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Where every woman & girl is encouraged to share her remarkably unique story of overcoming the fears, personal beliefs, or circumstances that have held her back in any way. We are grateful to the women & girls who have already shared their stories and invite you to read them.
We hope you will be willing to share one of your stories that highlights a breakthrough you have had in your journey to realizing how truly amazing you are.
Latest Stories
Children are wired for kindness
This sunny morning, Baby Madam was given a snack, and after taking a few bites, carefully broke pieces of the...
Life is sweet
On May 16 2026 my heart stopped.It started back up but was sputtering,every time it stopped I blacked out and...
Lost
Iʼm just a 21year old girl, society and people pressure you to get married when you reach certain age like...
My Divorce Was Not A Failure
It’s been several years since I went through the break-up of my marriage. I stayed in the shell of that...
Legend of the Children
The Legend of the Children A long time ago on a place called Red Mountain, children were born and lived...
The Cost Of Justice
"Mficha Uchi Hazai." My mother has repeated these words to me for as long as I can remember. In English,...
The Friendship That Ended in Silence
Lately, I have been feeling bittersweet about a friendship that ended about four years ago. I met this friend on...
About me
My Special Needs Awareness Journey By Abigail Louise Francis Garvey My name is Abigail Louise Francis Garvey this is my...
holidays and death
not sure where to start but my grief kicked in when I watch my mother take her last breaths on...
How a desire became Embrace Her
I grew up in Vietnam with loving parents and a family that always supported me. I had access to education,...
The Silent Scream of Herat: Shrouded in Black, Stripped of Light
I am amazing because I am still breathing, still fighting, and still holding on to my identity in a city...
Sharing God’s love one letter at a time
Hello I am Allison I live in a small town called Lincoln Arkansas I run a ministry called KTLM PROJECT...
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Claiming Your Power
Behind The Smile
I was born in the Philippines. I spent sixteen years there before moving to Germany at fifteen. Life in the Philippines wasn’t easy — there were days when all we...
Disability is not inability
I was born with a condition called hypotonia which is weakness in muscles.i went through bullying, and being laughed at because of the way I talked,walked and it made me...
This Is Not The Last From Me
Trigger warning: Before reading this post, please be aware that it contains descriptions of childhood sexual assault and rape. My story starts at 8 years old, although I’m not going...
Remember
Sometimes we forget how tough we are, how resilient. That even in the most awful, difficult and painful circumstances, we come out of the other side. It almost feels impossible...
Love and Empowerment
I once thought that it was major life decisions that determined whether we are empowered or not – deciding to stand up for ourselves when our voice is not being...
From There To Here – Simply Mary
Simply Mary From There To Here In her own words. 2017 www.simplymarymusic.com Take the Journey along side Simply Mary in the creation of the Album Freedom Bound and the doorway...
Speaking your Truth
You Never Know What the Future Holds
I have a mental illness, bipolar, and I am not ashamed. I started having symptoms when I was 14. I would have intense periods of mania and other times depression....
Losing It All While Finding Myself
I am a child of trauma who grew into an adult shaped by it. The earliest pieces of my story live in my body more than my memory, embedded in...
I need to speak up
The first season I coached GOTR - I had only been home for a few years after a bad divorce. Curriculum 1 (this was fall 2012) was so amazing for...
We are all amazing
I am amazing because of all the things I've overcome. My breakthrough moment was today when I watched Luckiest Girl Alive. I was not sexual assault but my ex drugged...
Where Is The Love?
This poem is about issues that the world has been facing and particularly focuses on the media, discrimination and speaking up. The song Where Is The Love from Black Eyed...
My life in some sort of short form
Since I was a child, I've always felt like I grew up too fast. Always on the road with my mother for baseball tournament was fun from what I remember....
Love
Never Send
I have comprehended as to why you did it, but I have not yet comprehended why we could not stick it out. I feel as though my mind is hitting...
Disability is not inability
I was born with a condition called hypotonia which is weakness in muscles.i went through bullying, and being laughed at because of the way I talked,walked and it made me...
>>Focus On Yourself; [Insert Miracle Here]
Everyone knows that a lot can change in a year. A lot more can change in two years. I never expected my life to do a complete 180 in such...
It was not my fault
Trigger warning: Before reading this post, please be aware that it contains references to rape. On the 21 of July 2021 a scene happened,I was raped,by a guy I know.It...
Hear My Story
Demeka Vines a psychiatric mental health nurse, minister, author, and devoted mother who has dedicated her life to inspiring and empowering others through her online prayer ministry and coaching business....
The Tree of Hope
I want to give this message for every Syrian girl and woman, to not lose hope and to not give up in their lives. ~ Photo credit: Image courtesy of...
Self-Empowerment
A Breakthrough Moment, Thanks to Dad
One moment does stand out for me. When I was a teenager, my father told me I couldn’t do something because I was a girl. I can’t even remember what...
Crash: The Love Story
My awareness about my greatness came in stages due to the fact that that I was carrying a lot of baggage right up until the point of a near-death experience...
Now I am a survivor
I was a victim. Now I am a survivor. I lived in a situation where I experienced emotional and verbal abuse from my father. My mom moved us into a...
Recovery
Once my grandmother passed away, my mother had to leave to country. I was given immense stress and I fell prey to whenever people called my ugly. I starved myself...
I’m glad I experienced Epilepsy
My name is Sydney and I am almost 25. I have four sisters who are free from allergies and disabilities. I was born in the Philippines and named Sydney because...
I started to do things I love
I am someone who just got out of depression. And something that pulled me out was music and my own imagination. I tried explaining my feelings, that feeling of not...
Trauma
Untitled
Hi, I am L. I am 14 and I am an attempt survivor. My reasons for it is my own but I want to talk about my journey with suicide...
i didn’t know my own strength
Trigger warning: Before reading this post, please be aware that it contains references to rape. "have courage & be kind" when I was young I was bullied for a very...
Putting Robin Together Again
Trigger warning: Before reading this post, please be aware that it contains descriptions of childhood rape and other forms of abuse. Putting Robin Together Again Innocence Lost What doesn’t kill...
Rebirth of a Queen
Telling my story will remain the most powerful tool I possess on earth, my story starts in the year 2020. In March 2020, I received a call of a woman...
after my darkest moments
Growing up, I’ve noticed that many people, especially men, think they are entitled to a lot from a woman. They think they have the right to look, to gaze with...
it is my story
Trigger warning: Before reading this post, please be aware that it contains descriptions of childhood sexual assault and rape. i am done, i am done letting people make me feel...
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The story of a young mom..
Let me start out by saying I have always lived in dreams. When I was five I dreamed of becoming a teacher, when I turned 10 I really wanted to...
Give yourself the time.
I felt like my heart had been so thoroughly and irreparably broken that there could be no real joy again, that at best there might eventually be a little contentment....
We still lack female voice advocacy
Hello! I am a black woman in an African country! I am 28 years old.During my school years I have been A very supportive and non biased friend.I started teaching...
SPEAK UP
Trigger warning: Before reading this post, please be aware that it contains references to rape and to childhood sexual molestation. I am a 32 year old woman.Growing up in a...
Domestic violence and mental peace
Just a small phase of my long life I've many things to say but this is for now, Dealing with domestic violence is one of the destructive situations you could...
Anxiety Feels Like a Bully
In my mind anxiety feels like a massive bully. It holds me back from taking up new opportunities and to speak up. It makes me constantly put myself down. Anxiety...