"I realized these people were not my family and I needed to find out the truth about them. So I began to think smart. I did not argue. I followed…
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My Nigerian University Story
"I was just tired, and I constantly felt like I was going to waste my time again. How many more strikes were we going to have? The career I was…
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It Died, My Wounds Healed- Part 3
"A part of me wished I did all those things. Maybe then, they would have had a reason to treat me like this. But the kindness in me would not…
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“I’m Sorry for Everything”
"Still, I stayed, hoping he’d choose me."
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The Pen Pal That Could Have Stolen My Heart
"All we had was ‘our song’. God knows I played it nonstop, swaying slowly in my room, eyes locked with an invisible man who had captured my heart."
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It Died, My Wounds Healed- Part 2
Content Warning: This story contains descriptions of physical abuse, emotional manipulation, and familial violence. Please read with care.
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He Let Me Fall, And Worse, He Watched: A Story of Leaving, Healing, and Becoming
"After betrayal and heartbreak, I left my marriage and started over; filming in my sister’s kitchen and learning how to breathe through the pain of being a single mother."
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Six Women in Their Twenties Share Their First-Period Experiences- Part Two
"I wish I wasn't so ashamed of my period, that I was able to speak up and learn how to take care of myself better."
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Six Women in Their Twenties Share Their First-Period Experiences- Part One
"Although periods were taught in school, it never felt practical. More than anything, I wish I had grown up in a place where I could share my experiences, be heard,…
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A Few Minutes to My Birthday, and I Don’t Want to Celebrate
“I Just Want to Live. To Breathe. To Just Be.”