I loved my first year as an assistant coach with GOTR. It is amazing to see when girls develop self confidence and grow their self esteem. Being able to interact with girls in such a positive way and seeing them work towards becoming a team...
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!
I’m a girl who is 18 and was diagnosed with Ovarian Cancer 5 months ago. It was right after I took the university exam that I learned about it. I have always felt worried something might have been wrong about my body but never would have...
I was five years old when I first realized I was gay. Being the eldest daughter of immigrant parents, there were many things I wasn’t allowed to do and experience. I wasn’t able to go out with friends, watch certain shows or movies...
Three strong women in my family from whom I learned enduring life lessons: Mother – Born in 1914, died 2009. Loving, generous, capable, and competent; valued helping others, active in church and community; worked to help pay my...
My Story from A Son of Shepard to Banker!! Life is unpredictable ,It does not remain the same, with the passage of time everything changes. As I opened my eyes in a Wakhi Shepard family in 1989 in a remote Valley of Northern Pakistan...
Born out of the uk, in a hospital I no longer remember. Born like a normal newborn. Father away for work in another country. Just me, my mum and my granny in the hospital. Everyone was happy. I was my mum’s first born so she said she hadn’t...
this is my story about my toxic ex we became friends in 6th grade and got into a relationship in 7th grade on 18th January 2018. everything was fine for the first half a year and began abusing me in 8th grade. this included sticking pens in...
On December 13, 2017 I woke up in a strange place, to the sound of unfamiliar voices, dazed and confused, surrounded by nothing but darkness. In my barely conscious state of mind, I thought I had been kidnapped. The reality of it was; I could...
hi , im mirza my age is 16 and i live in indonesia west java bandung and this is my storry the storry begin in 2018 im in junior hight school and i pretty shy , but some time i have some thing that i want is nintendo switch , i ask my dad and...
My name is Lorainne im 32 im a single mom to a beautiful 8 year old girl her name is A’lani.. In 1998 i lost my dad. He had stomach cancer i was young but i under stood what was going on.. It was hard my older brother took it so...