Are you a person who doesn’t know what their sexuality is? You are torn between liking girls or guys and worried that people won’t understand you? Maybe you like both! But even if you are a 21 year old who just realized she likes...
Stories
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!
Hi i am a 23 year old female. A little bit background information i grew up in a conservative family. Oh i am a Muslim so my parents were really strict about my upbringing so that I don’t get spoiled or be a brat. Growing up i...
In the quaint town of Mikasa, Lily’s life unfolded against a backdrop of hardship and struggle. Born into a troubled family, her childhood was marred by the harsh realities of violence and neglect. The home that should have been a haven...
Am I going to be okay? I’ve often been labeled as “quiet and anti-social,” and even my own mother has scolded me, warning that I might end up lonely and unloved on my toughest days. Oddly enough, I’m unfazed by these...
Hey. Meet me, Angel Maria. I’m a teenager from back in school looking for a simple, peaceful life. My early years were marked by terror and horrific experiences. My cousins started molesting me when I was three years old, and it went on...
Why do we keep silent? Why don’t we just “speak up?” It’s a fair question for someone who hasn’t ever been used and exploited and manipulated for their body. Those who have never felt the bone aching shame that comes with because used...
I was thinking about murder, rape and other terrifying things. It was something different. I raise the problem of traditions and kidnapping without a girl’s permission. I just wonder, why me? I was still a kid. How come it is still happening...
My childhood was overwhelmed with sexual, emotional and physical abuse as well as being exposed to violence and criminal activity by my parent. I fell pregnant at 14 in care by my ex partner who later went on to be my perpetrator during my...
i am a girl living in pakistan. who has ups and downs in her life.who cry gets happy and feel all the emotions like a mature teen. i suffered from fake freinds. i have no sister. i have no one to share my pain with. sometimes i feel like to end...
The headlines of my story: > I lived with domestic abuse growing up > I was raped aged 14 > Moved 11 times to different towns and different schools before I was 16 > Failed my A-levels > Lost my brother age 20 > Homeless and...