Twenty years ago I was absolutely horrified of public speaking and silenced by shame. I have conquered countless health challenges, financial challenges, relationship challenges, and vocational challenges. Every form of adversity was molding me...
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!
Trigger warning: Before reading this post, please be aware that it includes references to childhood rape and sexual assault. I am a survivor of multiple sexual assaults and rapes. I wasn’t planning on talking about this just yet, but...
my life has been screwed from the start, my dad left before i was born. when i was 4 i was the first to see my step-grandfather commit suicide. my parents are abusive. my grandparents are alcoholics who smoke pot. i didn’t come out right...
Not until did I enter the master program that I could understand the meaning of gender discrimination deeply. My master supervisor always used to say that women are inferior to men, and it is the reason that we do not allow women to be...
Not until seven years ago did I enter the Ph.D. program at an Iranian university. Some professors of this university were considered to be renowned scientists graduating from the most prestigious universities in the world. I took a course with...
Algo chistosa mi historia, porque lo más característico de quien soy ahora es algo que apenas y puedo recordar. Mi nacimiento fue, en palabras de mis padres: ‘un milagro’, desde que mi madre logró volver a quedar embarazada y...
I would like to start off by introducing myself, as Missy the messy writer. This story will most likely be all over the place (I’m not a very skillful writer), so I apologize in advance if it gets too confusing to follow! This story is...
I bless the day I learnt about daily affirmations or rather Mantas. Growing up I was a very quite child with a low self-esteem and self-confidence. I stuggled to stand up for myself,be it in arguements or bullies. This dark cloud stuck with me...
Trigger warning: Before reading this post, please be aware that it contains details of attempted suicide and self-harm. On November 18, 2019, I attempted to kill myself I was in a very dark headspace where I felt as if I wasn’t good enough...
It’s about pain and struggles, empty promises and God’s fulfillment in life. Darkest and light moments of life. Life chronicles.