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!
My attempt at suicide.
Once I attempted suicide. Uhh yeah. I got help though! I’m fine now! So it was middle school I think […]
My Way Back From Hell
Trigger warning: Before reading this post, please be aware that it contains references to childhood rape and self-harm. I’m 15 […]
Reminiscences
The heavy red curtains tried to stop the wind from barging into the room but could not. The longing was […]
How I found myself
Hi, I’m a teenage girl who hadn’t found herself until this whole coronavirus happened. When a song starts playing, I […]
Life from hell
Trigger warning: Before reading this post, please be aware that it contains references to childhood rape, other forms of violence […]
Kijan nou ka simonte pè ki nan nou.
Kijan nou kapab simonte pè ki nan nou? *premyèman* Si ou vle ale lwen nan lavi ou fok ou kwè […]
Why I Am A Warrior
I believe that I am a warrior. I have tackled every challenge in my life. Although being a female with […]
Sexually Assaulted
I was 16 when I sexually assaulted. Nobody knows because I am too ashamed to tell anyone; I’m afraid of […]
The Climb
I am not a doctor I am not a physiologist I’m not a university graduate I do not have a […]
A letter to #GirlsinSTEM and youth activists
Growing up as a child raised by a single, immigrant mom, I have faced her my share of struggles navigating […]
