In the year 2018, Mona struggled with the decision of embracing motherhood. She and her husband were a few years into their marriage, her biological clock was ticking, and there was the overall society pressure. Mona was scared of how her life would change if she chose to become a mother. Eventually she took matters in her own hand and decided to make the plunge. She determined that she would decide how she is going to live her life, and not the society. As she started her journey, she started creating content around her journey of becoming a mother. Her content gave inspiration to so many working mothers out there. Today Mona is not just a wonderful mother to her beautiful two-and-a-half-year-old daughter Sarah, but she works full-time as a successful social media manager at a company, and her content has led her on the path of becoming a 'lifestyle influencer' with over 20k followers on Instagram. Mona has clearly proved that no matter what changes happen in your life, it all depends on you, as to how you want to live your life. . . . . . #mystory #yourstorymatters #thisismystory #lifestyleblogger #bloggersofinstagram #socialmediamanager #motherhood #societypressure #mother #motherjourney #influencer #influencersofinstagram #mothersofinstagram #babydaughter #liveyourlife #bengaluru #storiesfromindia

Personal health battles and emotional struggles were the fuel for Dawnmarie Deshaies to start the global wellness brand Dawnmariehealthyandfit, LLC. For decades she has lived with and suffered from a chronic autoimmune disease that impacted her life in many different ways - Multiple Sclerosis. Multiple Sclerosis is a disease of the central nervous system, essentially the brain and spinal cord. Through her journey of learning about the disease as well as finding herself, she met many other people experiencing similar challenges in managing their daily lives. Universal challenges like self-care, positivity, mental and physical health and community support were all areas she knew she could bring about change. An idea was sparked that would allow Dawnmarie to share with others her journey and deliver a community platform for warriors alike to find their own path to healing, health and positivity. By helping others heal and paying it forward, this has in turn helped her in her own continuing journey of healing. Dawnmarie Deshaies has partnered with leading wellness experts to create a community platform for nutrition, fitness, self-care and auotimmune information while fostering a spirit of togetherness and awareness - enabling postive change and management in todays complex world.

Meet Jessica Pearce Rotondi, a writer and editor living in Brooklyn. Her work has been published by The History Channel, TIME, Vogue, Reader’s Digest, Salon, Atlas Obscura, HuffPost, and Refinery29. Previously, she was a senior editor at HuffPost and a staff member at the PEN American Center, the world’s oldest literary human rights organization. When she was 21, her mother was diagnosed with stage IV breast cancer. Her mom died two years later. After her passing, Jessica uncovered boxes of letters, declassified CIA reports, and newspaper clippings in her mother's closet. These documents brought to light a family ghost: her uncle Jack, who disappeared during the CIA-led “Secret War” in Laos in 1972. The letters lead her across Southeast Asia in search of the truth that has eluded her family for decades. What she discovers takes her closer to the mother she lost and the mysteries of a secret war that changed the rules of engagement forever. She wrote a book ' What We Inherit' documenting her journey in search of truth, and was able to live her mother's grief over losing her brother, which in turn gave Jessica the strength to overcome her grief over losing her mother. "Say what's on your mind, what's in your heart when you want to say it. You never know if we are gonna get a second chance." #whatweinherit #laos #secretwar #laossecretwar #motherdaughter #motherdaughterlove #lostmothertocancer #declassified #cia #historychannel #authorsofinstagram #writersofinstagram #huffingtonpost #refinery29 #vogue #atlasobscura #newyork #brooklyn #southeastasia #jessicarotondie #salmanrushdie #oprahmagazine #mystory #thisismystory

Her father left her family when she was very young. Within moments her life had changed. However, inspired by her mother, Rakhi continued on her path of self-discovery and dedicating her life to serving and supporting other women. This is her story where she has dared to show her vulnerability. #daretobevulnerable "Have a North Star and build a plan on how to get there."

Are you also struggling to find that one passion in your life? Meet 'Aanchal Anita Dhara' from Mumbai, India. Like many, she too suffered most of her life for not being able to figure out that one thing that she would like to pursue. She was labeled as 'Jack of all trades', confused, lost etc. Here is her story of how she embraced her true self and dived into not just one of her passions but multiple passions! " Instead of studying the outside environment, and finding ways to fit in the world, make your own world." - Aanchal Dhara Thank you to https://www.facebook.com/theaudaciousproject for images and videos. #storytelling #storyofmylife #multipotentialite #multipassionate #findingyourpassion #mumbai #MessageToTheWorld #lessonslearned #vulnerable #protagonist #AudaciousProject #tedxspeaker

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