Stories

Every woman & 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 follow the link 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!

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Choose yourself first , before anyone.

I was 18 when my father committed suicide, My father’s suicide was the single most painful event in my life. […]

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Never lose hope

Hello, My name is Nawaf and I’m from Iraq. The story starts with me going shopping with my family back […]

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Beautiful Novella

Trigger warning: Before reading this post, please be aware that it includes a description of rape. Dear stranger, I have […]

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Give yourself the time.

I felt like my heart had been so thoroughly and irreparably broken that there could be no real joy again, […]

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SMILE

When I was in Elementary School, I was a gloomy and quiet kid. Average in my looks and grades, I […]

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We will heal

My father’s suicide was the single most painful event in my life. I was 18 when he left. I’m 22 […]

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Without any hope anymore 🙂

Hi.I’m anonymous and today i decided to share my story with you.I think my mother’s boyfriend is a pedophile.He has […]

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Dzinza Diaries – Generational Letters

Letter from My grandmother She said work hard, be smart and always remember what you look like is always more […]

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2 months clean

After a lifetime of drinking and 7 years of shooting crystal meth , now 2 months clean .I was crying […]

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how l almost die by stangers

my story how l almost die.l remember l was 5 or 4 let’s get started. l was playing outside then […]

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Problems Accepted

Ive had problems forever. I was born in london. I loved to make people happy. One day in school I […]

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No one.

My story, its funny. My story, is sad. My story, is mine. I’ve grew up confused on if my life […]