For the most part the bad days have stopped. Every now and then I’m blindsided by one. A morning that started off normally and then I’m hit with it. Trying to process and make sense of what has happened. And it’s always the same. I...
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!
In 1998 my 2 month old son was murderd my his own father . we had total of (4) children together . Since that day , myblife will never be the same again Today it still.feels like it just happened yesterday . I It hurts like it happened just...
Trigger warning: Before reading this post, please be aware that it contains descriptions of childhood rape and abuse. What do you do when there is so much pain in your life? When all you can feel is empty what are you supposed to say when you...
i remeber it like it was yesterday i just turnd 15 and i was already wanting to give up but i stayed for the one i loved as i was fakeing a few smiles so people could enjoy my birthday and then i saw her mom’s car pull up that’s...
I had always heard the word abuse, harassment, but i didn’t quite understand it, neither did I think it will happen to me, today I was abused, and harassed by a motorcycle taxi driver, we had no business because 1 I was not his passenger...
child abuse survivor narccisst survivor x2 domestic abuse survivor Your past does not define you!! mental freedom is possible you have to treat each trauma like a fairy tale just a story based on a true story. After I have learned that and...
in school i had a teacher reach down my bra and up my skirt to grab my behind I’ve had this happen with the same teacher 3 times so my parents removed me from the school and i started a new one where i have lots of mental health support...
Trigger warning: Before reading this post, please be aware that it contains a description of childhood sexual assault. TW: this letter contains sexual assault. Dear rapist, It’s been 8 years since it happened but yet it just keeps...
my life ? well….what should i begin with!… let’s say!… I’m born with deformation of vertebral column. yet i always though i could live with as i saw myself just as a normal person. my dad ( may his soul rest in...
Hi! I’m Riya, a 17 year old lifelong learner, tech enthusiast and innovator. I started off being a student researcher under the Hospital for Sick Children, where I was exploring different ways of applying AI in the future of genomics, 3D...