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Lived experience, told in the first person.
TWSC Submission: When Mama Died
While the loss of a mother is devastating at any age, one of our readers reached out to us to share her story about losing her mother at the age of eight and the series of events that transpired after. She asked for her story to be published anonymously. This is her story:
TWSC Submission: Losing my Sister
Sisterly bonds are one of the most powerful bonds. What happens when one loses a sister, especially one that had taken up the role of both mother and breadwinner?
Names and Labels Cannot Define Our Destiny: Tadzei Zhou’s Story
Born with a name that had a negative connotation, Tadzei Njerere grew up with the constant reminder that her father wished she were a boy. She recently talked to The Weight She Carries about growing up in a family and community where being a girl was of little value.
Beating the Odds
Growing up without parents and with a low self-esteem, it is difficult for one to dream of excelling, let alone writing a motivational book. The following story is about Evelyn Moyo, a lady who beat the odds and did not use her background as an excuse for failure.
Former Miss Universe Zimbabwe Langa Lloyd Talks Beauty in Embracing Self-Love
Langa Lloyd began modelling in 1994 at the age of 23 and went on to be a contestant in Miss Universe 20 years go. Like the current Miss Universe, Zozibini Tunzi, Langa was the only contestant with short hair.
Finding the Courage to Finally Speak Out After 25 Years of Silence
Having worked in journalism for the past 13 years and also working for a social media management company, Claire Wambui knows the power of effective communication. The art of gathering information, reconstructing it to suit the intended audience and disseminating it to the masses through the most appropriate vehicle is a skill she has mastered. But when it came to her personal
From Single Mother to Newlywed: How God Gave Me the Courage to Love Again
My love story is interesting. My husband was a moderator in a certain Facebook group called Single and Saved. I had been in that group for one year and had never noticed him, neither had he, until September 2018. I was going through a very difficult season, betrayal from friends and trying to heal both emotionally and physically.
Danai Ruze: From Child Bride to Young Woman Striving for Empowerment
Danai Ruze is the only daughter in a family of three in a small town in Zimbabwe called Murehwa, which is 75 kilometers northeast from the capital, Harare. During Form 3 (Grade 11), she fell pregnant by a boy she had madly fallen in love with.
They Say Lightning Never Strikes the Same Place Twice – It Did for Me
It was early Sunday morning when I felt a shooting pain rip through my abdomen. It was June 3, 2018. My day was planned down to the hour. I had done quite a bit of travelling in the weeks prior to this day, so I was glad to finally have the time to catch up on writing stories. It was supposed to be a productive day…
TWSC Submission: From Successful Professional to a Prison Cell - How My Life Changed in an Instant
I am *Darice, a cum laude graduate in a government school in the Philippines. I took Business Management and finished with flying colors. My family was the proudest on my graduation day. I was applauded when I delivered my speech in front of more than three thousand graduates. I was literally flying at that time. Tears of joy flowed from my eyes, and my parents were crying, too
TWSC Submission: Taking the Leap – How I Left my Corporate Job to Rescue Abused Children and Found my Purpose
My name is SiKelly and I am a mother and mentor. I am the firstborn in a family of four and was born and raised in Chuka, Kenya. I went to Chuka Township Primary School, then to Chogoria Girls High School and pursued Management of Information Technology at Multimedia University.
Beauty for Ashes: How Claiming God’s Promises Helped Faith Gor Begin Healing from Sexual Trauma
She was just five years old when her innocence was snatched away one afternoon at the hands of three older boys. By the time she was 12, she had been sexually assaulted twice more – by a stranger and then a spiritual mentor. The trauma took on a life of its own and she became captive to her pain. Then one day, a speaker at a youth conference introduced her to a promise in the B