Cultural Norms

Youth voices

Hey, I’m Shadowstar. An hour ago, I realised I needed to share my story. Here it is. So I’m a youth, I believe that we should have rights. We have barely any and I believe that has to...

my incredibly amazing younger self.

my sharing is a story of showing the incredible strength of a young girl who just wanted to live…. and has escaped horrific abuse and brutality as a an 18 year old and built myself...

The truth I kept away from myself

My life changed as a soul when I chose to come into this lifetime on Earth. I have felt unworthiness, inadequacy, unappreciated, separation and mostly not enough for who I am my entire...

My family is asking me to get married

I am a 28 year old woman and I would like to share an incredible story. My family is asking me to get married, till now I didn’t got a good alliance and my biological father told me...

From English literature to Robotics

Growing up I wanted to be an engineer, but was told that it work reserved for men. I wanted to be in the army but my entire family opposed this dream. I thought I could be a journalist but...

Life of a 14 year old: Part 1

Part 1: So….I am not sure how to start this, I’ve never written anything about myself and never have discussed anything personal. I was 13 when I went for a family vacation to Pakistan...

fucked up life of a black girl

hi my name is Brielle and I’m a survivor of racism sexism,colorism,and texturism. I just want to say as attractive as I am I have never had pretty privilege, I was treated like shit...

The spectrum of empowerment!!!

“A woman is the full Circle. Within her is the power to create, nurture and transform”. – Diane Mariechild A women’s role can be appropriately described as ‘multi-dimensional’...

Burden of expectation- Who to blame?

Don’t know where to begin! But I feel so overloaded with thoughts that if I didn’t share, my mind will blast. I don’t want to get known by name, the only thing I want is...