This is the story of how I am learning to let go of control in order to empower my daughter. At what age do we hand over control to our kids? Just this past weekend I was reminded that relinquishing our control empowers our kids. Isn’t that...
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 want to share my story of how I got over my depression, managed my anxiety, and defeated and eating disorder all at 15 years old. About a year ago, I started high school and made the varsity cheer team which was great at first but also a huge...
“Well, you’ve only got yourself to blame,” the conductor of the orchestra told me. I froze. Those words had thrown me back sixty years to a childhood full of pain and an adult life marked by domestic abuse. My mental health had...
I first learned to accept myself as an amazing person is when I moved to New Jersey and I’m living with my dad’s friend, they told me every bad things to make me discouraged but I never give up I continued↔️. While I’m...
Learn to Appreciate Once upon a time, there was a man who was very helpful, kindhearted, and generous. He was a man who will help someone without asking anything to pay him back. He will help someone because he wants to and he loves to. One day...
Los títulos laborales y los salarios nunca determinarían mis cualidades como persona, eso era lo que pensaba y lo que compartía con aquellos cercanos a mí. Sin embargo, después de alcanzar en mi trabajo una posición regional que me...
Job titles and salaries will never determine my qualities as a person, this is what I used to think and what I used to share with people around me. However, after reaching a point in my work in a regional position that made me feel proud and...
PODCAST: #ThePowerOfYourStory Podcast is an interview series with women from around the world, a collaboration between Girls’ Globe and SayItForward.org. In this episode, Kalliopi Goulidou, a Girls’ Globe blogger, talks with Maya Kathrine...
I was born in Florida, on September 29th, I was adopted at age two, causing trauma, and reactive attachment disorder. I knew I was A female in the wrong body when I was young, I didn’t know how to express it so I stayed silent, I look...
Trigger warning: Before reading this post, please be aware that it includes references to childhood mental, physical, and sexual abuse. BREATHE! Ok, Hi my name is Jovi, I’m 37yrs old and the week of Thanksgiving I was pushed to my breaking...