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Welcome to Say It Forward, 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
The three stories most recently posted...

What is More Difficult: Losing a Mother or Becoming a Mother?
What is More Difficult: Losing a Mother or Becoming a Mother? Is that a stupid question? Losing a 63 year old mother to pancreatic cancer was extremely difficult, especially when...
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A Future Full of Hope: How Cancer Led Me to My True Purpose
I never imagined that a cancer diagnosis would redefine my life in the most unexpected way. When I was diagnosed in 2012, my world shattered. The fear, uncertainty, and physical...
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Let not what you have faced define you and your destination in life
I am a young woman from Mkoba, a prosaic location in Gweru, Zimbabwe, raised by my resilient siblings and my courageous, ailing single mother—a family whose unwavering strength inspired me...
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A rotating collection of past stories…

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...
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To that little girl, who saved my life
I’m 19 and I haven’t seen my family in over 2 years. I’m alone and I have zero friends and family where I live. One day I was at the...
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Postpartum Depression and Anxiety
When my son was born, it was the happiest moment in my life. I’ve never loved anything or anyone as much as i did him. I would die for him,...
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Faith over Fear
I hope this blesses someone today. I made a big milestone today. Well it may seem small to others but it was big to me. Today i had to go...
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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...
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The truth Untold – My Version
As I was scrolling through TikTok, I stumbled upon a motivational video featuring Keanu Reeves. His words resonated deeply with me: “Stop waiting for life to get easy. Stop hoping...
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Stories submitted by women under 30…

My unexpected pregnancy story
This is my story December I fell pregnant. Honestly I panicked, my body was overridden with panic. Phoning my partner, who I hadn’t been with long, at all, but love...
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Her Only option
She stood there in their family cattle kraal looking closely at the seemingly dry manure piled on a dirty plastic. She searched through the waste, looking for that “perfect” dry...
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Disabled Designer: Bedridden to New York Fashion Week
Jacqueline City is a 24 year old disabled fashion designer and CEO of Jacqueline City Apparel. City suffers from dysautonomia and POTS as well as heart disease and PTSD. When...
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Obstetric Violence
I realized that I really didn’t know my body until this situation. I felt that wasn’t right, and it was violence in a sense. I knew that many women have...
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No One Blamed the Man who Did Not Understand that No Means No
I want other people to understand…that service workers are not slaves and not escort creatures. You can’t just harass them or make sexual propositions. I believe that the more people...
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IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN THE TWO OF US
I chose to tell this story because I live in a community outside of Santiago, away from home and my mother. It is a recognition of my mom, because I...
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