I grew up in a good family. We weren’t rich, we weren’t poor. I had pretty good siblings. I was sheltered from alcohol, drugs, and smoking. I went to church, and almost everyone in my close family were Christians. I home school half...
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Every woman and every girl inspires us. We are deeply grateful to those who have shared their stories about breakthroughs in their lives, the ways in which they have overcome fears, beliefs, or events that once kept them from connecting with their inner strength and recognizing their amazingness. Some of these stories are stories of pain and how a women or girl triumphed over it. As you read these stories, rather than focusing on the pain, choose to focus instead on the triumph and the ways that others have overcome what may once have seemed impossible to overcome. Let's celebrate their triumphs!
My brother was very tough guy. He always looked down on me because I was a girl, and I was 4 years younger. My whole childhood I wanted to just be accepted by him. I dreamed about him defending my against bullies, and protecting me. The only...
It was a cold winter day, rain pouring, cat purring. Nope. I’m gonna cut the bullshit and get straight to it. Yea it was cold and rainy, but there was no peaceful adorable super cute cat purring on my lap. It was supposed to be a day like any...
Why I’m so obsessed with her? WHO IS SHE? So here I’m going to talking about a girl, with whom I am so obsessed . I just think after my parent she is the one who is giving me inspiration to be perfect in life and to pursue towards my dream...
Trigger warning: Before reading this post, be aware that it contains descriptions of childhood rape, and other forms of violence and abuse. My name is Leigh* and I want to tell you my story. I was born in America to a woman named Alexis* and a...
Trigger warning: Before reading this post, please be aware that it includes references to childhood rape and other forms of sexual and emotional abuse. Hello, my name is L. Just L. My surname doesn’t define me in any shape or form, due...
Hello my name is Aisha Rana. I have spent major part of my life in studying Engineering and Alhamdulillah I am a Telecommunication engineer now. Although art and Engineering both fields are like two different poles of world but during all this...
I once thought that it was major life decisions that determined whether we are empowered or not – deciding to stand up for ourselves when our voice is not being heard, or to leave an abusive or otherwise unhealthy relationship, or to pursue...
I want to share my story hoping to help others around the world who experienced what I went through See in 2011 I went through some some very hard times carrying 2 children that I had first time getting dfacs called on me and I was in a state...
Since a young age, I bowed down to the expectations of how others viewed me. After so long of listening to other people predict your life, you begin to believe it, too. For the first twelve years of my life, I was beaten, choked, starved, and...