#YoungWomenSay

Stories submitted by women under 30…

Creating Safe Strides

Hello, My name is Carly Harrison. I am a graduate of Lassiter class of 2019. Running was a big part of high school and it came to an even bigger part of college. I got a full ride to...

I Found The Light

Trigger warning: Before reading this post, please be aware that it contains a reference to childhood sexual abuse. You grew up in a rough childhood surrounded by people who seemed to revel...

Survivor of sexual abuse

I was sexually abused at the age of three up to ten, I went through something so traumatizing that I don’t wish on anyone even if it was my worst enemy. I’ve dealt with PTSD, trauma...

Doing the impossible

To whom it may concern, I hope you are well and having a good start to the new year. This year I have made it my mission to share my story and to hopefully use the hardship I have faced in...

We are all amazing

I am amazing because of all the things I’ve overcome. My breakthrough moment was today when I watched Luckiest Girl Alive. I was not sexual assault but my ex drugged me without my...

Gin and Juice

Trigger warning: Before reading this post, please be aware that it contains references to rape. He could do anything, nobody would blame him. As the night grew stronger on my 18th...

Be the change you want to be!

Belonging to a city that is not visible on map, yet famous because it’s near Varanasi has always been a problem for me for not being recognized by work. I’m a teen changemaker who...

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...

THE LABYRINTH OF LIFE

I think [violence] is often happening in our society, but I think a lot of people consider it as normal, and no one is sharing it, and everyone is keeping this inside of them. I...