My name is Zul Norin, and I am 20 years old. I’m currently a senior at Vanderbilt University and a proud QuestBridge scholar. My journey has been anything but ordinary. I was born and raised in Lakki Marwat, Pakistan, a town where traditions...
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!
Rising Above: The Inspirational Journey of Ranjana Tripathi You change the vibes of the room when you enter! You are one inspiring person I have met. When you speak, it heals…and many more. I am Ranjana Tripathi, currently 48 years old...
Always i have been the most quiet kid in my family. My mon told me how i never disturbed her when i was a baby and i didnt cry much.Well i can tell this afected me in my life. i grew up with my mum and my 2 sister older and younger i am the...
Trigger warning: Before reading this post, please be aware that it contains descriptions of childhood sexual assault. I’m 16 in 2024. I had been visiting my aunt routinely ever since I could remember up until everyone found out about my...
Inner thought: inner child When I was a child, around 3 to 5 years old, I perceived my family as stable—my normal. My dad was a manager at a company, and my mom was self-employed, owning both a travel agency and a salon, or so my parents told...
I’m a medically diagnosed ocd patient. Every day is a new mental torture to me. I cant live or do actions like a normal human being. A few months ago I tried to kill myself but I was unsuccessful, and the week after was a hell hole. Slowly I...
Pain is beauty Heal your pain if you dont heal it today it might not just not hurt but destroy many lives . Try to sit with yourself . Try to face your fear heal yourself . Dont just run from that pain thats inside your heart . Face your fear ...
This is a sad story. But it can make smn else’s story better. It a story about two people who were too afraid to tell each other how they felt. The world crashed down and they still stood there, lost in each other’s eyes, their...
I was born Monday, July 27, 1987, at 10:39 AM in Pittsburg, California. Mom and dad were together at the time of my birth. I can only imagine the extraordinary pains of going through labor and hurting emotionally because the man who helped you...
I’m 14 and I wanted to share my story my struggles So basically I’m not pretty so I wear mask like people who are not pretty are still wearing my friends don’t give me attention they like to poke and and just say slang because...