I am STRONG AND BEAUTIFUL INSIDE AND OUT, AND SO ARE YOU!! As I grow older day by day, I find out more about my gender. The choices that we get to make and the power we have is not as much...
Encouraging/Empowering Others
Girls on the Run Story
I am a 44 year old woman. I asked a lot of questions as a girl because I always wanted to learn and know more, and remember being told to be quiet, to stop asking questions. I was a...
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 teaching music or being...
It doesn’t matter where you come from, just...
My name is Christine Nakayiza from Uganda, i come from a polygamous family of five wives and many children. My father died when i was only 5yrs (am one of the last borns), so i was left...
The Rare one
Here’s my story, thank you for this amazing opportunity. Hi my name is Tammy and I’m 34 from the uk. I have a rare disease called eosinophilic gastroenteritis which I believe is...
And the life goes on
Do you have any power to change things ? NO! No one has any kind of power than why do we stick to our problems ? Why don’t we accept it and move on ? Yes i accepted it with the smile...
Long way to diagnosis
Hi everyone I rarely share any piece of my personal life with social media as I am a very private person but after reading your stories, whether you’ve been yet diagnosed or not, I feel...
Putting Robin Together Again
Trigger warning: Before reading this post, please be aware that it contains descriptions of childhood rape and other forms of abuse. Putting Robin Together Again Innocence Lost What...
Unleashing the Girl Power
I grew up in a family/community that relegated women and girls for example, when men spoke, women are to remain silent or take the blame for everything whether they are right or wrong. Most...
Our actions impact others
I was born and raised in Germany in a patriarchal Turkish household. My parents emigrated there before my birth. At 19, I was arranged married to a relative who mentally and physically...