The Lie That Came True — A True Story from Myanmar After the military coup, a young woman in Myanmar made a difficult choice: she quit her government job. Not everyone understood her...
Self-Empowerment
Breaking the Mold
I am so afraid to speak publicly about how far I have come away from the traditional, religious, conservative upbringing I had. I am more than proud of who I’ve become, but in my...
Invincible
For a long time I never really knew how bad my life truly was. Yet, I am still very thankful for the experience of life. When I was a child I was sold off and abused by my parents. When I...
Resilient: A Survivor’s Path to Triumph
Resilient: A Survivor’s Path to Triumph It took me 25 years to understand what was wrong with me. It all started when I turned 18 and I decided to go live with the one who I thought was...
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 for...
Breaking Chains, Building Futures
My name is Zul Norin, and I am 20 years old. I’m currently a senior at Vanderbilt University and a proud QuestBridge scholar. My journey has been anything but ordinary. I was born and...
Pheonix rising from the ashes
Rising Above: The Inspirational Journey of Ranjana Tripathi You change the vibes of the room when you enter! You are one inspiring person I have met. When you speak, it heals…and many...
I started to do things I love
I am someone who just got out of depression. And something that pulled me out was music and my own imagination. I tried explaining my feelings, that feeling of not having interest in...
A journey from Silence to Symphony
In the silence, I found strength. In the darkness, I found light. And in the journey from silence to sound, I discovered the true essence of resilience.” These were the words that...
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 dad: “No, dad, oh shame...