VIDEO: Nelma C. Galas, of The Philippines and Australia, shares her commitment to midwifery, to her medical missions, and to helping people.
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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!
I chose Somewhere over the Rainbow as my title because that was my grandfather’s favorite song and this is a dedication to him. I will start by saying my family is my number one priority over anything. I am the first of 17 grandchildren...
I grew up in Calgary, Canada. I grew up with a lot of family issues and these fights in my family (physical and verbal) have traumatized me. My dad is a very aggressive, abusive man and I have seen him hurt my mother physically and mentally...
I am a single mother of three daughters. I was in a 15 year relationship with the father of my children. A longterm friend of mine came to me for help. She left her husband and four daughters. I welcomed her into my home wanting to help her in...
Trigger warning: Before reading this post, please be aware that it includes references to childhood rape and abuse. My name is Kylie. And I am a survivor. Some backstory my dad was never in my life he left when he found out my mom was pregnant...
It was the start of year seven and id met this amazing girl called Tess. we became best friends and loved each other the way we were. I told her everything all my secrets we felt as if we were made for each other. we had a lot of similarities...
My name is Maegan & I am a recovered drug addict I have been clean for 1 year & 4 months. Last year around Christmas I lost my best friend, my only heart, my mother and that changed my life forever. Growing up I didn’t have a very...
Every girl deserves to realise her potential and live her dream life. I have visited a certain community about ten years ago. I met a young girl who had goals she wanted to achieve but was failing to due to various reasons including...
It’s hard to forget it, because everything reminds you of it – somehow. It’s not something that you could just easily let go. Unless you’re in my shoes, you’ll never understand it quite as much as I do. I’m only eleven years...
Having had abort my child was the lowest point I’d have ever gotten. Many years later, I look back and I still shed tears sometimes of joy sometimes of sorrows. What If I hadn’t aborted? I would have been a mum. The boy/girl would have been...