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Real life stories

Unique and brave women share their fascinating stories - from gripping true crime to the personal experiences of inspirational women.

the 12 most shocking bombshells from fit for tv the reality of the biggest loser

12 biggest bombshells from Fit for TV docuseries

the hunt for shannon matthews: where is karen matthews now?

Where is Shannon Matthews' mum, Karen, now?

shannon matthews as a child

Where is abductee Shannon Matthews now?

what climate protesters want you to know

What climate protesters want you to know

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'How I saved a stranger from taking their own life’

"ow I saved a stranger from taking their own life

"Why I can be a porn star and a feminist at the same time"
Cosmopolitan + WOMANKIND

"Why I can be a porn star and a feminist"

"I was born without a womb or a vagina, but I'm just as much of a woman as you"
Cosmopolitan + WOMANKIND

"I was born without a womb or a vagina"

Women sitting on the beach at sunset

"I was too busy to say goodbye to my dying friend"

drugs, cocaine

How I became addicted to coke at 19 years old

How this woman managed to lose 7 stone just by lifting weights

How this woman lost 7 stone without doing cardio

pregnant, pregnancy, baby, birth

What it's like to have a surrogate pregnancy

Groom saves child

Hero groom saves drowning boy on his wedding day

upskirt, upskirting

'I was 'upskirted' on the way home'

botox, plastic surgery, needle

'I had botox in my vagina to lose my virginity'

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'I mistook my ovarian cancer symptoms for IBS'

Woman alone in coffee shop
Cosmopolitan + WOMANKIND

"What transitioning taught me about womanhood"

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Womankind

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Cosmopolitan + WOMANKIND

"I'm an asexual woman, and this is what it's like"

Why there's no such thing as a male industry
Cosmopolitan + WOMANKIND

Why there's no such thing as a 'male' industry

"I'm a woman working in a man's world"
Cosmopolitan + WOMANKIND

"I'm a woman working in a man's world"

How you feel as a woman when you only have one breast
Cosmopolitan + WOMANKIND

"Living with one breast changed how I feel "

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'How I finally left an abusive relationship after 9 years...'

'How I finally left an abusive relationship after 9 years...'

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Having an abortion when it's not your choice

Hair, Face, Lip, Eye, Hairstyle, Chin, Forehead, Eyebrow, Eyelash, Collar,

"My best friend watched as her parents murdered her sister"

woman with head in hands looking upset

"I'm a victim of abuse but I've never been hit"

"How my mental illness helped me find the love of my life"

'How my mental illness got me the love of my life'

woman looking sad and depressed

"My OCD was so bad I wanted to die"

Child's teddy bear

What happens when you're the one being photographed for child porn: a victim shares her story

Illustration of woman on her own

My husband walked out on me while I was making lunch

Theodora Hawksley

Why this 29 yr old has given up relationships and sex to become a nun

Elderly man sitting on the sofa - parent or grandparent

"What it's like to lose a parent to dementia ..."

scared woman shadows in house alone

"I was forced into marriage and had my virginity snatched away - but nothing I can do will make my family love me."

Cervical cancer: the signs, symptoms and facts

"Spotting in my knickers turned out to be cervical cancer - at age 22"

How I Live With Parkinsons Disease - Real Life Story

How I live with Parkinson's Disease

woman crying

"My sister killed herself after being forced into a marriage she didn't want"

Alone, domestic abuse, rape

Living with a sun allergy: "I'm forced to live entirely in darkness"

Threesome hands

Life with two boyfriends: inside a polyamorous relationship

My brother took his own life

"My brother took his own life"

Girl in shadows looking out of window

"My former life as a prostitute: One client put so much cocaine up my vagina I OD'd"

"Why I will never miss a smear test again"

"Why I will never miss a smear test again"

Weighing scales OMG

"I lost 6 stone, and all I got was a reality check"

Georgia Bennett

"I woke from my coma and my life had changed" - a Cosmo reader on the traumatic accident she's refusing to let define her

Arthritis sufferer Jasmin and her baby

What it's like to be diagnosed with arthritis at just 16

Nasreen outside her shop

The amazing story of one woman's escape from forced marriage

Love hearts

"Finding out my parents had had an arranged marriage was like finding out that Santa Claus wasn't real."