Share Your Story
Your Story. Your Voice. Your Choice.
Every woman's story belongs to her. Share Your Story provides a space for women to submit their experiences to BOW while choosing how—and whether—their stories may be shared beyond BOW.
"Submitting your story does not automatically give BOW permission to publish it."
Why Stories Matter
One Voice Can Remind Another Woman She Isn't Alone.
Stories can educate.
They can encourage.
They can challenge silence.
They can show that healing doesn't look the same for everyone.
They can remind someone still navigating a difficult situation that there are people who understand.
And they can show that a woman's life does not have to be defined by what happened to her.
"A powerful story does not have to become a public story."
Sharing with us and giving us permission to share with everyone else are two different decisions.
You Decide What Sharing Means
Choose the Level That Feels Right for You.
PRIVATE — FOR BOW ONLY
"I want to share my story privately with Blessing Our Women, Inc."
Your submission may be reviewed by authorized BOW personnel for the purpose identified on the form, but you are not giving BOW permission to publish your story publicly. Choosing this option does not authorize BOW to post your story on its website, social media, newsletter, event materials, promotional materials, or other public platforms.
ANONYMOUS SHARING
"BOW may share my story, but I do not want my identity revealed."
You may authorize BOW to consider your story for public sharing without publishing your name or other agreed identifying information. Before using an anonymous story, BOW should review it for information that could unintentionally identify the storyteller.
"Removing a name doesn't always make a story anonymous."
FIRST NAME ONLY
"BOW may consider sharing my story using only my first name."
You may choose to authorize BOW to identify you by first name while withholding additional identifying information. BOW should still follow the scope of the permission you provide and should not assume that "first name only" authorizes photographs, video, social-media tags, employer information, children's identities, or other identifying details.
I'M OPEN TO PUBLICLY SHARING MY STORY
"BOW may contact me about a possible public storytelling opportunity."
This means BOW may contact the storyteller about opportunities such as an interview, written survivor feature, BOW event, video, panel discussion, Purple Passion Luncheon, newsletter feature, awareness campaign, or other approved project.
"Interest is not the same as final media consent."
For significant public uses—especially video, interviews, events, photographs, or identifiable survivor stories—BOW should obtain the appropriate additional authorization before publication.
Your Story Doesn't Have to Start With the Abuse
Tell Us What You Want Us to Know.
A survivor story doesn't have to be a detailed account of violence. You can talk about:
"You decide which parts of your story belong on the page."
You Don't Have to Share Graphic Details
Your Pain Doesn't Need to Be Proven.
You do not need to provide graphic descriptions of violence, injuries, sexual assault, threats, or other traumatic experiences for your story to matter. You may share as much or as little as you choose. If you begin completing the form and decide you don't want to continue, you can stop.
"You don't owe anyone the most painful details of your life in exchange for being believed."
Your Story Can Be About More Than Survival
Both Kinds of Stories Matter.
BOW began from a survivor's story, but Share Your Story doesn't need to become a wall filled only with descriptions of abuse.
""Here's what I survived.""
""Here's who I became afterward.""
You Can Share Even If You Haven't Left
There Is No "Perfect Survivor" Requirement.
A woman does not have to be completely healed, financially independent, remarried, successful, or years removed from abuse before her experience matters. And she does not have to have left the relationship before she is worthy of support.
If you are currently experiencing abuse, your immediate safety is more important than submitting a story to BOW.
Before You Share
Think About Your Privacy & Safety.
Before submitting a story, consider whether someone else has access to your device, email, browser history, phone, cloud account, or messages. Also consider whether details in the story could identify you—or another person—even if you don't include a full name.
If sharing publicly could create a safety concern, choose Private — For BOW Only or wait until you can make the decision safely.
"There is no deadline for telling your story."
Other People's Privacy Matters Too
Your Story May Include Other People—but They Have Rights Too.
Survivor stories often involve partners, former partners, children, relatives, friends, employers, healthcare providers, law-enforcement personnel, or other people. BOW reserves the right to remove or modify identifying details when considering a story for publication.
Please avoid including unnecessary:
Need Help Instead?
The Share Your Story form is not monitored as an emergency or crisis service. If you are in immediate danger or experiencing a life-threatening emergency, call 911. If you're looking for support, resources, safety planning, or domestic violence services, please visit Get Help Now rather than relying on a story submission.
Get Help NowStory Submission Form
Ready to Share Your Story?
The story submission form is coming soon. In the meantime, you may reach BOW through the contact page to share your story or ask questions about the submission process.
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