Hello there, my name is Marley, I am 28 years old and I am a rape survivor. Since the sexual assault, my dad has seen some profound changes in me. First of all, I was completely estranged...
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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...
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 don’t get to see her everyday. I feel...
My Journey to recovery
Hello everyone my name is Crystal, I am 17, and I was named BGC (Boys and Girls Club) YOY (Youth of the Year). My YOY journey so far has been life-changing. It has shown me who is there and...
Eating disorders
Hi! I am a 17 year old girl. I struggle a lot in my life even though I’m always laughing and seem happy. Daily I deal with a lot of stress. I think, maybe I have depression… And also I...
BOOZING
I want young women to take from my story that you shouldn’t forgive all the time. You can give people a chance, but afterwards, if you see that there is no change, that there is nothing...
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 so very much, in...
Guts
Have you ever had a gut feeling about something and ignored it, just for it to turn out to be the worst thing in the world? Like thinking it’s a sweet choice a but your gut told you...
Finding Strength in Loss: A Journey of Grief and Growth
Losing someone you love unexpectedly changes everything. It’s like the ground beneath you shifts, and suddenly, life feels completely different. For me, this journey started on...
IN UNEXPECTED PLACES
I picked this story because it’s my own experience. I was traumatized deeply from that, and it was very hard for me to get out of this experience and get out of these thoughts. I said...