anonymous. So you will know me as Carmen. I am a 16 year old mixed girl in South Carolina. I have been searching all night for...
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...
Nisha Varghese: Unbreakable Spirit
You see the girl in the wheelchair, and you think, “Oh, poor thing. She’s disabled. Life must be so hard for her.” You walk right up to her, and then...
Empowering Girls and Women to Achieve their Potential
It was a startling discovery five years ago that prompted me as a then 21-year-old girl in Uganda to found Go Girl Africa. My inspiration came from a chance encounter...
What Makes you Vulnerable Makes you Beautiful
We learned about it in grade school when we were astonished to see a caterpillar turn into a butterfly. How could something so guarded and caged transform into something so...
SUNSHINE after PAIN and STRUGGLE
One thing I have come to realize is that there is only one me and I am awesome and wonderful even if I don't see it. Life can be painful...