Hello everyone my name is Crystal, I am 17, and I was named BGC (Boys and Girls Club) YOY (Youth of the Year). My YOY journey so far has been life-changing. It has shown me who is there and who isn’t there for me. When I was about 5-7...
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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!
Well “9 locations – 5 flights – about 20 days travel with my little 5 months old baby” so that I could be the WANDER WOMAN I wanted to be! When all a new mom feels is “even though I love my baby…is this the end of my...
Life can be very hard and full of ups and downs when you feel like you don’t fit in anywhere or when you face challenges. Lately, I’ve been gone and still going through a lot, for example, switching schools, being left out by my friends...
Hi!……I am kind of a girl who always likes to daydream.Since my childhood I always used to get left out everytime whether it’s in my home or friend circle idk if I’m am just overthinking or they really don’t like my...
Hi! I am a 17 year old girl. I struggle a lot in my life even though I’m always laughing and seem happy. Daily I deal with a lot of stress. I think, maybe I have depression… And also I suffer from an eating disorder which is my worst...
Trigger warning: Before reading this post, please be aware that it contains descriptions of childhood sexual assaults. It all started when I was about 6. It was a family gathering or a party maybe, I’m not sure. I remember my cousins...
I wear diapers but I can’t tell my mom but I haven’t got problems but I wana wear the diapers and I’m 12 years old [if you want you can cet it on sosial media] and yea that’s me I love wearing diapers if I get bullied for that reson I...
This is the story of changing hearts and adopting someone who thought they were not worthy of being loved. It is written from a Christian perspective, so I hope that is allowed here. Young voices filled the gym as I fidgeted on the metal...
Trigger warning: Before reading this post, please be aware that it contains a description of rape. It all started on September the same week of my birthday I felt really anxious and that day I went to school and I went to one of my classes and...
Hello, My name is Dr. Cornelia Gibson and I am a licensed marriage and family therapist in CA. I am the founder and clinical director of Agape Counseling Center and Network in Fairfield, CA and the author of Surviving Broken Promises. Although...