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!

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Believe in yourself!

For the longest time I struggled with my weight and it would effectively put me in a bad mood. Then […]

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Taking Flight, Again.

In elementary school I was the fastest girl runner in my class. I could even beat most of the boys. […]

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Storytelling, Education and Leadership

VIDEO: Valin Azooz, a dentist and a young leader in Iraq, comments on the power of storytelling and education as […]

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Every story inspires me!

VIDEO: Sharon D’Agostino talks with Elisa Gambino, One Production Place, about the stories women and girls can share on their […]

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Broken

For all those who are dependent on someone….I m going through tough times…a thousand times I have searched on how […]

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Blind Runner

My name is Hayes. I am an 11 year old rising 5th grader at Providence Spring Elementary. I did Girls […]

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Hundreds of times a day we are faced with decisions. Some of those decisions have the potential to be life […]

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“I have benefited from the power of stories”

VIDEO: Kelly Benning, Vice President the of The National Association of Friendship Centres in Canada, believes that stories can help […]

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More Than An Internship

For one of my graduation requirements, I needed to fulfill an internship/practicum course. As I was going through the list […]

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“I am a survivor of female genital mutilation”

VIDEO: Sise Sawaneh, from the Republic of the Gambia, discusses her advocacy to end female genital mutilation in this brief conversation […]

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Girls on the Run is so much fun!

I volunteered this year for Girls on the Run Central KY and it was life changing. I am currently a […]

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“This story is something we need to hear”

VIDEO: Mushairat Mamun shares her perspective on how stories can help make the world a better place in this short […]