This past weekend I noticed acne on the back of my shoulders and neck. At first, I was annoyed – 32 years old and religiously doing skin maintenance and I am still breaking out. Then it hit me, and I was immediately overwhelmed by emotion...
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!
My name is Emily. I am a 16-year-old, junior in high school, and approximately 14 days ago was the anniversary of my third suicide attempt. On September 16th, 2020, I overdosed and was admitted to my local hospital, then transferred to a...
Trigger warning: Before reading this post, please be aware that it contains descriptions of childhood rape and sexual assault. Hello my name is saida luvenia Mahoney I am 25 years old I am from Oakland California My birth date is September...
Health is currently the class I’m failing most in and one of my least liked classes Health is supposed to be really easy and I get good results on the tests but the thing is I don’t do the homework even though it’s really easy. It’s...
Trigger warning: Before reading this post, please be aware that it contains references to childhood sexual assault. I was 12 when It happened. When I met him. He was cooler, older, funny and accepted me for who I was. He called me beautiful and...
Serendipity describes “finding something beautiful without looking for it.” A chance where a lot changes and the world might turn upside down. Quite funny to hear someone saying that many things can change in just a minute, but when...
California, a state I have known for years. My best friend who turned into my worst nightmare. I grew up in a household full of drugs and alcohol. I grew up moving in with family members and not staying in the same school district for more...
It has taken me decades to understand my inner power, decades to find my own value and now that I have I owe it to myself to share and inspire others to speak out; to “say it forward.” As a domestic violence survivor, I have seen a...
hello I’m **** I started to hate my life in 2021 this year let’s begin with how it started. I got rap*ed in 2018 by my own cousin 2x times but I don’t really think of it much I was just a kid tbh in 2020 I started this TikTok...
I am Calvin Mulamba of the Democratic Republic of Congo. I have a beautiful, talented wife and 4 incredible children. In 2010, the persecution in my country reached a boiling point and I was forced from my home. I fled to East Africa and landed...