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!

THROUGH THE BARS TO FREEDOM

[This is] the most powerful and yet, the most horrible story in my life. I still cannot realize how I managed to get in between the bars, because it was very, very thin. I don’t know how I could do that. That is the strongest point...

Unwavering spirit!!!

“A woman is the full Circle. Within her is the power to create, nurture and transform”. – Diane Mariechild A women’s role can be appropriately described as ‘multi-dimensional’. A women has to be a daughter...

LOST FRIEND

I’m losing my friend, it’s not like I’m losing all of my friends, but everyone has already moved on, I used to be a good listener to them, like a people pleaser. I know hahaha, but it’s sucks. I lost interest in them, I...

The spectrum of empowerment!!!

“A woman is the full Circle. Within her is the power to create, nurture and transform”. – Diane Mariechild A women’s role can be appropriately described as ‘multi-dimensional’. A women has to be a daughter, a wife, a mother, and a...

From Teacher to Educator: A lifelong process

I never wanted to be a French teacher. I knew I wanted to pursue French after high school and that I wanted to study abroad for my junior year of college. I thought to myself, “I’ll be a diplomat who travels, speaks on global issues and...

TAKUT DEWASA

Hi aku seorang wanita berumur 22 yang sebentar lagi akan berumur 23. Aku si wanita yang penuh akan ketakutan perihal masa depan, aku masih disini sampai sekarang, masih dititik yang sama dengan diriku tahun lalu, aku mulai merasa takut akan...

I was touched and froze

Hello The other day I went out with my colleagues. I started working there just 2 1/2 weeks ago so I do not know them perfectly well. They are all way older than me but I felt very comfortable around them. Very loving. So we went out and had...

You Are Not The Storm. You Are The Sun.

For as long as I can remember, I have put others’ needs before my own. Where did this come from exactly? Was it a taught behavior? Was it a way to protect myself from the unpredictability of others’ behavior? Was it from being raised by a...

Shards of broken glass

So, I start at my youth from a time I can go back to, I was around 12 years old this was way back in 1981 when times were different to now in 2022. Times were hard living and growing up on a council estate in Netherton, Dudley, we were a poor...