I was 14 when I met him. I went to youth not to learn but to have fun. My friend Michelle introduced me to a guy. His name is Daniel. Daniel was almost the same height as me. He’s Filipino but light skin. At first, I thought okay okay, we...
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!
VIDEO: Joy Marini, a passionate advocate globally for women’s leadership in health care, shares how her personal experiences have shaped her advocacy for the prevention of preterm birth.
Being dyslexic was a struggle for me growing up as a kid but I got through it by going to a school for kids with special needs, taking speech therapy classes, and learning different techniques in which helped me learn. Living in a home with...
I grew up in a house full of secrets. On the exterior of our home we looked like a picture-perfect family, but on the interior we all found ways to survive.Let me take you from the beginning. I learned from the moment I was entering the world I...
Once my grandmother passed away, my mother had to leave to country. I was given immense stress and I fell prey to whenever people called my ugly. I starved myself down to the weight I am today and everything fell apart. I would get dizzy, feel...
My name is Johanna Leblanc and I am a Haitian-American immigrant. I had the unfortunate privilege of being born into a dysfunctional family that did not have the capacity to raise nor protect me. At a very young age, I was mentally, physically...
Hi, i’m a high school teenager. i wrote this story just because i feel so lonely and sad and clearly don’t know what to do. when i;m around my friends, my family, i became this cheerful person, i made jokes, and i seems like a...
My Story Page 1: I am Shichita from India. I am sharing my life story which I wanted to share because I don’t want it to be lost inside me. This story is all about my first love and then a journey to find love. My sister’s wedding...
I’m a United States sailor. I’m away from home. And I have severe anxiety and bi polar disorder. While I’ve been away I had a manic episode. I started to sleep around. Drink so much I didn’t remember days at a time. I thought I could...
Another Chance I have no idea how to feel because I had loved him so much. César was my first love my first everything. I gave him all my love and kindness. I’m scared of falling in love with someone and getting hurt again. César became...