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I Was Sexually Abused as a Child for Years—Here's How I Reclaimed My Power

When you put your secrets into the world, there's nothing people can hold over you.

I Was Gang-Raped by 4 Men—Here's What We Need to Stop Sexual Violence

"If women alone could stop sexual violence, we would have already done it."

I Was Suicidal for Years—Until I Finally Got the Right Diagnosis and Everything Changed

"By the time I graduated college, I was on 13 medications and hallucinating daily."

I Had a Massive Stroke at Age 29 and Almost Died

Now I'm all about embracing my imperfect self.

I Almost Died From a Random Act of Gun Violence. Here's What I Need People to Know

"I kept thinking, ' I'm bleeding out of my face. I'm going to bleed out. I'm going to die.'"

I Suffered Burns Over 65% of My Body in a Plane Crash—But My Scars Don't Define Me

Kechi Okwuchi got the world's attention on "America's Got Talent." Now she's working to spread her message to other burn survivors: "You are more than what people see."

When I Was 12 My Ballet Teacher Told Me to Lose Weight—Now I Teach Body-Positive Dance Classes

Jessie Diaz wants all women to be able to dance and not feel judged.

Losing My Son at Birth Was the Most Traumatic Experience of My Life—But I Finally Found a Way to Heal

When self-care is the last thing you want to do, that's exactly the time to do it.

I'm Under 5 Feet Tall Because of a Rare Condition—But That Hasn't Stopped Me From Completing 70 Obstacle Races on Crutches

"When I meet someone with spina bifida I want them to know that anything is possible."

What This 30-Year-Old Ovarian Cancer Survivor Wants All Women to Know—Especially If You're Young

When Hannah Pyper felt her first symptoms at 26—a lump growing in her abdomen, intense pains that would wake her up, and the urge to pee several times throughout the night—she "totally ignored everything."

I Went to the Doctor With Stomach Pains—and Found Out I Had Stage 4 Colon Cancer

Three years ago, Kate Bowler was living her dream: a professor at Duke University's Divinity School, she had married her high school sweetheart, and they were raising a little boy. Then her life changed in a heartbeat.