Hi, I’m Shalmali, a graduate student and mental health advocate from Pune. I conduct workshops, seminars and lectures on mental health and suicide prevention in youth through my...
Education
How I made my own dreams come true
Counseling has the potential to change the world; this belief resonates deep within me. I am a graduate student at the University of St. Thomas in Houston, TX studying Mental Health...
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 asistir a una...
Above dark clouds the sky is always blue
After having a privileged adolescence in my native country, including going to a very well known university 4 hours away from my parents’ house, I found my self living in the United...
Metamorphosis: Finding your passion, finding your...
Hello, My name is Cindy Tawiah and I am originally from Ghana, West Africa. My life at an early age began with physical abuse and if it hadn’t been for a teacher who believed in me ...
One voice,we all need a skill besides our formal...
My name is Olive,36 mother of two and a widow. I have a diploma in Education,Degree in public Administration and a post graduate Diploma in project planning and management. I have realised...
Tonya’s Teen Pregnancy Story
I want to share my story as a teen mom. It all started when I was 15 (July 2004), I had met the love of my life. We started dating then months later we started having sex. (something we...
Changes, Choices and Challenges
Born in the family of educators, I was not only born teacher but born to be a teacher. Teaching is something that come naturally to me. Yes it is in my genes. I wanted to be everything...
How being a cursed child & bullying turned me...
Chris Viviane M is name, I was Born in Rwanda, raised in Uganda because of the War which forced my family to escape from Rwanda. Before that, I’m from family of 6 children, five of them...
I am a whole!
For many years I had the mentality that I was not intelligent or smart enough for anything. I did not even know what course I wanted to do after high school. I was so good in singing...