Trigger warning: Please be cautious when reading this post. It describes childhood sexual abuse. In October, 1998 watching Oprah’s Family Secrets Show with my mother, I so wanted to tell her what her dad did to me & my female...
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!
I was raped 7 months ago. The man who raped me was never caught. I am 17 years old. I am not even close to being okay. My “friend” Lindsey decided to invite 2 dudes over to her house. One happened to be her boyfriend while the other...
Brain tumor diagnosis just began.
Growing up was not always easy. From an early age (4) I had to fight battles never intended for a child. I never knew my father,my mother was married 14 times, relocating every 3 months. At 5, me and my older brother was taking away by social...
VIDEO: Eleanor Gall from Scotland shares her thoughts about her work with Girls’ Globe and why women’s and girls’ stories deserve to be told.
I certainly did not know when my husband and I got married in September 2016 that our lives, and marriage, would so quickly change. Just a little after we celebrated 2 months of marriage, I was diagnosed with cervical cancer. Words like...
When me and my husband got married on March 2009, it never slipped our minds that one day, we would separate ways because either of us had to work abroad. But we really never know what God has in store for us, so when my husband was given the...
As each and every woman out there, I am good enough. I am a dedicated wife who admires my husband. I am a mom of three precious boys. I am a first grade teacher who adores my students. I am a woman who hit rock bottom, partied hard, and had an...
There is not a more devastating moment in life than the day you are told you are HIV Positive or the day you are told you have cancer. The day you are told by your doctor that you only have few weeks, months or a year to live. It’s not until...
November 25 was the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and Girls. One in three women and girls around the world has experienced physical or sexual violence in their lifetime. Currently, The Sreepur Village is...