I ran away from an extremely abusive marriage despite everyone including my own parents advising me to endure the pain and be silent about it because according to our culture women should not share bad deeds of their husbands. ???????????? and...
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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!
i was a bit concerned about my weight. im a little under, but i didnt feel healthy. i felt i was fat, and i needed to lose weight.. i recognized myself as an amazing person when i found people ive never met before say that im a person they...
PODCAST: #ThePowerOfYourStory Podcast is an interview series with women from around the world, a collaboration between Girls’ Globe and SayItForward.org. In this episode, Julia Wiklander, founder of Girls’ Globe, talks with Daniela Arango...
My story is about addiction and needing hope and finding out there is life out there ~ Photo credit: Image courtesy of storyteller.
I want to share my story regarding my daughters battle with Trisomy 13 and how my faith helped me through it. Coping with a Rare Trisomy: Prayer Can Change the Situation
Trigger warning: Before reading this post, please be aware that it includes descriptions of rape and sexual assault. I wonder how many people are tired of the Harvey Weinstein stories in the press? I wonder how many victims of abuse are not...
My life changed about four years ago when I started to have anxiety and panic attacks. I only had them at work in a small cooler. I knew what it was about but I fought myself for a few months, I kept promising myself it would get better and...
So my story is all about one side love . I starting I would like to say to that don’t go through my grammer ……fell the felling of my story.. Let’s start.. Once upon a time I pass out my 8 class and went to 9 class ...
My name is Carina Imbrogno and I was born in 1974 in Buenos Aires, Argentina to Italian immigrants. I was born with a rare genetic disorder called Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome kyphoscoliosis type, but it was not diagnosed until 2015. This...
Hello, My name is Cindy Tawiah and I am originally from Ghana, West Africa. My life at an early age began with physical abuse and if it hadn’t been for a teacher who believed in me , I would have never found my passion, purpose or my self...